Lost in all the hullabaloo of D.C. United and their various big-name transfer targets (it’s weird to even type that without scare quotes) is the fact that their best offseason addition, Ian Harkes, is out for up to a month due to an ankle injury. For a Black-and-Red side struggling as badly as they have in years, it’s yet another piece of bad news in a year that’s been full of them.
If Harkes needs the full four weeks, he’ll probably miss five games starting with this Saturday’s home match against Toronto FC.