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May 6, 2026 āˆ™ 3 min
Munteanu brace propels D.C. United on the road against New York City FC
Louis Munteanu scored a brace Sunday afternoon against New York City FC. Photo Credit: D.C. United D.C. United came into their match against New York City FC at Citi Field somewhat on high, after a dramatic back-and-forth with the New York Red Bulls on the road, and a last-minute victory against Orlando City at home. The Black-and-Red were looking to continue their good run of form. D.C. would do just that as they walked away from Queens with a 2-0 victory over NYCFC, extending United's...

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May 5, 2026 āˆ™ 4 min
Early brace from Sofia Cantore, The Washington Spirit take three points from the road against Orlando, bringing their unbeaten streak to five games
The Washington Spirit rolled into their match Saturday afternoon against the Orlando Pride, rolling in a good run of form with a four-game unbeaten streak, which included four shutouts, plus back-to-back wins at home against the Kansas City Current and Racing Louisville. The game was delayed for over an hour and a half due to lightning around Inter&Co Stadium. Still, once play resumed, it would be the Spirit who walked away victorious, thanks to two early goals, with a 2-4 victory against...

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Apr 28, 2026 āˆ™ 5 min
Two late goals secure all three points for D.C. United at home against Orlando
D.C. United was entering Saturday night's match against Orlando City SC with a little bit of confidence after their 4-4 draw earlier in the week in their visit to the New York Red Bulls match. Despite having another solid start to this match, D.C. would eventually go down thanks to Orlando taking the lead in the middle of the second half, but United found a way and bounced back late in the match, scoring two late goals and getting an exciting 3-2 victory in front of 14, 040 fans that gathered...

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Apr 23, 2026 āˆ™ 5 min
In an eight-goal thriller, the New York Red Bulls and D.C. United shares the spoils in the latest edition of the Atlantic Cup
The last week for D.C. United had not been a happy one for the club, to say the least. An away loss to the New England Revolution, followed by an early elimination of the US Open Cup at home against One Knoxville SC of USL League One, and a scoreless draw on the road against the Philadelphia Union, the Black-and-Red traveled to Northern New Jersey to take on their arch rivals, the New York Red Bulls in another edition of the oldest rivalry in Major League Soccer (MLS): The Atlantic Cup....

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Apr 7, 2026 āˆ™ 4 min
Washington Spirit dominates in their visit to Bay FC to secure their first 3 points of the season
The Washington Spirit stepped into their game Sunday afternoon against Bay FC, looking to secure its first win of the season after three consecutive draws. The Spirit stepped into this game to jump the final hurdle to secure their first victory of the season in Northern California. The Washington Spirit got their first win of the season against Bay FC on Sunday afternoon. Photo Credit: Breanna Biorato/Washington Spirit The Spirit did exactly that in their visit to PayPal Park in San Jose, CA,...

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Apr 6, 2026 āˆ™ 4 min
FC Dallas cruises to victory on the road against D.C. United
The return from the International break in club football also meant the return to play in MLS as they look to move their season forward ahead of the break for the World Cup in May. For D.C. United, this meant a return to action in front of their fans inside the confines of Audi Field as FC Dallas came into town. However, for the Black-and-Red, this would not be a happy return to MLS action as FC Dallas dismantled DC in front of more than 19,215 fans Saturday night that came to witness the...

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Mar 26, 2026 āˆ™ 4 min
Washington and Utah share the spoils thanks to a late tying goal
Entering their match-up on Wednesday night, both the Washington Spirit and the Utah Royals were looking for their first wins of the 2026 NWSL Season. The Spirit entered this match looking to get their first win of the year after getting their first points of the year, after their comeback from behind draw on the road against Racing Louisville last week, while Utah started the season with back-to-back losses against the Kansas City Current and the San Diego Wave, and were looking to get their...

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Mar 21, 2026 āˆ™ 3 min
Spirit came back from behind to get a draw in Louisville
The Washington Spirit entered Friday night's match in Louisville looking to get their first points of the 2026 season after their defeat to the Portland Thorns. Their opponent, Racing Louisville, was looking to do the same thing in front of their home crowd after losing their first game of the season on the road against the North Carolina Courage. Racing Louisville and the Washington Spirit played to a 2-2 draw Friday night. Photo Credit: Connor Cunningham/Racing Louisville FC In a rematch of...

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Mar 18, 2026 āˆ™ 5 min
A wild affair and a comeback from behind victory, D.C. United secured all three points in Chicago
The last 25 minutes plus of Saturday night's match between the Chicago Fire and D.C. United inside Soldier Field can best be described as hectic. Matti Peltola scored his first goal as a D.C. United player in his team's come-from-behind victory against Chicago Saturday night. Photo Credit: D.C. United In a game that had three VAR reviews, two penalty kicks awarded, a disallowed goal, and an unsavory incident involving a fan and a player, it would be D.C. United, which walked away as the...

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Mar 16, 2026 āˆ™ 5 min
In front of a sold-out Audi Field, the Portland Thorns defeat the Washington Spirit in the first game of the NWSL season
Washington Spirit defender Esme Morgan marking Portland Thorns forward Pietra Tordin in the first NWSL game of the 2026 season, Friday night. Photo Credit: NWSL The Washington Spirit came into Friday night's match-up against the Portland Thorns looking to kick off the 2026 season on the right foot. After a 2025 season where the Spirit made a deep run in the playoffs, after finishing 2nd in the overall NWSL standings and making it to the NWSL final for the second year in a row, but just like...

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Mar 9, 2026 āˆ™ 5 min
In front of a sold-out crowd in Baltimore, Inter Miami surpasses D.C. United
D.C. United entered into week 3 of the 2026 MLS season looking to get back to winning ways after their defeat in Austin last week. This week, they would face a tough test as they traveled north of Interstate 95 to the city of Baltimore to host the reigning MLS Cup Champions, Inter Miami FC, with all their stars, including Lionel Messi. D.C. United and Inter Miami played in the first-ever game in the city of Baltimore on Saturday afternoon. Photo Credit: D.C. United In front of 72,026 fans at...

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Feb 23, 2026 āˆ™ 5 min
D.C. starts its season on the right foot with a win at home against the Union
Tai Barbo opened up his scoring tally for the season against his former club Saturday night. Photo Credit: D.C. United D.C. United entered the 2026 season looking to forget their disastrous 2025 season and look to turn a new leaf under head coach Rene Weiler in his first full season as head coach. D.C. was looking to start the season on the right foot. However, this task would not be easy, as they faced the current Supporter Shield holders Philadelphia Union, to start the season. In front of...

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