The DC United Herald
Match19 Sep 2026
No end in sight to DC United's wait for a win
8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at DC United has to find a result from somewhere.
Market21 Sep 2026
Only the photograph left for Garrison Tubbs
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Garrison Tubbs will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around DC United the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at DC United
Louis Munteanu 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.
Boardroom21 Sep 2026
Jeremy Rafanello will join DC United for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Jeremy Rafanello has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means DC United have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of João Peglow
“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.
Match19 Sep 2026
Honours even between DC United and Columbus Crew
1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Half-satisfied: Jordan Adams on the draw
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 1‑1, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
The form table has caught Ethan Finlay
Somebody else has been better, the manager has said so with a team sheet, and there is no argument to be had. He will get the shirt back the only way it can be got back.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Sean Nealis knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at DC United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market The Louis Munteanu question follows DC United around
- Market The clock does Sean Nealis’s negotiating for him
- Squad A wage question at DC United