NEW YORK (AP) — Wayne Rooney’s younger brother John has signed with Major League Soccer and will be eligible for selection at next week’s draft.
The 20-year-old forward will be at the MLS combine of prospects from Jan. 7-11 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. MLS spokesman Will Kuhns said Tuesday that Rooney has already signed a contract with the league.
Rooney has played for Macclesfield Town in England’s League Two and had trials with Derby County of England’s League Championship in 2009 and MLS’s Seattle Sounders last August.
Wayne Rooney is a star forward with Manchester United.
Expansion Vancouver has the first pick in the draft on Jan. 13 in Baltimore. Portland, another expansion team, selects second followed by D.C. United, Chivas USA, Philadelphia and New England.
