This article originally appeared on Oct 21, 2019, published by ESPN.
That wasn’t the end Wayne Rooney or D.C. United hoped for.
Following a 5-1 extra time loss to Toronto FC in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, Rooney’s Major League Soccer adventure is officially over. Rooney is leaving for Derby County of the English Championship for the next phase of his career. His final act in MLS involved coming off after the first period of extra time in a game that took a very ugly turn for his team through the first 15 minutes of bonus soccer…
