Ben Olsen, the former D.C. United player and coach who helped steer the Washington Spirit through turbulent times and to the National Women’s Soccer League championship last season, stepped down ...

Soccer Ben Olsen shook up a ‘nice, comfortable life’ in D.C. He’s glad he did. November 22, 2023 More than 1 year ago 8 min Summary ...

As Ben Olsen emerged from beneath the southern stands, the 47-year-old United icon greeted the home fans with a grin and an overhead clap. Plenty of hugs were dispensed along the sideline.

Seeing Ben Olsen in orange has taken some getting used to. There are few figures in MLS who were more closely associated with a club than Olsen with D.C. United. Aside from a brief spell at ...

Ben Olsen has spent his entire adult life in Washington, D.C. “It’s hard to believe,” he said from behind the desk in his office, stray soccer balls on the floor in the corner, an old-time ...

But Olsen — fairly or not — also has the reputation of a manager who can do more with less but not more with more, whose tactics aren’t particularly progressive and who generally loses on ...

Four miles from Audi Field, Ben Olsen watched part of D.C. United’s match Wednesday on TV. It was the team’s first at home since he was fired Oct. 8 after 10 years as head coach.

Olsen was fired in 2020 after United got off to a 2-9-5 start in league play and was replaced by Argentine coach Hernán Losada, who was fired after less than a year on the job. Prior to his run ...

D.C. United Coach Ben Olsen's affiliation with the MLS team dates to 1998 as a rookie midfielder. He was MLS's Rookie of the Year. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) ...

Ben Olsen will return for a 10th season as D.C. United’s coach, the organization’s chief executive said Tuesday, ending speculation of a change for a team that hasn’t won a playoff match ...

Ben Olsen, second from left, has a 2-7-7 record in United's past 16 competitive matches, dating from last September. His assistants, from left, are Chad Ashton, Nolan Sheldon and Zach Thornton.

A year ago, D.C. United would have been perfectly justified firing Ben Olsen. The decorated club had sunk to new depths of MLS misery, eventually finishing with a record-low three victories in 34 ...