Hold Onto It. Treasure It. — DC United 2-0 NYCFC | Week 8 2026

DC United win 2-0 at NYCFC. Louis Munteanu scores twice. First back-to-back wins since October 2024. Fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Jon and Ted are back together and taking full credit. Hold onto it. Treasure it.

In this episode:

• DC United 2-0 NYCFC: the best road performance of the season
• First back-to-back wins since October 2024
• Louis Munteanu: two goals, the partnership with Tai Baribo to come
• Keisuke Kurokawa and Jared Stroud: the long throw combination
• Renée Weiler buries Pirani again — is he ever playing for DC United again?
• Brandon Servania's best game of the season
• Matti Peltola and Silvan Hefti: the unsung backbone
• Jackson Hopkins or Aaron Herrera on the right when Baribo returns?
• DC's open DP slot: winger or eight?
• Kye Rowles green card situation
• Nikola Markovic vs Lucas Bartlett — not yet
• Caden Clark trade value
• Nashville preview: can DC steal a result on national TV?
• Four games before the World Cup break — how many points?
• Washington Spirit: Claudia Martinez is a star, Andy Sullivan is back
• Adrian Gonzalez wins manager of the month
• Full Patreon listener Q&A

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