D.C. United Homegrown winger Oscar Avilez scored twice to lead the East to a 6-1 victory against the West in the fifth edition of the MLS Next All-Star Game at the Mecklenburg County Sportsplex in Matthews, North Carolina. The game kicked off the MLS All-Star Game week in Charlotte.
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D.C. United’s Kristian Fletcher tears ACL
D.C. United Homegrown forward Kristian Fletcher will undergo surgery on his right knee after tearing his ACL last week.
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Wednesday morning: What We’re Reading
Berhalter addresses Gio Reyna’s USMNT role … Potential sites for Baltimore pro team … Dartmouth basketball players unionize.
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Weekend Focus: Kevin Paredes chose soccer over baseball and hit the fast track with D.C. United
When MLS decided it wanted to invest heavily in player development well over a decade ago, it was always going to be a process. First there were homegrown initiatives, then there were academies, then there were facilities, and the creation of leagues for youth and reserve teams. Flash forward to 2021, the investment is starting […]
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Rising teen star Chris Durkin is focused on big year with D.C. United, U.S. U-20s and U-23s
Without question, Chris Durkin has a lot on his plate these days as 2019 is shaping up to be an important year for the talented midfielder on many different levels. For one, heis on a D.C. United team that should be one of the better teams in the league. Second, he is expected to be […]
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MLS Moves: Harkes and DeLeon are among nine players whose options D.C. United declined
D.C. United announced it had picked up the options on only two players — Luciano Acosta and Jalen Robinson — and did not exercise options on nine others, including Ian Harkes,the 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy winner, and Nick DeLeon, who scored in overtime of the Knockout Round match United lost to Columbus in a shootout. […]
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Wayne Rooney will play one final England game — and hopes other stars will get the same treatment
How does Wayne Rooney describe his England career? “Some good games, some bad games,” he says. Enough good ones that he’s been capped 119 times — more than anyEnglish player except goalkeeper Peter Shilton, who retired with 125 caps. Rooney will play one last time for England Thursday when it hosts the USA at Wembley […]
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Watch: Lucho Acosta beats five to assist Wayne Rooney goal
Fantastic dribbling by D.C. United’s Argentine midfielder Luciano Acosta set up a tap-in for Wayne Rooney in a 3-1 win over NYCFC that clinched a playoff spotand gave him 17 assists for the season. Acosta scored the third with a well-placed 22-yard strike.
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MLS Playoff Race: D.C. United clinches thanks to 'Senor Wayne' and 'La Joya'
D.C. United completed its improbable run into the MLS’s Eastern Conference top six, clinching a playoff berth on Sunday with a 3-1 win over NYCFC. Once again, Wayne Rooney andLuciano Acosta were the stars, combining for all three goals as United raced out to a 3-0 lead after 74 minutes before David Villa scored a […]
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Watch: Wayne Rooney score from downtown
Wayne Rooney scored his sixth goal in his last five games for D.C. United on an early free kick from 35 yards to give red-hot United a 1-0 win over Toronto FC. Rooney has scored 10 goals in 16games during which United has amassed 36 points — 2.25 points a game — to make a […]