With the 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Union still stinging, rumors have gone from bad to worse for D.C. United. Earlier today, a report from The Telegraph came out of the UK, stating that Wayne Rooney was in talks with Derby County to potentially become the player-manager of the team. We have all laughed off rumors from The Sun before, but The Telegraph has a higher reputation.
Unfortunately for D.C. United fans, reporters on this side of the Atlantic have begun to hear the same things from their sources, with Derby County and Burnley both involved.