The DC United Herald
Squad20 Sep 2027
Silvan Hefti falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match18 Sep 2027
Columbus Crew take the points off DC United
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad20 Sep 2027
DC United lose Matt Wright
28 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad20 Sep 2027
Tempers go at DC United
Jackson Hopkins was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Loan watch20 Sep 2027
Josh Johnson counts the days
“I watch every DC United game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at New York City runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Squad20 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Corey Baird
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Luca Langoni
- Market The Jordan Farr talk will not go away