D.C. United has agreed to part ways with Branko Bošković, the Montenegrin midfielder originally brought in as a designated player.

D.C. United’s season came to a close last night, as the black and red finally ran out of gas in a 1-1 draw to Houston. The aggregate loss ends their 2012 campaign, while sending Houston to the MLS Cup.

D.C. United battled to a scrappy 1-1 road draw against the Chicago Fire Saturday afternoon, securing sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference and in the process setting up a massive conference semi-final encounter with the New York Red Bulls.

With just two games left in the season, D.C. United needs just one more point to secure its first playoff berth in five years. Here’s our recap of this weekend’s 1-0 victory over Toronto F.C.

After an 832-day delay, D.C. United fans finally got to see Branko Bošković score in a league match. His header was all United needed to win Sunday night.

Faced with a season-ending injury to its captain and rapidly fading playoff hopes, D.C. United did what it had to do on Saturday evening, relying on an unlikely goal-scorer and some stellar goalkeeping to grind out a 2-1 victory over the visiting New England Revolution.

D.C. United announced yesterday that the team has acquired Chinese-born striker Long Tan from Vancouver Whitecaps F.C. in exchange for a supplemental first-round pick in the 2015 Major League Soccer draft.