The Utah Royals kept their playoff hopes alive Wednesday with a 1-0 win at home against the Washington Spirit. Royals Forward Katie Stengel scored a late second-half goal to secure three points and hand Washington its seventh consecutive loss. The Spirit have lost every game this season after conceding the first goal and maintain the […]
Author: Emily Olsen
WASHINGTON — Bill Hamid is headed back to Washington. D.C. United acquired its homegrown goalkeeper Wednesday on loan from Danish club FC Midtjylland. The loan agreement is for a year and a half, pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate. Hamid went to Europe less than a year ago to start for an international club, […]
WASHINGTON — D.C. United is officially under new ownership — well, sort of. A new investment group spearheaded by Jason Levien, D.C. United’s current managing partner & CEO, has completed the acquisition of former majority owner Erick Thohir’s portion of the club. Levien, who is also the co-managing partner at Swansea City A.F.C, brought on […]
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WASHINGTON — Wayne Rooney traveled with D.C. United for its Saturday match against the Montreal Impact, despite his broken nose and bruised eye. “It looks a bit worse with the black eye or whatever, but it feels fine and I’ve had no problems sleeping. I’ll play as normal,” Rooney said after a training session before […]
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WASHINGTON–D.C. United needs to win games. United hosts the Colorado Rapids Saturday just three days after a loss to rival New York Red Bulls. United looked to the opening of Audi Field as a late season boost after a string of far-and-wide road games. The Black-and-Red secured a convincing win against an average Vancouver Whitecaps […]
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WASHINGTON — Thirty minutes before kickoff Wednesday night, D.C. United’s brand-new stadium, Audi Field, flooded with water. Skies released a torrential downpour on the nation’s capital, which delayed the first Atlantic Cup matchup between D.C. United and New York Red Bulls by about an hour and a half. Fans at the young stadium took shelter […]
WASHINGTON — In a rivalry as old as Major League Soccer, D.C. United welcomes the New York Red Bulls to Audi Field Wednesday for the first match of the Atlantic Cup. The last time these two teams met was in the final farewell to United’s long-time home RFK Stadium. This time the setting is a […]