DC United's Wayne Rooney Sent Off For Horrific Tackle On Diego Rossi
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Wayne Rooney was sent off for the first time in his Major League Soccer career after a reckless tackle on Diego Rossi.
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At the time, DC United were trailing 3-0 to Los Angeles FC. But Rooney's red card made things much worse.
52' ' #DCU down to 10. #DCU ' #DCvLAFC
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Just after the break, Rooney lost possession before flying into Rossi. He caught him high on his leg in a nasty foul.
Match referee Robert Sibiga initially pulled out a yellow card. However, through the help of VAR, he overturned his decision and dismissed the DC United skipper.
ROONEY SEES RED! :closed_book: #DCvLAFC https://t.co/g2jvLPoF51
- Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 6, 2019
#LAFC continued their red-hot start to the MLS season with a 4-0 win in the nation's capital, while Wayne Rooney just saw red.
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No protests from Wayne Rooney who handed over his captain's armband before jogging off the field.
DC United eventually lost 4-0 to Los Angeles FC with Rossi bagging a hat-trick. Ex-Arsenal and West Brom winger Carlos Vela also got on the score-sheet.
Speaking after the game, Rooney had no arguments over the red card and insisted there was no malicious intent.
"I have no arguments," he said. "It wasn't malicious and I didn't try to hurt him. But obviously I caught him.
"I was expecting [a red card] really when the referee gave me the yellow. It's the right call."
Postgame thoughts from D.C. United Captain @WayneRooney after today's defeat. #DCU ' #DCvLAFC pic.twitter.com/fMFj05azA4
- D.C. United (@dcunited) April 7, 2019
DC United resume their MLS campaign at home to Montreal Impact on Tuesday.
"I think the best thing for a team when you lose like today is to play again quickly," Rooney added.
"We've got the opportunity to play again on Tuesday at home.
"That's a great opportunity for us to try and put this game behind us, get a good result against Montreal and put this game to bed."
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