WVHooligan 16 November @ 06:41 AM EST
Luciano Emilio and DC United have a lot of question marks. (Getty Images)
The 2009 expansion draft is only a week and a half away here. Today we move forward in our look
at each club's potential protection lists with DC United. The Black-and-Red are still without a
head coach so don't be shocked if somethings here could change depending on who takes over this
club.
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DCUMD 12 November @ 11:50 PM EST
The voting for attacking midfielders has gone pretty much as anticipated so far, with heavy support
for three fan favorites in Quaranta, Pontius, and Barklage, and an obvious dissatisfaction with
Fred and Allen. The only moderate surprise to me has been that Gomez and Szetela are not both
closer to the 50/50 mark.
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The playoff scenarios are mind-boggling.
It is actually possible for United to find its way into the MLS Cup playoffs regardless of win,
loss or draw tonight, but the likelihood is very slim if the Black-and-Red come away with anything
but a victory in Kansas City. The Wizards cannot make it to the post-season, but will certainly
come out hoping to put on a show for their fans in the last home game of the year.
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After not winning any Champions League games last year, United has won three in a row to give
itself a chance to advance to the quarterfinal round of the tournament. It will be a difficult task
though - United must try to get a win in Mexico, a feat never accomplished by an MLS team.
And Toluca will not make it easy.
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DCUMD 17 October @ 10:03 PM EST
After dropping three straight matches at home to MLS opponents, and with our most consistent
defender and our two most dynamic attackers out, most fans didn't really expect DC United to win
this match. Especially not against the soon-to-be back-to-back Supporters' Shield winners. And it
may not have been an attractive victory, but it was a victory none the less.
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The CONCACAF Champions League began its third round of group stage matches on Tuesday, September
15, 2009. The matches on Tuesday were Puerto Rico Islanders v Cruz Azul, San Juan Jabloteh v DC
United, and Metapan v Arabe Unido. Here's a recap of all the matches along with video
highlights.
DC United beats Jabloteh 1-0 Video Highlights
Major League Soccer side DC United got a nice road win with a 14th minute goal (penalty kick)
from Christian Gomez.
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D.C. United faces San Juan Jabloteh in Trinidad & Tobago tonight in the third matchday of the
Champions League group stage. United and San Juan are both winless in Group B so the match will be
an important one as at least one team will earn points.
After a month of playing two matches each week, United left behind some of the veteran players
and took a younger squad to T & T:
- Goalkeepers: Milos Kocic, Bill Hamid
- Defenders: Avery John, Julius James, Devon McTavish, Lawson Vaughn
- Midfielders: John DiRaimondo, Danny Szetela, Ely Allen, Tiyi Shipalane, Christian Gomez, Andrew
Jacobson, Clyde Simms, Rodney Wallace
- Forwards: Luciano Emilio, Chris Pontius
Tonight's game can be seen on Fox Soccer Channel or Telefutura at 8 p.
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DCUMD 26 August @ 11:42 PM EST
I had my doubts about this lineup going in because it just seemed way too defensive. I'm in favor
of continuing with the 4-4-2 formation for the duration of this tournament, but my vision of a
4-4-2 involves attacking wingers, and maybe a creative attacking central midfielder. McTavish and
Allen aren't really what you think of in terms of attacking wingers, and Andrew Jacobson isn't
really the most creative CAM either.
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by TRAVIS CLARK
In a competition that is becoming somewhat of a nightmare for D.C. United, they couldn't get
their 2009 CONCACAF Champions League campaign off to a good start. Two late goals from Jerry
Palacios and Marios Berrios were the difference as United's poor road record continued this
year.
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by TRAVIS CLARK
In a competition that is becoming somewhat of a nightmare for D.C. United, they couldn't get
their 2009 CONCACAF Champions League campaign off to a good start. Two late goals from Jerry
Palacios and Marios Berrios were the difference as United's poor road record continued this
year.
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DCUMD 18 August @ 11:27 PM EST
A loss is pretty much what we expected on the road in Honduras, but it's disappointing all the same
because it could have been so much more. And we're once again reminded of 2008. If you're
unfortunate enough to recall the 2008 Champions' Cup and Superliga, you'll remember that DC United
looked to be of fairly equal caliber to most of their opponents, but ultimately flunked out of the
tournaments due to several individual mistakes and unlucky breaks.
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DCUMD 15 August @ 09:58 PM EST
Thomas Rongen said early in the match that since both teams were playing with a 3-5-2 formation, it
was likely that the team with the most individual talent would win. If you add up all the talent on
United's roster and all the talent on Toronto's roster, United might prevail. But unfortunately
games aren't actually won and lost that way.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
It was a dream start for D.C. United on Saturday. With a hectic schedule looming, a Christian
Gomez brace had United out to a 2-0 lead at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Missing
midfielder Clyde Simms through injury and Santino Quaranta still on Gold Cup duty, it was a
promising first 21 minutes of the match.
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DCUMD 15 July @ 09:35 PM EST
Today Goff is reporting and United is confirming that the club has officially acquired Danny
Szetela via the MLS allocation system. United continues to acquire more young talented players who
could turn into fairly big stars.
Almost makes you wonder why FC Dallas would pass on this 22-year old kid with international
experience.
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Danny Szetela is officially back in MLS.
The former U.S. Olympic team midfielder has re-signed with Major League Soccer and was allocated
to D.C. United on Wednesday, completing his return to the league just two years after leaving the
Columbus Crew to sign with Racing Santander.
