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. Like Jose Mourinho, MLS pessimists may have called time on the German’s playing days a bit prematurely. That said, some sports affect to place a higher premium on sportsmanship than others. The same held true for the winner, which Brooks Lennon curled past MacMath after slicing through the Rapids’ backline.