Rooney's player escaped racism charge

Taxi Fountas, one of Wayne Rooney's players at DC United, was accused of using a racist slur against Aime Mabika after the 18th September match against Inter Miami but MLS has concluded that there is not enough evidence to punish him.

"MLS was unable to confirm independently, through additional eyewitness accounts, video footage or audio recordings, what Fountas said in that moment, as has been the league's long-standing practice in determining player discipline for these types of allegations."

"Video of the incident clearly shows Mabika suddenly reacting to something he believed he heard from Fountas," the statement says.

In a statement, MLS added that it "plans to examine its policies and practices as they relate to allegations of abusive and discriminatory language and is committed to working with all of the stakeholders during this off-season."