Hernandez was also acquitted Friday of shooting Bradley in the face months later to try to silence him as a witness. “Our objective is to become the pre-eminent sport in the USA,” he says, bristling with enthusiasm. ”There have been other pleasant surprises, like the federation’s online player health and safety resource and the facilities at the StubHub Center in LA. Rooney also served as the US ambassador to Ireland from 2009-2012, becoming the first ambassador from the US to visit each of Ireland’s 32 counties.