Wayne Rooney watched the England match in a Washington DC beer garden
The former England Captain had just signed for MLS side DC United
Wayne Rooney was a long way from home when England took on Belgium in their last group game at the World Cup 2018.
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The former England captain was in the US capital to complete his move from Everton to DC United, and, ever the good sport, he stopped by a German-themed beer garden in Washington DC to greet England fans watching the match.
He didn't stick around to watch the match in full – but you couldn't blame him, as he was accosted by fans for the whole seven minutes that he was there. Check out a clip of his arrival at the pop-up, which was set-up by the British and Belgian embassies in the city, below.
https://twitter.com/BobTrossetNBCS/status/1012426124704567297
Rooney signed a three-and-a-half year deal at the MLS club on Thursday, after a remarkable 16-year stint in the Premier League. DC United are the eastern conference's (the MLS is divided into western and eastern divisions) bottom club – but Rooney will be hoping to reverse their fortunes. His first match is likely to be against the Vancouver Whitecaps on the 14th of July – his move won't be officially finalised until the MLS transfer window opens on 10th July.
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Rooney is the all-time leading goalscorer for England, and ranks at no.2 in the Premier League scoring ranks with 208 goals to Alan Shearer's 260.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2KL4gY49Mc&feature=youtu.be
England play Colombia in the round of 16 at World Cup 2018 at 7pm on Tuesday 3rd July – the match will be shown live on ITV
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