Wayne Rooney turned down private jets and hotel rooms at DC United ‘to be part of the team’

Wayne Rooney is a man reborn.

After an underwhelming homecoming at Everton, Wayne Rooney has found a new home for himself at DC United. His 12 goals have fired the club up the table, earning them a place in the MLS play-offs. He's got the number 9 back on his shirt, he's scoring goals, and he couldn't be happier. It's heartwarming to see, the explosive teenager who introduced himself to the world at Euro 2004, walking off into the sunset, still banging the goals in. He arrived as a big name, with an illustrious list of career trophies to his name, but was not interested in receiving any sort of special treatment from DC United. When he first joined, the club offered him first-class flights and private hotel rooms for away games, but Rooney refused, saying he wanted to be treated like any other player on the team, the player revealed on the Men in Blazers show.