In case you didn’t know…
Rooney left England at the end of the 2017-18 season to join MLS side DC United after 16 long years in the Premier League with Everton and Manchester United.
The forward burst into the scene as a teenager with Everton in 2002 before joining Manchester United two years later, thus becoming the most expensive teenager at that time.
Rooney spent 13 seasons at Old Trafford, making 559 appearances and scoring 253 goals, winning every possible trophy with the club, before moving back to Everton in 2017.
Rooney spent just one season with Everton before moving to the US. The Englishman has so far made 45 appearances and scored 25 goals for DC United.
The heart of the matter
DC United have officially announced that Rooney will join Derby County at the end of the 2019 MLS season. The England forward will join the Rams on an initial 18-month deal in a player-coach role.
Derby County manager Philip Cocu was delighted at having Rooney in his coaching squad. He told the club’s official website,
In a press conference following the annoucement of the deal, Rooney said:
What’s next?
D.C. United are currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, six points adrift of the top spot.
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