D.C. United, dealing with MLS probe and roster issues, turns to Leagues Cup

D.C. United forward Taxi Fountas is on administrative leave pending the results of an MLS investigation. (Alex Brandon/AP)Comment on this storyOnly a week and half has passed since D.C. United last took the field, but no shortage of storylines have unfolded at the organization since the New England Revolution dealt it that 4-0 humbling.

Two influential starters exited the fold: Lewis O’Brien, whose loan from English Premier League club Nottingham Forest expired, and Victor Palsson, who is finalizing a move to Belgian side KAS Eupen. The MLS All-Star Game returned to the nation’s capital for the first time in 19 years, with United Coach Wayne Rooney overseeing the MLS squad that fell to…