The DC United Herald
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
DC United close the window on a squad of their own making
13 in and 2 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market10 Aug 2026
DC United say no — this time
The offer from Toronto FC for Jordan Farr 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Only the photograph left for Conner Antley
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Conner Antley will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around DC United the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Nelson Quiñones due for a DC United medical
Everything agreed with Houston Dynamo, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Conner Antley signs for Portland Timbers while still at DC United
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Conner Antley has agreed terms with Portland Timbers 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 signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tai Baribo commits to DC United for another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at DC United
Louis Munteanu 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at DC United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Tai Baribo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Deadline beats DC United to Justen Glad
The clock did what Real Salt Lake would not, and ended it. Supporters who watched the countdown will spend the next window doing it again.
In brief
- Boardroom DC United agree a free transfer for Matty Longstaff
- Transfer targets Monterrey tell DC United: Fidel Ambríz is not for sale
- The dugout No hiding place for Sean Johnson