David Brekalo scored his first MLS goal in the 82nd minute and Duncan McGuire added a goal in stoppage time to help Orlando City beat D.C. United 3-2 on Saturday night. McGuire, on the counter-attack, slipped behind the defense and ran onto a long ball played by Nico Lodeiro to score from the top of the penalty area to give Orlando City (2-3-2) its first lead of the game in the first minute of injury time ..read more

“Obviously, very happy with the result. I want to give all the credit to these players that gave everything and understood the game, how to play it – in many ways that we didn't want to play it – but tried to match that model of D.C. of playing the long ball and finding those second balls. I thought, first half, we played better, we had some options and in the second half they gave us a little of trouble there with the style. But, as I said, we solved it and we found our ways to score, which is fantastic for our team at this moment. The most important thing is the heart that the players showed ..read more

With seven games played in the 2024 Major League Soccer season, D.C. United sits 15th out of 29 teams in the Supporters' Shield standings. The club's position in the Eastern Conference is also a fairly unremarkable eighth, with two wins, four draws, and one loss in those seven games. None of this suggests that there is much to write home about when it comes to D.C. United's early 2024 exploits, but dig into some data and stats, and the opposite is true. A lot of the interest revolves around the numbers of Christian Benteke ..read more

Orlando City finally had a chance to rest with a much-needed bye last week and hit the road to the nation's capital. Orlando (1-3-2, 5 points) will take on D.C. United (2-1-4, 10) at Audi Field on Saturday (MLS Season Pass, 7:30). The Lions boast a 6-3-1 record after byes under Oscar Pareja, including  4-1-0 last season. D.C. United, a strong defensive team, will be a difficult out ..read more

Audi Field is set to host Cherry Blossom Night as D.C. United will go toe-to-toe with Orlando City SC in a key Eastern Conference matchup. The Black-and-Red are riding a three-game unbeaten streak, with a victory at home coming against CF Montréal on March 30. Last weekend in Columbus, Christian Benteke again proved his worth as a potent MLS goal-scorer after netting his fifth goal in five games ..read more

Aidan Morris scored in the 87th minute on a brilliantly struck 27-yard shot to lift the 10-man Columbus Crew to a 1-1 draw at D.C. United on Saturday night. Morris' goal came on a night leading when scorer Cucho Hernandez returned to the lineup following a two-match suspension for violating team policies, only to be sent off for violent conduct for a kickout at a D.C. player in the 75th minute ..read more

Klauss scored on a penalty kick in the 70th minute to get St. Louis City SC even against D.C. United. The two teams played to a 2-2 draw at CityPark on Saturday night. Josh Yaro gave City SC a 1-0 lead with his first goal of the season off a corner kick in the 19th ..read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Aidan Morris scored a short-handed goal in the 87th minute to help the Columbus Crew to a 1-1 tie with D.C. United on Saturday night. Mohamed Farsi played an arcing cross from the right wing to the center off the area that was cleared by D.C. United. Morris corralled the loose ball, calmly took a dribble and ripped a right-footer from 30 yards out to cap the scoring. Juan Hernández, known simply as Cucho, was shown a red card (violent action) in the 75th and Columbus played a man down the rest of the way. The Crew (3-1-3) is winless in three consecutive games following a ..read more

LEESBURG, Va. (DC News Now) — D.C. United goalkeeper Alex Bono is having a strong start to the 2024 MLS season. Bono is second in the league in saves and has two clean sheets, with the most recent being in the club’s 1-0 win over Montreal. Alex sat down with DC News Now sports reporter ..read more

DC United (2-1-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (3-1-2, second in the Eastern Conference) Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Columbus -155, DC United +374, Draw +312; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: D.C. United visits the Columbus Crew after playing to a draw in three road games in a row. The Crew are 3-1-0 in Eastern Conference play. The Crew rank ninth in the Eastern Conference drawing 25 corner kicks, averaging 4.2 per game. United is 2-1-1 in Eastern Conference games. United is second in the MLS drawing 41 corner kicks, averaging ..read more