Wayne Rooney has been hailed by former England team-mate Phil Neville for his handling of an alleged incident of racism that threatened to halt an MLS match between their teams.
The game between DC United, managed by Rooney, and Neville’s Inter Miami — owned by David Beckham — was interrupted when United forward Taxi Fountas was accused of racially abusing Inter defender Damion Lowe.
After Rooney and Neville, who played for Manchester United together as well as at international level, had held talks with referee Ismail Elfath, Rooney substituted Fountas and the action resumed.