José Mauricio Umaña

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José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· 19d

Announced attendance at Audi Field: 15,169

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· 19d

Audi Field looks ready for its second match of the weekend as the @washingtonspirit.com prepares to take on expansion side Denver Summit at 7 p.m. Forecast shows cloudy skies with a possibility of thunderstorm thoughout the match.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· 20d

FINAL: @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social fights back for a 2-1 victory at home.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· 20d

#DCU makes 1 change from their starting 11 against Houston as Peglow starts out on the wings. Jackson Hopkins, who came up injured against the Dynamo, starts as well. Homegrown Oscar Avilez makes the 18.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· 20d

WWE Night at Audi Field is well underway with fans already in the building for the #DCU/WWE collaboration giveaway. Pro wrestling star Je'Von Evans has already amassed a long line for his meet and greet. D.C. United vs. Toronto FC starts at 7:30 p.m.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Jul 13

Levien also told me he's had ongoing conversations with the Mayor's Office and members of the D.C. Council members last year on building a roof with the goal of making the 8-year-old venue "future proof." (Answer sightly edited for clarity) His comments can be found here: wtop.com/dc-united/20...

A: When I put my Audi field hat on, not just my DC United hat on, I think about the kind of events and the community engagement center Audi field is in an area that had nothing before. We've now got 6,000 residential units going into Buzzard Point, where the connectivity between the Wharf and the Navy Yard in what is now the new heart of the city.
And I think about that. I think about the expansion for the Spirit, for DC United, for the defenders. We've got the Howard-Hampton Truth in Service classic coming this Saturday. We've had great concerts here at the stadium. We want this to be a community venue that all of the DMV gets to love and enjoy. And the seating and the sight lines are incredible here for all of those events.
So that's really important to us. Those conversations are ongoing with the District. You know, I've talked to the mayor, I've talked to the members of the council about it. There's a lot of excitement and interest in programming Audi Field 12 months out of the year, 365 days a year, doing upwards of 150 events.
And that comes with that kind of expansion and that experiential level that we can give to fans. So yes, that is clearly something we're thinking about.
Audi Field right now is one of the smaller venues in Major League Soccer. When we built it, it wasn't that way, but you've seen the growth of soccer and the excitement around the sport of soccer in the United States, and it's only growing further. So, we want to think about how to future proof this place and how to make it the temple and the community center that it is.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Jul 13

The private-public partnership is what #DCU used to build Audi Field, with D.C. providing $150 million, while the MLS side covered the rest. When I asked about the roof last year, owner Jason Levine told me a "private-public partnership" with D.C. works best. (lightly edited for clarity)

“We're talking about all that together. We've got an ownership group, Steve (Kaplan) and myself that it's very committed to how he feels, very committed to the District, very committed to D.C. United, obviously. And we're going to bring the resources to bear that we need to bring.
“Building this stadium, I got here after 17 years, when I first announced that I was coming in to join the club. People said ‘you'll never get a stadium built. You're going to be at RFK. You're one of the legacy clubs. Look at Chicago, look at Boston. Look at all these cities around the country that have legacy MLS teams. They don't get new stadiums. You know, all these ownership groups prior to you had tried to do that. You're really naive if you think you're gonna get a new stadium, especially in the District. If you're gonna do it anywhere, go to Howard County, go to Baltimore, go to Prince William County, maybe they'll get you a stadium.’
But we locked in on being in the District, we locked in on building this neighborhood and making it the heartbeat of Washington, D.C. We were able to accomplish that.
Then a lot of people said, ‘You're never going to get a performance center that's really challenging. The team never had their own training facility.’ We did that in Loudoun County. We built a really good partnership out there.
Now we're thinking about what's the next phase of that infrastructure build. How do we build the foundation for D.C. United to prosper for the next 30 years? And we believe a big part of that is the public private partnership that we did to build Audi Field to make it even more enhanced, and that's what we're looking towards."

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Jul 11

The FIFA Fan Fest at the National Mall is packed for England vs. Norway. Looking for the Bank of America bracelet? Already sold out for the day. Only 1 other person was in front of me for a timed bracelet at 9 p.m.(!) when staff said supply is done for the day. #dang

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Jul 4

Having a fireworks and light show at halftime is a choice.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Jul 4

The no. 1 line at Audi Field is the free cooling station with water and cooling towels.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Jun 10

Here's a full video of the Croatia set up. #worldcup

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Jun 10

Croatia takes over Episcopal High School. This is the set up inside one of the school's gyms before today's press conference.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Jun 3

Danita Johnson, @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social's president of business operations, says Audi Field’s pitch will be replaced this summer before the second half of the year, including the #NWSL Championship. #dcu #spirit

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Jun 3

At location at Audi Field for the NWSL's formal announcement of Washington, D.C. hosting the NWSL Championships this fall. ICYMI: Read more about the final returning to D.C. now: wtop.com/local-sports...

