{"id":465152,"date":"2023-10-08T04:03:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T08:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=465152"},"modified":"2023-10-08T03:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T07:09:09","slug":"wayne-rooney-leaves-dc-united-club-announces","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/wayne-rooney-leaves-dc-united-club-announces\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney leaves DC United, club announces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DC United parted ways with head coach Wayne Rooney an a mutual agreement, the Major League Soccer club announced on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old former forwardplayed for DC United between 2018-19 before taking charge of the Washington side in July of last year.<\/p>\n<p>DC United missed the MLS Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season despite, although finishing with 40 points after a 2-0 win earlier on Saturday vs the New York City FC.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Rooney said he had &#8220;done everything&#8221; to get DC United into the playoffs, adding: &#8220;it&#8217;s the right time&#8221; to move on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have spoken with Wayne and agreed it is best for us to part ways at this time,&#8221; DC United&#8217;s chief executive officer and co-chairman, Jason Levien, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 Wayne Rooney has decided to leave D.C. United \u2014 it\u2019s over. English manager leaves with immediate effect. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s right time. I&#8217;ve done everything I can to get this club into the playoffs. It&#8217;s not a single thing that&#8217;s happened. New job? I\u2019ve nothing lined up\u201d, via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLSist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MLSist<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ncjn1DYci3\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Ncjn1DYci3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1710837723374743926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This decision creates the avenue for our next general manager to have the full opportunity to impart a new philosophy and structure onto our sporting operations, which begins with the critical identification of a head coach who will best align with this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are grateful to Wayne Rooney for all he has done for our club and for soccer in the Nation&#8217;s Capital, first as a DC United player and captain and most recently as our coach.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC United parted ways with head coach Wayne Rooney an a mutual agreement, the Major League Soccer club announced on Saturday. 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