Washington Post · Sep 9, 2022
For Wayne Rooney, D.C. life is work, work and more work. Just what he wanted.
That’s exactly how he wants it.
“Even when you go home, it’s full-on work,” D.C. United’s coach said this week. “It’s quite boring — a boring life to live but doing what I love. The main thing is, we’re here to put the work in.”
He lives deep in the suburbs, a five-minute drive from the Loudoun County training center. The job of reshaping a wayward MLS club consumes all hours. He hasn’t had time to golf or watch many movies. His family is back in England, where the eldest of four sons, Kai and Klay, are pupils in Manchester United’s youth academy.