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DC United sign Qatari League player
Danny Allsopp, a striker with time in the A-League, Championship, EPL and Qatari Stars League
has joined DC United.
He's 31, and played for al-Rayyan who are 5th on a table of 12. The Qatari Stars League has been
dominated by al-Sadd (Khalfan's team) and al-Gharafah (Juninho and Nashat Akram formerly).
We'll soon officially announce that we've acquired Australian forward Danny Allsopp. The
31-year old has an impressive resume, having played at the highest level for Manchester City in
England. He most recently played with Qatar's Al-Rayyan and previously spent 4+ seasons with
Australia's Melbourne Victory, where he won a scoring title (2006-07) and helped the team to two
Grand Final championships.
D.C. United has announced the signing of Australian forward Danny Allsopp this afternoon; he will
be available pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate.
"Danny has shown an ability to score goals wherever he's been and we are confident he will continue
to do so for D.C. United," said general manager Dave Kasper.
Well that was quick. I guess we know what Payne was doing in the Middle East last month, because
hot on the heels of the draft last Thursday, United announced the acquisition of Australian forward
Danny Allsopp (lately of Al-Rayyan in Qatar)....
