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Sorry for my delinquency in covering this subject but it has been a busy few days. Tonight I board a plane for London and onwards to India from where I will be reporting from the next few weeks, culminating in the US-England match from Wembley Stadium on May 28th.
DC United’s new deal […]
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Marco Etcheverry was the symbol of United’s early dominance of MLS
No offense to our readers who support MLS’ other thirteen and soon to be fifteen teams. These franchises are developing the persona to be considered a “club” by international standards as we speak. In some cases like Houston the process is quicker than in other […]
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Kartik Krishnaiyer, host of CSRN’s American Soccer Show
For all the hullabaloo about the single entity structure of MLS through the years one club has always seemingly gotten it right- always seemingly done better than everyone else with regards to scouting and securing Latin American talent, developing a brand name south of the border and making […]
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While the salary cap for American sports leagues such as the NBA and NFL have been smashing successes testing the skill of most clubs front office, the same policy which so many in England want placed on Premier League clubs would lead to nothing short of a major competitive advantage for smaller clubs. Let me […]
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In a show of absolute tactical savvy, Juan Carlos Osorio the Chicago Manager outfoxed Tom Soehn and DC United despite United having an active home crowd and a superior club. It must be pointed out that Soehn made two huge mistakes in the past few weeks that created the environment for Chicago’s success.
1- Playing Jaime […]
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A bitter disappointment I must admit for those of us hoping for a deep run from MLS’ lone representative in the competition. United fought valiantly but was eliminated 2-2 on away goals. I can’t help but wonder how ironic it is that this event used the away goal rule which could have advanced Houston instead […]
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CD Guadalajara has scored a goal against ten man DC United in the 61st minute to cut United’s lead to 2-1 in tonight’s mammoth Copa Sudamericana clash.
UPDATE: UNITED HANGS ON TO THE 2-1 VICTORY DESPITE PLAYING OVER A HALF WITH TEN MEN. CLYDE SIMMS SCORED WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE THE WINNER IN MINUTE 55. […]
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Wednesday Night RFK Stadium will host one of the biggest matches of the year to this point involving an MLS club. DC United will host Chivas of Guadalajara in the opening round of the Copa Sudamericana. In March United drew 1-1 with Chivas in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup at RFK before losing […]
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For all the hype around Major League Soccer regarding Jaime Moreno’s quest to become the leading goal scorer in league history his record is likely to be very short lived. Moreno finally broke Jason Kreis all time scoring mark just over a month ago but now very quietly Ante Razov has closed to within one […]
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DC United has opened up a seven point lead in the race for the Supporters Shield with a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake at RFK Stadium last night. United fought through a tough game, and a missed penalty by Christian Gomez to claim the three points. It will be very difficult for anyone to […]
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