Wayne Rooney set to be unveiled as DC United manager
Wayne Rooney will be unveiled on Tuesday as the new manager of DC United, the struggling Major League Soccer side he represented at the end of his playing career. The 36 year-old arrived in Washington on Sunday evening and is set to take charge of the first team after his US work permit is approved, a process that typically takes two or three weeks. Until then, he is expected to serve the club as a consultant. Rooney told the Washington Post that there are a “few things to sort out” with his contract as he arrived at Washington’s Dulles Airport, but that he was looking forward to the “challenge”. There are no doubts that the new chapter in his career will be a challenge. DC
DC United: Wayne Rooney agrees to become head coach of MLS side
Wayne Rooney left Derby County earlier this summer Wayne Rooney has agreed to return to Major League Soccer side DC United as the club's new head coach. His first job in management saw him lead the club through administration and relegation to League One. Rooney spent 18 months in Washington at DC United before joining Derby as a player-coach in January 2020. He was put in interim charge of the team in November of that year with the club bottom of the Championship after they parted company with Phillip Cocu. Rooney was confirmed in the post on a two-and-half-year contract three months later, a decision which prompted him to confirm his retirement as a player. Manchester United's record goalscorer was earmarked to continue in his role had Chris Kirchner's controversial takeover of Derby been completed, but he left after it fell through. DC United have been without a manager since April, are second bottom of the Eastern Conference and were beaten 7-0 by Philadelphia Union on Friday. The former Everton forward, who made his professional debut for the Toffees in August 2002 aged just 16, is expected to be unveiled by DC on Tuesday.
Wayne Rooney set to become DC United manager after leaving Derby County, returning to the side where he produced legendary last-minute assist
Wayne Rooney is set to become the new manager of MLS side DC United. The ex-Manchester United and England superstar, who played for the club towards the end of his career, left his role as Derby County boss earlier this summer after their relegation to League One. getty Rooney only left Derby a few weeks ago, but he is now set to return to management GETTY Rooney had a good spell at DC United as a player, and is set to return as their new boss Despite the Rams receiving a 21-point deduction due to financial misconduct, Rooney’s side still had the chance to avoid the drop with just a few games left of the Championship season. He was praised for the work he did in the east Midlands over the two seasons he was at the club and has been tipped to become a better coach than both Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard. And, according to journalist Pablo Iglesias Maurer, he appears to be returning to management in America. Between 2018 and 2020, Rooney made 52 appearances for DC, scoring 25 goals during his time in Washington. He also provided 14 assists in that time – but one, in particular, stands out more than the rest.
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