Maicon Santos' (above) go-ahead goal in the 61st minute helped D.C. United to a 3-2 win tonight over the visiting New England Revolution at RFK Stadium. With the win United vaulted over idle New York Red Bull and into first place in the Eastern Conference. Photo: Martin Fernandez.

For at least the next three weeks, a new team will be sitting in first place in the Eastern Conference, as DC United took down the New England Revolution 3-2 tonight at RFK Stadium. The win moves DC a point ...
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Don't think you were alone if you went into the half shaking your head and wondering how United were 2 0 up. Some combination of luck, Boskovic free kicks, and Hamid's reflexes opened a margin that didn't seem so pronounced on the field, particularly after the Guy injury forced Heaps to move Feilhaber inside where he belongs.

Dwayne De Rosario continued his torrid scoring pace against his former teams by bagging a brace to help lead D.C. United (7-4-3 24pts) to a 3-1 win tonight over still win less Toronto FC (0-9-0 0pts). De Rosario has scored five goals in TFC's past two visits to RFK Stadium.

Dwayne De Rosario (right) and Hamdi Salihi scored on either side of halftime to help D.C. United to a comfortable 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids at RFK Stadium tonight. With the win United (6-4-3 21 pts) jumped into a tie for second place with idol Sporting Kansas City, just behind Eastern Conference leaders New York Red Bull (22 pts).

Brad Davis' 67th-minute goal was enough to help the Houston Dynamo to their first win in their inaugural game at BBVA Compass Stadium over D.C. United this afternoon in Houston, Texas. The loss was the second in three road matches for United over the course of 10 days. United (5-4-3 18 pts) remains in third place in [.

There was a moment just the one, mind you where I thought this one might go south. And it was this: a clear handball on the line to deny United a goal. Should have been a penalty. Should have been a red card. Given just how fragile TFC must be after their terrible start to 2012, that would have been a death warrant for them.

Brek Shea and the US crashed out last night to El Salvador. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Soccer is a cruel sport sometimes. Make no mistake about it.

Yes it was a total collapse in a way by the US U-23 team last night against El Salvador in Nashville. Having a 3-2 lead late into extra time, with just seconds away from being able to move on to the semifinals, the unthinkable happened as El Salvador found a way to get by keeper Sean Johnson for the 3-3 draw.

With a little help from Cuba, the United States had a great shot to win the Olympic Qualifying group. All we had to do was win against El Salvador in the group finale from Nashville.Canada failed to defeat Cuba, who entered the game in Nashville with a -10 goal differential with 0 goals scored and 10 against in two previous matches, a 6-0 loss to the United States and a 4-0 loss to El Salvador.

Red Bull Arena should be lively on Sunday. (Getty Images)

Looking at this weekend's schedule a couple things jump out to you. For one it is a lot of East v. West with the Eastern clubs hosting the majority of the games (4 of 6). Second of all, it is a lot of good team against bad team. Oh boy.

Joe Corona is an interesting guy. Interesting because of his convoluted national team history. Interesting because he commutes across the US / Mexico border every day. Interesting because of his ready-for-endorsements last name. But mostly, interesting because in the 11th minute last night, he chested down the rebound of a Freddy Adu free kick, and without settling the ball, drove it into an empty net to give the US a 1-0 lead.

Speed & Versatility. These are the key points highlighted in Caleb Porter's roster for CONCACAF's Olympic qualifying tournament, which begins later this month in Nashville. With a heavy MLS & Bundesliga influence, the US will look to be one of the two teams qualifying out of our region for the London games this summer.

Bill Hamid was seconds away from a shutout, but instead his team lost the season opener to visiting Sporting KC. Join the guys and special guest Chris Riordan of MajorLeagueSoccerTalk.com as they dissect the match against Sporting KC. (Photo Martin Fernandez)

U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team head coach Caleb Porter has named a 20-player training camp roster to convene March 13 to begin final preparations for the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament.

The 19-player roster will be finalized March 20, the due date for all participating teams to submit their rosters to CONCACAF.

C.J. Sapong's header off of a corner kick in the 92nd minute gave visiting Sporting Kansas City a 1-0 win over D.C. United tonight in the season opener for both teams at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Sporting Kansas City ...

Who says you can't go home? Manassas, VA native C.J. Sapong headed a corner kick into the net in the 93rd minute to help Sporting Kansas City notch a 1-0 road victory over DC United. While KC had a majority ...
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Team: D.C. United Coach: Ben Olsen Last Season: 9-13-12, 7th Eastern Conference, 13th Overall Hashtag: #DCU There is a sense of anticipation around the DC United fan base this season, a sense of anticipation that fans have not had for a few years. ...
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For nearly 45 minutes, the United States under-23 national team forgot who they were.

US soccer has been making up for a shortage of on-the-ball talent by developing tough, athletic, and hard-working players for a long, long time. The defining moment of the 2010 World Cup was Landon Donovan's lung-bursting downfield run to score the winner over Algeria.