A stage is being set up the announcement of the NWSL Championship game coming to D.C.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Jun 2

NEW: @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social says it is canceling their friendly match with the Ethiopian National Team due to "complications with securing visas and the heightened measures surrounding the recent global Ebola outbreak." The game was scheduled for July 11 during the World Cup break. #dcu

The match was scheduled for July 11 at Audi Field and was slated to be the third annual Ethiopia Soccer Legacy Match. D.C. United and the Ethiopian Federation place the highest priority on the health, safety, and well-being of the fans, players, staff, and local community. The well-being of everyone involved remains our highest priority and will remain at the forefront of our efforts.

Fans who have purchased tickets directly from the club or on Ticketmaster will receive a full refund to the original payment method used at the time of purchase. Refunds will be processed automatically, and most fans should see the credit within 3-7 business days.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· May 30

A @washingtonspirit.com fan brought in (somehow) a replica José the Coyote to today's game at Audi Field. He took a tumble early on but did recover, posed for photos, and celebrated Leicy Santos' goal. Team officials tell me that is not José, who is wearing a sweater and a little green hat.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· May 30

A sunny start at Audi Field as he Washington Spirit take on the Seattle Reign in its final match before the World Cup break. Team officials announced before the match that this game os the team's quickest sell out in club history.

A sunny start to the Washington Spirit vs. Seattle Reign match at Audi Field.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· May 23

Light rain continues to fall as the game gets underway at Audi Field. ##DCU

Rain falls during the start of D.C. United vs. Montreal at Audi Field.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· May 23

ICYMI: D.C. United head coach René Weiler made it clear during Thursday's pregame presser: #DCU will continue its plan to reinforce the roster in 2-3 transfer windows. Weiler also said the club will try to offload players who are "not so happy or not playing enough" this summer.

Given all injuries that you have had and some of the players that may not have been playing for other reasons, do you believe this roster is deep enough to compete consistently throughout the season?

A: “We have a plan with two or three transfer windows. Now, we will have the second one in this summer break, and then, we will try to change some players. So, we will try to bring in some reinforcements. At the same time, all the players who are not so happy or not playing enough will go maybe out.”

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· May 17

VIDEO: Midfielder Chris Durkin speaks about scoring against his former club, @dcunitedofficial.bsky.social, in @stlcitysc.com's 1-1 draw last night. #dcu #stlcity #mls

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· May 17

DC United's starting 11 tonight vs. St. Louis: Johnson; Hefti, Bartlett, Rowles, Kurokawa; Hopkins, Peltola, Servania, Peglow; Baribo, Munteanu Outside of Hefti, it is the same starters from the Chicago match. When asked about squad rotation Wednesday, #DCU head coach Rene Weiler said this:

“With our squad, it's really difficult to rotate. So you don't have only to rotate, you need good players on the field, quality on the field. And we don't have a big squad. I can't tell you though this now, because I have to see what's going on in the next two days, and then we will find the lineup for the next game against St Louis.” - DC United Head Coach Rene Weiler on squad rotation.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· May 15

OFFICIAL: DC United will help stage two FIFA World Cup watch parties at Franklin Park and Tingey Plaza on the first two weekends of the tournament. More details to come.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· May 15

On location at Audi Field for @wtopnews.bsky.social as DC United united and Mayor Muriel Bowser plan to make a "World Cup Celebration Announcement."

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· May 9

Andi Sullivan said while she was around the #Spirit the entire time she was on maternity leave, she missed playing and being around her teammates on the field. Here's her answer on returning to the squad and participating in training and game days. (edited for clarity):

“I think what excited me about getting back on the field was just to be back playing and being back around the girls. Obviously, I was around the girls the whole time, but there's something about the shared experience of managing the day-to-day and being out on the field and kind of struggling through things together, to really experience the highs together. You miss that kind of when you're not out on the pitch every day.
“So just kind of miss being back in that connected phase with the team. And I think we just have an incredible team, and we have so many amazing players that are versatile, and we as a team are versatile, and I think just seeing that and all the possibilities, you want to be a part of it.
“So, watching that, I was just eager to get on the field. I think it's been fun for me, because I feel like I know a lot of players that we've had, but some of the new players don't know me and what I'm like as a player. So I think it's been fun to kind of like build connections with them on the field both directions.”

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· May 2

Hot take: Paramount + has the worst interface of all the streamers. I'll take Peacock over it.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Apr 25

Trinity Rodman received a framed jersey and was honored before the start of the match for her 100th appearance for the @washingtonspirit.com.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Mar 29

NEW: Announced sell-out crowd of 60,734 at Northwest Stadium for Colombia vs. France. According to a news release, it is the highest attended international friendly in the venue's history. It is also 2nd largest attended soccer match in the stadium’s history.

A wide shot of the crowd in Northwest Stadium.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Mar 29

7': Both Colombia and France are trading shots early, and this pro-Colombian crowd at Northwest Stadium have already started doing the wave. I will give updates here & on Bluesky. If you plan to drive, keep up with the sports world with on :25 and :55 on @wtopnews.bsky.social.

A wide view of France vs. Colombia at Northwest Stadium.

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Mar 29

Arriving at Northwest Stadium for an international friendly between Colombia and France. Colombian fans are outnumbering French supporters and have brought the party. #Colombia 🇨🇴

José Mauricio Umaña@joseumana· Mar 28

Kylian Mbappé joins Aurélien Tchouaméni at French training.