Mount Royal Soccer · Aug 7, 2019
Rooney Calls Time on MLS Career
Paul Vance This evening, twelve months ago. Rooney at Stade Saputo. A year on he’s announced an end to his DC United career, citing family reasons. The five-times Premier League winner will join Derby County in the English Championship.Exactly a year to the day Wayne Rooney made his first-ever appearance in Montreal, England’s and Manchester United’s record goal-scorer has called time on his MLS career.
He’s back here on 31 August and that’s likely to be the last time Montreal fans will see him in the flesh, unless, finger’s crossed, there’s the not so small matter of a post-season meeting, of course.
“I’m sure I can make a big contribution,” Rooney said of his pending move back to England.