The DC United Herald
Market6 Mar 2028
DC United say no — this time
The offer from LA Galaxy for Gabriel Pirani was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market6 Mar 2028
Allan Sousa puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at DC United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Jared Stroud signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Jared Stroud and DC United agree another 3 years.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Tempers go at DC United
Keaton Parks 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Duane Holmes comes home
The shirt still fits. Duane Holmes is back at DC United, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Market6 Mar 2028
Cameron Wright is a DC United player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Player ratings6 Mar 2028
Brandon Servania runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad6 Mar 2028
No hiding place for Gabe Segal
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gabe Segal, and the manager let it.
Match4 Mar 2028
A bad afternoon for DC United against Inter Miami CF
0‑1 to Inter Miami CF, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Player ratings Gabe Segal leaves them behind him
- Player ratings Gabriel Pirani keeps on missing
- The terraces Everybody has an opinion about Matti Peltola