D.C. United is among five other MLS teams still searching for a win in the fifth week of league play. United’s last win was Sept. 23, 2017 against the San Jose Earthquakes. “I am not concerned about last year,” coach Ben Olsen said. “Last year is last year. It is a whole new group here. […]
Author: Emily Olsen
Only 17 first-team players trained at RFK Stadium Auxiliary fields during a wet and snowy week. Players, wrapped in long sleeves, scarves and hats, took to the turf field. “I didn’t count them up,” coach Ben Olsen said looking around at the practicing squad. Many Major League Soccer teams do not partake in the international […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”53″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] D.C. United, like its new stadium Audi Field, is a work in progress. But the team showed progress and character when midfielder Luciano Acosta scored a 97th-minute equalizer Saturday to pull out a 2-2 draw with the Houston Dynamo at Maryland SoccerPlex. The ongoing […]
Last week, D.C. United played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the heart of Atlanta in front of more than 71,000 fans. This week, United hosts the Houston Dynamo in front of a reported possible 3,000 to 3,500 fans in the middle of a suburban Maryland neighborhood. United opens its new home, Audi Field, on July 14 […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”49″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] D.C. United could not hold off a fiery Atlanta United team in front of a record 72,000 fans Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Despite matching Atlanta defensively in the starting minutes of the first half, D.C. was unable to put a shot on goal. The […]
D.C. United travels south Sunday for a clash of the Uniteds. Despite meeting Atlanta United three times last year, D.C. will be making its first trip to the 71,000-plus capacity Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the 3 p.m. match. “I haven’t been to Mercedes-Benz,” D.C. coach Ben Olsen said. “Anytime you get in front of that many […]
D.C. United had a busy Tuesday as it welcomed two new players to training at RFK Stadium. Costa Rican defender Joseph Mora, who has been linked to the team for the past month, made his first appearance at the training facility ahead of the team’s match against Atlanta United at 3 p.m. Sunday. Jamaican forward […]
[bc_video video_id=”5744630007001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Here are three things we learned from D.C. United’s 1-1 draw with Orlando City SC, which saw early dominance from United, Orlando go down a man and a stoppage-time equalizer from the home team’s Stéfano Pinho. 1. The New Kids lead by […]
[bc_video video_id=”5743499951001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”75%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”2417px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] The day is almost here for D.C. United. The Black-and-Red take up residence in their new home at Audi Field this season after more than 20 years of anticipation. On July 14, United will host Vancouver Whitecaps at Buzzard Point pitch in Washington D.C. […]
For the last two decades, current D.C. United forward Darren Mattocks and defender Oniel Fisher’s paths twisted and turned across the United States and Jamaica. Although their stories both began in the southern coastal town of Portmore, the two never consistently played on the same team prior to last year’s Jamaican national team Gold Cup […]