United pushes back Revolution, goes to the top

First three-game win streak since 2008 has D.C. in first place

D.C. United 3, Revolution 2

The RFK Stadium crowds are smaller now. Sometimes it’s hard to tell.

A product of the frustrations off the field, due to failures to secure a new stadium, and on the field, where the team hasn’t made the playoffs since 2007, D.C. United doesn’t draw at home the way it did when it won an MLS Cup in 2004 and had the league’s best record in 2006 and 2007.