The DC United Herald
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $4.1M for Emeka Eneli
DC United have gone to Real Salt Lake with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Sean Johnson stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Market10 Aug 2026
DC United turn down Portland Timbers for Hosei Kijima
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Window shuts: 17 in, 0 out at DC United
The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 17 arrived, 0 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.
Market10 Aug 2026
Only the photograph left for Alex Bono
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Alex Bono will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around DC United the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Alex Bono signs for LA Galaxy while still at DC United
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Alex Bono has agreed terms with LA Galaxy for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tai Baribo stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Tai Baribo and DC United agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at DC United
Aaron Herrera and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
DC United count the cost of losing Keisuke Kurokawa
32 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Brandon Servania
- Market DC United promote Gio Ferreira from within
- Market DeAndre Steffen steps up from the DC United academy