Rooney posted this photo on Twitter as he set off for the United States today

Wayne Rooney has not yet been confirmed as a DC United player but the Screaming Eagles are preparing for his arrival. They may sound more like a hooligan firm, but Rooney has nothing to fear from the United supporters group, quite the opposite in fact.

The Screaming Eagles are one of the four DC United fan groups who travel across the eastern half of the United States to follow their team each week. For the past few weeks, the Eagles, along with the District Ultras, La Barra Brava and La Norte, have been busy discussing the impending arrival of the biggest signing in the club’s history.

The former England captain is flying to Washington DC today to sign a two-and-a-half-year deal with the franchise. He