Rooney to become DC United manager-reports
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 [July 11, 2022] (Reuters)
- Former Manchester United forward
Wayne Rooney has agreed terms to become the manager of Major League
Soccer side DC United, multiple media outlets reported.
Rooney, who played for DC United between 2018-19, stepped down as
manager of Derby County last month, ending a turbulent 17-month
spell during which the English club were marred by financial trouble
and relegated to the third tier.
Rooney had been in talks with the U.S. club for weeks, according to
the reports on Sunday, and will replace interim coach Chad Ashton,
who took charge after the departure of Hernan Losada in April.
ESPN reported that Rooney would join up with the club once the final
details were worked out and he had received a work visa.
DC United are second from bottom in the Eastern Conference with 17
points from 17 matches. They were thrashed 7-0 by Philadelphia Union
in their last game.
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Derby County manager Wayne Rooney Action Images/Paul Burrows/File
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Rooney scored 253 goals for Manchester United and
won five Premier League titles and the Champions League with the
club.
He joined Derby in a player-coach capacity in 2020 before being
named manager the following year.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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