SOCCER

“I know there’s a lot of anticipation of a new coach coming in, when it’s going to happen, when it’s going to be confirmed,” interim coach Mikey Varas said. “Right now, we’re just focusing on the next game. I don’t have any information.”

Christian Benteke scores his MLS-best 18th goal as D.C. United moves over the playoff line with six matches remaining.

The Americans, on the back foot for much of the 90 minutes, look like a team in need of a restart. That could be coming soon.

Washington rallies from second-half deficit powered in large part by Trinity Rodman, who scored the equalizer and set up the winner late in stoppage time.

Mikey Varas on Friday said he is preparing the U.S. men’s national team for “the transition that is coming, because it is coming.”

Alex Morgan was a key part of USWNT teams that won two World Cups and an Olympic gold medal.

Bethune, the NWSL’s assist leader in her first professional season, suffered a torn meniscus while throwing out the first pitch at the Nationals game.

With Mauricio Pochettino’s hiring seemingly imminent, the U.S. Soccer Federation on Sunday announced a 24-man squad for friendlies against Canada and New Zealand.

Dominique Badji breaks a 1-1 tie in the 88th minute and Gabriel Pirani adds a goal in stoppage time to give D.C. three big points for its playoff push.

Kristian Fletcher, a 19-year-old forward, is hoping the season-long stay turns into a permanent move to England.

Benteke said he believes in first-year coach Troy Lesesne’s ideas, despite United sitting last in the Eastern Conference with a 6-12-8 record.

Olympic champions return for Washington’s 4-1 win over the KC Current in the Washington Spirit’s first NWSL match since early July.

Farcical defending and a red card deal a blow to United’s playoff hopes in a wildly entertaining 4-3 loss.

Washington’s NWSL team has raised its profile with an aggressive marketing push modeled after franchises from other professional leagues.

The Belgian striker is tied for second in the MLS scoring race with 16 goals, including two hat tricks.

The agreement, set to run through 2030, will to grow salaries and further expand player rights regarding free agency and trades.

Dawn Scott oversees health and performance for the NWSL’s Washington Spirit. She’s pushing for a different approach to training women who play sports.

Although meetings between Mexico and the U.S. men are commonplace, most have taken place in the United States.