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Danny Szetela is officially back in MLS.
The former U.S. Olympic team midfielder has re-signed with Major League Soccer and was allocated
to D.C. United on Wednesday, completing his return to the league just two years after leaving the
Columbus Crew to sign with Racing Santander.
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Former U.S. Olympic team midfielder Danny Szetela is on his way back to Major League Soccer, but
he won't be coming back to Columbus or heading home to New Jersey.
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Former U.S. Olympic team midfielder Danny Szetela is on his way back to Major League Soccer, but
he won't be coming back to Columbus or heading home to New Jersey.
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Tom Soehn and Andrew Jacobson discuss Tuesday night's 2-1 win over the Harrisburg City Islanders
in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals.
Highlights coming shortly..
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DCUMD 08 July @ 08:54 AM EST
It's pretty cool that for DC United to return to the Open Cup Final, their path to a second
straight championship will consist of, in order, wins over a PDL club, then a USL-2 club, then a
USL-1 club, then an MLS club.
I didn't go to the match, and I didn't even listen to it. The below match ratings are given for
the sake of my ADRs, and based only on match reports from Boehn and Tenorio, and Insider
comments.
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Du Nord 07 July @ 11:22 PM EST
LAMAR HUNT US OPEN CUP3 MLS teams and 1 USL First Division team advanced to the Semifinals with wins last night.
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Quarterfinal Matches:
-Tue Jul 7
DC United 2-1 Harrisburg City Islanders - DCU goals by Boyzzz Khumalo & Andrew Jacobson.
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United gets two early goals - one from Boyzzz Khumalo and the other from Andrew Jacobson - and
holds on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Harrisburg City Islanders. D.C. will host the
Rochester Rhinos - who got by the Wilmington Hammerheads 2-1 - in the Open Cup semifinal on July 21
at the Maryland SoccerPlex.
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DCUMD 01 July @ 05:57 AM EST
DC United should be neither elated nor concerned after the team needed 75 minutes to beat a PDL
squad consisting mostly of college players and a few amateurs. It wasn't pretty, but DC is one step
closer to defending their US Open Cup title, which is more than you can say about the 4 MLS clubs
who lost to USL clubs last night.
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Why limit ourselves to enjoying the greatness of reader comments on official team blogs from just
FC Dallas...Time to start properly supporting my new club DC United and see what United fans who
visit the team's official blog, Behind the Badge, have to say.
From Post: MLS game #16: United 0 - Colorado 3
"Really sad, i still believe that Ton Soehn needs to get FIRED!
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DCUMD 23 June @ 07:51 PM EST
16 games in to the season, with a two week break from MLS action, I can think of no better time to
deliver to you the second annual installment of the Mid-Season Review. In this space over the next
10 or so days, we will take a look at the Acquisitions, Departures, and Trades that United has made
since the end of the 2008 season, and then wrap it all up with a Summary.
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DCUMD 17 June @ 11:58 PM EST
"What an advertisement this has been for Major League Soccer here tonight". I heard Glenn Davis
speak that line twice during the broadcast, once in the 68th minute on ESPN2, and once before the
game was being shown on television (thanks atdhe.net). At first I was thinking that that was a
terribly hypocritical thing to say.
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DCUMD 30 May @ 09:41 PM EST
This one hurts. Hurts more than any other match this year. Losing 1 point here because of a faux
penalty call hurts worse than losing 2 points to LA Galaxy earlier in the year because of a faux
penalty call. Maybe that's because it was to one of our fierce rivals who look to be making a push
up the table now that Twellman is back, or maybe it's because we deserved much better here.
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Just to wrap up my thoughts on the UEFA Champions' League final... May I recommend this as a
complement to my match reaction and as the perfect companion for your summer travels?Congrats to DC
United midfielder Andrew Jacobson for correctly...
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DCUMD 24 May @ 04:01 PM EST
Let's put this in a different perspective. It makes sense that eventually DC United was going to go
a full match without scoring a goal. Wouldn't you rather that match happen when we also don't allow
a goal? And so I don't feel terribly about this uninspiring match as we extend our unbeaten streak
to 9 in all competitions.
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DCUMD 17 May @ 12:53 AM EST
Before this match, Bretos and Sullivan were discussing that this might be a potential MLS Cup
matchup. And this game didn't really disappoint. You just hate to see such a good match decided by
some poor officiating. How come we don't ever see poor officiating in our favor anyway?
DC United showed some heart once again here to be able to come back in the final minutes.
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Tonight's clash with Chivas USA is a much-anticipated match-up through out MLS as it pits the
top two teams in the League. United is currently riding a five-game unbeaten streak, taking sole
possession of the Eastern Conference (3-1-5, 14 pts) while the "Goats", who are undefeated at the
Home Depot Center, boast a League best 7-1-1 record (22 pts) to lead the Western Conference.
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DC United fans on the east coast might need to take a nap on Saturday afternoon to make sure
they stay up for the 11pm EST kickoff of the match between the East's and West's best, DC United
and Chivas USA.
In case you didn't know, Chivas are pretty good. Their 7-1-1 record is good for 22 points and an
eight point cushion on Seattle, who are 2nd in the West.
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DCUMD 14 May @ 05:52 PM EST
I've been pretty busy with house additions and family functions the past couple weeks, so without
the capability to DVR matches that frustatingly are not on television, my reactions to these past
two matches are coming only from video highlights and the written opinions of other fans, bloggers,
and reporters.
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