Name: Houston Dynamo Head Coach: Dominic Kinnear 2011 Record: 12-9-13, 2nd Eastern Conference, 7th overall Twitter Hashtag: #HoustonDynamo The Dynamo are the defending Eastern Conference champions, but all the talk this offseason has been about other teams. That's not to say ...
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Jon Levy The national team hasn't even suited up in 2012, but it's already been an encouraging year for American soccer. Dempsey and Donovan (for two months, at least) are both leading the line of attack for their respective English Premier League teams, the Women's National Teamers avoided a would-be tragedy in their Vancouver hotel [.

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The 21-year-old Bill Hamid and 22-year-old Sean Johnson are prime examples of young talent hoping to get noticed during the U.S. MNT's January camp. Both have taken on significant roles with their respective MLS teams and also trained abroad during the offseason in Premier League environments.

There was only one thing DC United fans knew for sure going into the 2011 season, and that was this season couldn't be any worse than the previous one. After setting the standard for futility, the team not only climbed ...
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By Jon Levy I'm going to be really nice to Jurgen Klinsmann and describe his first six matches in charge as "underwhelming." Far more severe adjectives could be applied, especially after the disappointing performance against France. Alexei Lalas nailed it, as he often does, in calling the team out for not even attempting to rise [.

What happened to kicking the tires?

With the announcement of another conservative, heavily German-born roster for the upcoming friendlies against France (Friday, Nov. 11, 3pm on ESPN2) and Slovenia (Tuesday, Nov. 15, 12pm on ESPN2), apprehension has begun to creep to the front of many US fans' minds.

Matt Besler's 54th minute goal was enough for visiting Sporting Kansas City in their 1-0 victory over D.C. United last night at RFK Stadium. The loss wraps up the season for United as they were officially eliminated from playoff contention ...

Charlie Davies broke out of his own personal goal scoring drought in a big with way with all three goals tonight in D.C. United's 3-0 win over Chivas USA at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. With the win ...

Add yet another D.C. United player to the growing list of the members of the Black and Red that have been called into action for their national teams. U.S. Soccer announced today that D.C. United...
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D.C. United goalkeeper and academy product Bill Hamid has received his second national team call up. This follows the recent news of fellow D.C. United teammates Dwayne De Rosario and Dejan...
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In the land of draws, the Chicago Fire are kings.

Last night, La Maquina Roja looked well on their way to their third win of the season after dominating DC United at home for about 70 minutes. Sebastian Grazzini had given the home side the lead early in the second half and United's attack looked spent.

D.C. United vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8/13/2011) On Saturday evening in front of a very small crowd at R.F.K. Stadium D.C. United took on Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the first match-up between the...
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Location: Lincoln Financial Field

Game time: Wednesday, 9:00pm ET

TV: ESPN2

Following the recent appointment of Jurgen Klinsmann as the coach of the US Mens National Team, the focus of US Soccer has turned to Philadelphia, where the Nats will play host to Mexico on Wednesday night in an effort to kick off Klinsmann's US career by turning over a three match losing streak against their arch-rivals.

The USMNT will be meeting Mexico tonight at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. for the first time since their 2011 Gold Cup Final in Pasadena, CA. and VASoccerNews...
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On Wednesday August 10 in Philadelphia the USMNT will look to avenge their 4-2 Gold Cup loss to bitter rival Mexico. Joining the U.S. men for the first time will be Virginia native and D.C. United...
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Join the guys for episode 89 of the UnitedMania.com podcast. The guys talk about DC United's last couple of games, including the win at San Jose and the entertaining yet Bizarre 3-3 draw at RFK Stadium against the visiting Toronto FC.

Dwayne De Rosario scored three times for D.C. United, including an 88th minute penalty conversion just a minute after falling behind, in their controversial 3-3 draw last night against Toronto FC at RFK Stadium. United's quest to win back-to-back league ...

That was bizarre. Not just clown showing up at a bachelor party bizarre, but a clown shows up a bachelor party and is really the thought to be dead ex-wife of the groom bizarre.

Toronto and D.C. played to a 3-3 draw that may have been the strangest game at RFK ever. After 90 minutes, a butt-load of stoppage time, and 6 goals, I'm not even sure what happened.

*Update - James (Max) Edwards was also at the U-14 camp bringing the total number of Virginia players to 9 from the previously reported 8. Edwards plays for PWSI. Recently players from Virginia...
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Last Saturday, D.C. United gutted out a 2-0 at San Jose. Dwayne De Rosario's two second half goals gave D.C. a lead in a frustrating game for both teams. It was only after Andy Najar was sent off for a professional foul that San Jose seized the initiative, but a committed rear-guard performance saw D.

The U.S. v. Mexico rematch friendly is less than a week away, and today Jurgen Klinsmann unveiled his first list of call-ups as the head coach for the national team. The Mexico friendly comes at a tricky time for the U.S., as the bigger European leagues are kicking off this month and Klinsmann might have hesitated to call-up players overseas in these leagues.

Two second-half goals from captain Dwayne De Rosario helped visiting D.C. United to a 2-0 win over the punch less San Jose Earthquakes last night at Buck Shaw Stadium on the campus of Santa Clara University. The win was the ...