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Associated Press
5 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
D.C. United takes road losing streak into matchup with the Columbus Crew
DC United (4-12-7, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (11-4-8, third in the Eastern Conference) Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Columbus -300, DC United +700, Draw +416; over/under is 3.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: D.C. United visits the Columbus Crew aiming to stop a three-game road slide. The Crew are 8-3-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Crew rank fifth in the Eastern Conference with 38 goals led by Diego Rossi with 11. United is 2-8-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. United has scored 19 goals while conceding 43 for a -24 goal differential. Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Crew won the last meeting 2-1. TOP PERFORMERS: Rossi has scored 11 goals with three assists for the Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe has two goals over the last 10 games. Christian Benteke has six goals for United. Gabriel Cordeiro Pirani has scored four goals over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Crew: 4-3-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game. United: 1-6-3, averaging 0.6 goals, 2.4 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game. NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: Mohamed Farsi (injured), Malte Amundsen (injured), Nicholas Hagen Godoy (injured), Rudy Camacho (injured). United: Jacob Murrell (injured), Kristian Fletcher (injured), Lukas MacNaughton (injured), Christian Benteke (injured). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Al-Ahram Weekly
5 days ago
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Swiss manager Weiler named new DC United head coach - World
Swiss manager Rene Weiler was named head coach of DC United on Wednesday, the Major League Soccer club announced, pending his receipt of a US work visa. It's the 10th managerial stop for 51-year-old Weiler, who most recently served as sporting director for Swiss club Servette. Past head coaching duties for Weiler included stints with Japan's Kashima Antlers, Egypt's Ahly and Belgian side Anderlecht. United fired Troy Lesesne as head coach on July 9 after the club opened the season with just four wins in 21 games. Kevin Flanagan has served as interim head coach since Lesesne was dismissed and will stay in the post until Weiler is able to take charge. "DC United is a club with a proud history and a passionate fanbase," Weiler said. "The foundation on site gives me confidence in what we can build. There's still a lot of work ahead, but I'm fully committed to leading this club back to where it belongs, competing at the highest level in MLS." Weiler, with more than 24 years of coaching experience, has won six major trophies, taking league titles in Belgium, Egypt and Switzerland. His achievements include a UEFA Europa League quarter-final run with Anderlecht and an Egyptian league title with Ahly. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pep Biel scores 2 goals, Charlotte beats DC United 2-1
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pep Biel scored two goals, his first career multi-goal game in MLS, to help Charlotte FC beat D.C. United 2-1 on Wednesday night. Charlotte (10-11-2) is 3-0-1 at home against United all time. Charlotte dominated the action from the opening whistle, putting multiple shots on goal early before Biel won a loose ball in the center of the area and then beat goalkeeper Luis Barraza one on one with a rising shot that made it 1-0 in the 44th minute. In the 48th, Wilfried Zaha played a low ball-ahead to the left side of the area, where Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty tapped a one-touch pass to Biel for the finish from near the corner of the 6-yard box to give Charlotte a 2-0 lead. Gabriel Pirani scored in the 60th, United's first goal in four regular season games at Bank of America Stadium. The 23-year-old took a pass near midfield and raced toward goal before he rolled a shot from just inside the penalty arc inside the right post. Barraza had six saves for D.C. (4-12-7). Defenders David Schnegg and Aaron Herrera served one-game suspensions (yellow card accumulation). Charlotte had 58% possession and outshot United 17-10, 8-1 on target. Biel leads Charlotte with nine goals this season and his 10 assists are third most in MLS. Biel, who has four goals and three assists in the last four games, in the first player in club history with seven goal contributions in four games. D.C. United announced earlier Wednesday that René Weiler was named head coach after the club fired Troy Lesesne last week. Kevin Flanagan will continue to serve as interim coach until Weiler receives a U.S. work permit. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
📈 Pep Biel writes himself into Charlotte lore with brace vs D.C. United
Charlotte FC are edging closer to a huge three-point haul against visiting D.C. United tonight as the Crown lead 2-1 with ten minutes remaining at Bank of America Stadium.A brace from star man Pep Biel is the highlight of the evening against the legacy club, adding to his total goal contributions tally across what has been another impressive MLS campaign from the Spanish midfielder. Despite so much talk surrounding the likes of Lionel Messi, Evander, and Anders Dreyer regarding the MVP conversation, Biel certainly deserves consideration, and setting a historic marker for Charlotte tonight goes a long way in padding that narrative. With his two-goal effort in front of home support, Biel has become the first-ever player in Charlotte history to hit seven goal contributions in a four-match stretch across some brilliant recent form in the second half of the 2025 season. Should the Crown press forward in the Eastern Conference, Biel could be in line for more than just club accolades.
France 24
6 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Swiss manager Weiler named new DC United head coach
It's the 10th managerial stop for 51-year-old Weiler, who most recently served as sporting director for Swiss club Servette. Past head coaching duties for Weiler included stints with Japan's Kashima Antlers, Egypt's Al Ahly and Belgian side Anderlecht. United fired Troy Lesesne as head coach on July 9 after the club opened the season with just four wins in 21 games. Kevin Flanagan has served as interim head coach since Lesesne was dismissed and will stay in the post until Weiler is able to take charge. "DC United is a club with a proud history and a passionate fanbase," Weiler said. "The foundation on site gives me confidence in what we can build. There's still a lot of work ahead, but I'm fully committed to leading this club back to where it belongs, competing at the highest level in MLS." Weiler, with more than 24 years of coaching experience, has won six major trophies, taking league titles in Belgium, Egypt and Switzerland.
