Wayne Rooney was sent off for the first time in Major League Soccer after the DC United forward made a poorly-timed lunging tackle on Los Angeles ...
REUTERS: Wayne Rooney was sent off for the first time in Major League Soccer after the DC United forward made a poorly-timed lunging tackle on Los Angeles FC striker Diego Rossi on Saturday.
Rooney, in his second season with DC United, lost control of the ball and lunged with both feet off the ground just as Rossi took a touch. Rooney's studs landed hard on Rossi's leg, just below the knee, scything down the Uruguayan.The referee initially produced a yellow card but following a check with the Video Assistant Referee he changed his decision and showed the former England international a straight red card.
"I have no arguments," Rooney, who is England's all-time leading scorer, told reporters."It wasn't malicious, I didn't try to hurt him. "But obviously I caught him. I was expecting really when the referee gave me the yellow. It's the right call." It was Rooney's first red card since 2014 and the seventh of his career for club and country. DC United, who were losing 3-0 at the time, lost 4-0 as Rossi completed a hat-trick.
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