The Football Affiliation confirmed the information this morning, meaning Rooney will sit out Saturday's Premier League encounter with Fulham at Outdated Trafford, plus the eagerly-anticipated FA Cup semi-ultimate with Manchester City at Wembley on April 16.
And the 25-year-previous, who scored the only aim in United's Champions League quarter-remaining triumph over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge final night time, is clearly not happy.
In a statement issued by his spokesman Ian Monk, Rooney said: "I am gutted to overlook two matches, one of which is an FA Cup semi-remaining at Wembley.
"I am not the first participant to have sworn on TV and I won't be the last.
"In contrast to others who've been caught swearing on digicam, I apologised immediately. And yet I'm the only particular person banned for swearing. That does not seem right.
"No matter, I have to simply accept that what's occurred has happened and transfer on from here. That's what I intend to do."
Rooney has been joined in his disappointment by United, whose supervisor Sir Alex Ferguson only needed to look back to the final Manchester derby in February, which the striker settled with a sensational overhead kick, for the influence he will be lacking at Wembley.
"Manchester United is clearly very disillusioned with the decision," said a statement issued by the Old Trafford outfit.
"The membership put forward a really sturdy case to have the punishment lowered, which was unsuccessful.
"Wayne apologised instantly after the match and the membership now needs to maneuver to on to what hopefully will be a really thrilling conclusion to the season."
The FA opted not to release the result of yesterday's disciplinary listening to instantly following a request by United, who didn't wish to endure any disruption to their preparation for last night's Chelsea clash.
However, the delay merely introduced bad news.
"A Regulatory Commission has suspended Manchester United's Wayne Rooney for two matches," learn a statement issued by the FA this morning.
"Rooney had admitted a cost for the use of offensive, insulting and/or abusive language, but claimed that the automated penalty of two games was clearly excessive. "The Commission did not accept the declare and Rooney will start the standard two-match suspension with rapid effect.
"The cost pertains to an incident throughout his facet's fixture with West Ham United on the Boleyn Floor on Saturday 2 April 2011."
If there may be any comfort for United, it's that the 2-match suspension was not elevated, because the disciplinary panel had the ability to do.
It means Rooney shall be available for the journey to Newcastle on April 19, although he can even play in Tuesday's deciding second-leg against Carlo Ancelotti's men, when United look to book a semi-closing meeting with both Inter Milan or, extra probably, German challengers Schalke.
The FA will view it as a watershed moment for their hopes of enhancing player behaviour, while it is one other blow to Rooney's image, even if sources close to the player have been anxious to distance affirmation of a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola not being renewed final yr with lurid allegations about his non-public life.
And United group-mate Rio Ferdinand has also rallied to Rooney's cause, insisting it's now time to call off the "lynching" of his friend.
"We should follow him as a footballer relatively than maintain lynching him for a lot of the stuff that goes on," he said.
"I wouldn't say he is harmless in quite a lot of the stuff that has happened however generally due to the player he is and who he's the response could be over the top.
"Wayne Rooney swearing on TV, as a lot as I don't condone it, shouldn't be front web page news.
"There are bigger issues happening in the world. There are issues occurring in Libya and Ivory Coast and we're talking about Wayne Rooney on the entrance page of newspapers because he swore at a camera.
"I don't condone it but as a result of it's him everyone goes over the top.
"I do not really feel sorry for him. He thrives off the attention.
"But he thrives off football consideration fairly than the stuff on the outside.
"He loves taking part in football. That's what he needs to be judged on and talked about."
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