The international arrivals terminal at Dulles Airport turned into a hall of soccer fans Thursday afternoon. Many wore D.C. United gear. Others represented Manchester United. All were awaiting one moment: the arrival of Wayne Rooney.
Once the decorated English soccer star, now the highest-profile player in D.C. United history, stepped into the terminal, he appeared to generate a magnetic force between himself and the fans there to greet him. A herd of supporters — perhaps 100 or 150 — swarmed the 32-year old on the other side of the barrier, shuffling together down the hall as Rooney signed autographs and posed for photos.