U.S. Women's National Team head coach Tom Sermanni has named Washington Spirit defender Ali Krieger and goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris to the 21-player roster that will travel to Toronto in preparation for the team's June 2 match against Canada.
Our long metropolitan nightmare is over! D.C. United ended it's seven-match losing streak with a draw at home to one of the better teams in Major League Soccer, tying Sporting Kansas City 1-1.
The city official, who was heavily involved in construction of Nationals Park and the new Washington Convention Center, told the Washington Post that the framework to construct a 20,000+ seat stadium in Southwest could be finalized "within a year."
United came minutes away from a very tough road point Friday night, blowing the shut out in the 89th minute after a turnover in their own corner led to Claudio Bieler's winner for Sporting Kansas City.
The regional sports outlet has agreed to a three-year deal to carry the team's games. Well, most of them. Well, some of them.
The Black-and-Red lost their first home game in over a year Saturday, dropping a 2-1 result to the Crew that left plenty to talk about.
Jurgen Klinsmann continues to snub D.C. United's American stars, leaving Chris Pontius and Bill Hamid off of his 23-man roster for this months World Cup Qualifiers. Meanwhile, Marcos Sanchez and Dejan Jakovic will represent their respective countries
Call it the Escape from Red Bull Arena. The Black-and-Red were second-best for all 90 minutes on Saturday afternoon but managed to keep their Atlantic Cup rivals out of the net and off the scoreboard to come away with a point from the scoreless draw.
After starting both of D.C. United's first two games and creating the Black-and-Red's only goal of the year so-far, the midfielder will be on the shelf for the next 2-3 months with a knee injury suffered in the second half against RSL last weekend.
After a scoreless first half, D.C. United broke their duck for the season through a Lionard Pajoy rebound header. Recap here.
The Black-and-Red dropped their season opener in Houston tonight, allowing two late goals after being outplayed in the first half and fighting their way back. The score was harsh but not totally unfair. We've got a full recap and highlights here.
Word came from MLS this morning that DeRo will miss two matches as punishment for a preseason incident. But more importantly: the Black-and-Red will use any perceived slight as motivation, and after last season, this definitely qualifies. #TCHUB.
Uh oh. Steve Goff has multiple sources saying that the MLS Disciplinary Committee is likely to suspend DeRo for his actions in the last preseason game, and a multi-game ban is possible.
With the signing of the now-former trialist, the Black-and-Red roster is all but complete.
Jaime Moreno's D.C. United U-23 team is going to be playing meaningful games this coming summer by joining the National Premier Soccer League.
After his very good preseason with the Black-and-Red and the team's recent development of an extra international roster spot, we've been expecting United to sign the Canadian winger. According to his agent's Twitter account, that has now happened.
As expected, the trial stints of Joseph Nane and Jan Frederiksen with D.C. United have ended without either player being offered a contract with the team.
The new league and team announced their complete schedules for the upcoming season, which will kick off Sunday, April 14. We've got all the details here.
Yesterday was national signing day. While American the gridiron got most of the attention, young soccer players were announcing their decisions, too. Find out here where the next generation of D.C. United players will be going to school.
We say goodbye to the first MLS homegrown player to be sold overseas, and he says goodbye to us.
Andy Najar will be a member of the Honduran team that will face the United States on February 6 in the first game of the Hexagonal and may have one final Anderlecht offer coming. Meanwhile, Nick DeLeon turns down a call-up from Trinidad and Tobago.
In a move that was a surprise even to United GM Dave Kasper, the Black-and-Red traded a second round pick in next year's MLS SuperDraft for the Maryland product, who was drafted 5th overall by Chivas USA last year. Thanks, Chelis!
The Black-and-Red have signed their first player to share a homeland with team owner Erick Thohir. The attacking midfielder has played for teams on no fewer than three continents and will come to D.C. on loan. More info inside.
As expected, D.C. United has announced their new affiliation agreement with USL Pro's Richmond Kickers. We've got details of the agreement and all the dirt on the Black-and-Red's newest partner in developing their future stars.
In a press call today, MLS and USL clarified further details of the integration of the MLS Reserve League into USL Pro, announced yesterday. The big takeaway: 2013 is "merely the first phase," and much more is to come over the next few years.
The MLS Reserve League and USL Pro have officially taken the first steps toward integration, announcing today that MLS clubs will have the option of affiliating with nearby USL sides or limited competition against them in the MLSRL. More info here.
