Will Cleary’s 1st goal in MLS helps Charlotte beat DC United 3-1

By The Associated Press
August 23, 2026 | 8:48 AM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rookie Will Cleary scored his first goal in MLS, David Schnegg and Pep Biel each added a goal, and Charlotte FC beat D.C. United 3-1 on Saturday night.

D.C. United (5-7-9) is winless in four straight.

Kristijan Kahlina had three saves for Charlotte (9-7-5).

Cleary, at the front post, headed home a corner kick played in by Biel to give Charlotte a 2-1 lead in the 66th minute.

Schnegg put away the rebound of a header by Morrison Agyemang to make it 1-1 in the 64th and Biel capped the scoring in the 77th minute.

Louis Munteanu opened the scoring in the 55th minute and Sean Johnson had two saves for D.C. United.

Charlotte had 61% possession, but was outshot 10-4, in the scoreless first half.

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Trump is heading to his golf course in Ireland to watch the Irish Open golf tournament next month

By The Associated Press
August 24, 2026 | 4:40 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to visit Ireland next month to attend the Irish Open golf tournament at his golf course in Doonbeg in County Clare on the country’s Atlantic coast, according to a White House official. The trip is the most recent example of how the president blurs the line between official business and travel in ways that can benefit his family business. His sons have taken over day-to-day control of the Trump Organization, but the September trip once again lays bare how Trump has leveraged his second term to pad his family’s profits in a variety of ways. Trump is scheduled to be in Ireland on Sept. 12 and 13 and will join an event with U.S. embassy workers and business officials before attending the golf tournament at Trump International Golf Links Ireland in Doonbeg, according to the White House official, who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Trump's course in Bedminster, New Jersey, hosted a LIV golf tournament in August. Another Trump course at Doral in South Florida is scheduled to host a PGA event, the Cadillac Championship, in March 2028, and Trump has talked about his course in Turnberry, Scotland, hosting the British Open, which it last did in 2009, before Trump bought the resort. A return of the British Open to that property continues to face major logistical hurdles.

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