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Rooney Scores First DC United Goal Before Breaking Nose

  Former England captain Wayne Rooney grabbed his first goal for DC United but also suffered a broken nose in a 2-1 victory over Colorado … Continue reading Rooney Scores First DC United Goal Before Breaking Nose


Everton’s English striker Wayne Rooney warms up ahead of the UEFA Europa League playoff round, first leg football match between Everton and Hajduk Split at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England on August 17, 2017. Everton striker Wayne Rooney has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, the BBC and Sky Sports reported on September 1, 2017. The BBC said Rooney was stopped by police near his home in Cheshire, northwest England, on August 31. Oli SCARFF / AFP
Wayne Rooney                                                                                                                        Oli SCARFF / AFP

 

Former England captain Wayne Rooney grabbed his first goal for DC United but also suffered a broken nose in a 2-1 victory over Colorado Rapids in the MLS.

Rooney, 32, scored the opening goal against ex-Manchester United team-mate Tim Howard but was left bloodied after a clash of heads with Colorado defender Axel Sjoberg in stoppage time.

“Delighted to score my first goal for DC United,” Rooney tweeted after his team won for just the fourth time in 18 matches this season. Two of those victories have come since Rooney made his debut on July 14.

The striker, England’s all-time record goalscorer, said he required five stitches after breaking his nose in the collision with Sjoberg.

Rooney, who played for boyhood club Everton last season following his return from Old Trafford, signed a three-and-a-half year deal with DC United worth $13 million earlier this month.

AFP