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For any fan of the Premier League, seeing Wayne Rooney and Mikel Arteta on the pitch is nothing new. Both players gained legions of fans when they played for Manchester United and Arsenal respectively in their heyday but things are different this time around.
They’re standing watching a spectacle. On the Audi Field, in Washington DC, home to DC United, they wait patiently as light-and-smoke machines are rolled on to the pitch, turning the stadium into a disco.
Fireworks paint the sky red and white, while a flyover and the American national anthem bring the party to a crescendo, just in time for the whistle to blow for kick-off.
This is football Major League Soccer (MLS)-style and there is every reason to party: MLS is going through one hell of a glow-up right now.
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