Report: Nemanja Vidic's agent just killed the DC United rumor

The rumor mill has been making hay in the bright sunshine provided by the thought of Nemanja Vidic moving from Internazionale to MLS, specifically D.C. United. Once A Metro idly speculated on the subject a while back, but our modest suggestion was simply that if Vidic were thinking of a move to MLS it might be best to start by looking at DC, since Erick Thohir has ownership stakes in both the MLS team and Inter.

If only we'd waited a few days, because much more confident rumors proliferated quickly. So much so that our colleagues at Black and Red United - SB Nation's DCU specialists - were moved to comment: "Nemanja Vidic to D.C. United rumors exist, and also crazy."

But the rumor mill is not so easily deterred. Vidic-to-DCU stories were still being written as October dawned.

Eventually, someone has to get around to finding a real person with actual knowledge of the situation to make a comment. Fcinternews.it went straight to a reliable source, Vidic's agent, Silvano Martina, and got a very straightforward response:

DC United? There is nothing true. If someone writes certain things I do not understand how we can go after certain items. Nothing exists with this company.

Vindication for Black and Red United. Shame on the rest of us rumor-mongers.