Obama had just won the Iowa caucus, the first step in his march to the presidency, and there was something about the way Obama spoke that moved Rooney. Rooney never backed away in the face of this criticism. But Rose Lavelle will start her NWSL career on the heels of an outstanding four-game debut stint with the US national team. That’s too bad, because it would have been an appropriate day to commemorate a significant anniversary for North American soccer.