{"id":1827,"date":"2018-05-27T09:06:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T14:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2018-05-28T09:07:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T14:07:25","slug":"dc-united-still-hoping-to-sign-rooney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1827","title":{"rendered":"DC United Still Hoping to Sign Rooney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2.36434260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2.36434260.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2.36434260-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>DC United remain hopeful that Wayne Rooney will soon join them from Everton.<\/p>\n<p>Rooney was in the American capital Washington DC this week for talks about joining the Major League Soccer side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is interest in Wayne Rooney from our end and I think there is interest from his end too,\u201d DC United head coach Ben Olsen said after his side\u2019s 1-1 draw at LAFC in Los Angeles on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope it can get over the line because he\u2019s a very good player who can help us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe would be a great player for this league.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former England captain visited DC\u2019s new Audi Field home on Thursday as his move from Eveton inched closer.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood personal details are agreed on a deal which would see the 32-year-old sign for DC United until the 2020 MLS season.<\/p>\n<p>But Olsen added: \u201cNothing is done, so I don\u2019t want to get into talk of arrival until he actually arrives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing is ever done in this world and when you\u2019re looking at a deal of this scope and size.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see, but hopefully we can get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1827\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1827&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1827\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1827&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-1827\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1827&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1827\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC United remain hopeful that Wayne Rooney will soon join them from Everton. 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