Wayne Rooney and Phil Neville had to deal with a racism storm after an ugly clash between two of their players in Major League Soccer on Sunday night.
Play was held up for several minutes during Sunday’s encounter between Rooney’s DC United and Neville’s Inter Miami at Audi Field in Washington. United's Greek international forward Taxi Fountas was accused of racially abusing Damion Lowe during an altercation between the pair in the second half.
Rooney and opposite number Neville, former Manchester United and England teammates, were both summoned to talk to referee Ismail Elfath after tensions boiled over on the pitch. Neville discussed whether his players should leave the field during the four-minute stoppage, but eventually continued with Rooney substituting Fountas almost immediately.
