The sensational rise and rise of D.C. United in the second half of last season was one of the major stories of Major League Soccer.
It helps they had one of the biggest names in world football leading the line and are one of the more storied franchises in the league, but their course was far from a smooth one and it was an exhilarating ride while it happened.
The man largely named responsible for this resurgence is Wayne Rooney.
It is fair enough. He scored 12 goals and assisted another seven in just 20 appearances and was deservedly nominated for league MVP.