It was a small moment, just one tweet, but with it, all the beauty and absurdity of Major League Soccer was shown.

This week D.C. United’s outstanding defensive center midfielder, Russell Canouse, announced to his 3,000 some odd followers that he’d successfully gotten his real estate license and was now available to sell real estate in the state of Virginia. He even came up with a nice tagline and hashtag for his services: “#letcanousesellyourhouse.”

That tweet then got a boost when his D.C. United teammate, Wayne Rooney, retweeted Canouse’s original tweet with a congratulatory note … to his 17 million followers.

Some quick thoughts:

1. Wayne Rooney is a mensch, and it’s been fantastic to see how he’s completely bought into the team in D.C. Some aging stars come to MLS to cash some checks and escape the attention/hassle of being a famous soccer player in Europe, but Rooney has totally committed to the team here, and his love and support of his teammates is so excellent to see.

2. It’s patently absurd and shows what a strange league MLS is that Canouse can send out a tweet like that to his 3,000 followers and get a boost from a teammate to 17 million (!) people.

As to why he got a real estate license, I’m pretty sure this is a passion thing and not coming from a place of necessity. This isn’t like one of those stories of a club player working during the day at a butcher shop.

Canouse is just 23 and makes solid money for MLS – his 2018 salary was listed at $248,000 – and has a bright career ahead of him, already getting looks with the USMNT.

But it’s still a pragmatic move. Soccer careers can be short, and sadly in the greater DC market, $248,000 is a “live comfortably but not extravagantly” salary.

Rooney, meanwhile, has a net worth of around $160 million, according to reports. The tweet is a good start, but if he really wants to help out Canouse, maybe he can invest in some real estate in the Virginia area. Let Canouse sell your house, Wazza.