A year since the courtship between D.C. United and Wayne Rooney began, over a month since the English star visited the District and eight days since his flight landed in the United States, Rooney finally had his first practice with the cast of players he’ll soon join on the field.
Because United left for a two-game road trip the day after Rooney arrived, its newest player hadn’t trained with his teammates until Friday. With about a week until Rooney likely makes his D.C. debut at the Audi Field opener, he participated fully in the practice, which lasted around an hour-and-a-half.