The thought of writing this post after the opening day game against DC United never entered my
head. That was a slightly improved version of the meltdown season of 2008 defensive breakdowns, not
much stability in the middle and an attack that put two in the back of the net, but looked
frustrating doing it.
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Almost eleven months ago, during a sunny week in South Florida, you could tell the 2009 MLS
Draft Class had the potential to be special.
During the rough days of the MLS Combine, even as player struggled with fitness and playing with
their new teammates, there was a sense that this year's crop of talent had the potential to provide
MLS with a serious infusion of talent.
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Almost eleven months ago, during a sunny week in South Florida, you could tell the 2009 MLS
Draft Class had the potential to be special.
During the rough days of the MLS Combine, even as player struggled with fitness and playing with
their new teammates, there was a sense that this year's crop of talent had the potential to provide
MLS with a serious infusion of talent.
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While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World
Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an
experience they won't soon forget.
Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will
travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this
month.
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While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World
Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an
experience they won't soon forget.
Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will
travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this
month.
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Following the announcement that D.C. United rookies (and roommates!) Chris Pontius and Rodney
Wallace will be part of an 18-player delegation that will travel to South Africa as part of the
Generatoin adidas program, Communications intern Matt Sincaglia sat down to ask them about the
upcoming trip.
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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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WVHooligan 13 November @ 05:05 PM EST
He's a long and difficult name to spell but it is something we will have to get use to with
Anthony Ampaipitakwong.
We're back for more 2010 MLS SuperDraft talk. I had meant to get to this yesterday but lost
track of time in updating some of my lists for this. So far the response from everyone has been
very good, so keep it up everyone.
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Los Angeles Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez was named the winner of the 2009 Rookie of the Year
Award on Thursday, beating out Toronto FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei and D.C. United forward Chris
Pontius for the honors.
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WVHooligan 12 November @ 02:43 PM EST
Omar Gonzalez was named Rookie of the Year today. (Getty Images)
Another season award came down today, this time it is the league's Rookie of the Year. For the
second straight year a LA Galaxy defender has won it as the honor went to Omar Gonzalez today.
Gonzalez helped a defense go from one of the worst in league history to one of the better ones
this season.
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Being a rookie in MLS is quite different than young players in any other sport around the world.
First off, if you're part of the select few deemed not talented enough, your salary won't be near
six figures. That being said, with smaller rosters and bargains a necessity in MLS, getting a shot
your first professional season isn't out of the question.
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DCUMD 08 November @ 07:54 PM EST
We've covered the forwards, and we've covered the front office. Heck, our front office results
actually have been 100% correct so far, with Tom Soehn leaving the team and Kasper and Payne set to
return. We'll have to wait a while to find out if our forward results are correct, but in the
meantime, let's see what everyone has to say about our attacking midfielders.
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DCUMD 05 November @ 08:59 AM EST
I've been a little bit surprised by some of the fan reactions we've seen over the past few days
since the announced departure of Tom Soehn as head coach of DC United. The most common sentiment
has been "Thanks for your service", which is nice, but maybe not entirely genuine coming from the
same people who were writing (and probably chanting at games) "FIRE SOEHN" so frequently in the
past.
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WVHooligan 04 November @ 04:43 PM EST
2009 was a rough season for Ben Olsen and DC United. (Getty Images)
We knew going into 2009 that the calendar for DC United could be a fairly packed one. Possibly
Champions League matches, US Open Cup title to defend, summer friendlies, and of course the regular
season slate. It turned out to be just the case as DC United played a schedule so packed this year
it definitely raised some eyebrows about how little depth MLS clubs really do have.
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Goalkeeper of the year -- Nov. 4
Nominees: Kasey Keller (Seattle), Donovan Ricketts (L.A.), Zach Thornton (Chivas USA)
Who will win: Thornton. Veteran might have put up his best year in the league.
Who should win: Thornton. This team overachieved and its MVP is the reason why.
Fair Play Finalists -- Nov.
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Here's the full list as released today by MLS:
Goalkeeper of the Year
Kasey Keller - Seattle Sounders FC
Donovan Ricketts - Los Angeles Galaxy
Zach Thornton - Chivas USA
Fair Play Finalists - Individual
Kasey Keller - Seattle Sounders FC
Pat Onstad - Houston Dynamo
Steve Ralston - New England Revolution
Comeback Player of the Year
Brian McBride - Chicago Fire
Ben Olsen - D.
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Seattle's Kasey Keller is a finalist for numerous Major League Soccer awards, including
goalkeeper of the year. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
Major League Soccer released the finalists for the league's 2009 awards today. The winners will
be announced starting Wednesday and ending Nov.
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WVHooligan 02 November @ 03:02 PM EST
Hot off the presses from the league front office. Major League Soccer has announced the
finalists to their season ending awards today. Only a few shockers jump out at me here with these
but I'll get to that in a moment.
Keeper of the Year (to be announced Nov. 4)
Kasey Keller, Seattle
Donovan Ricketts, Los Angeles
Zach Thornton, Chivas USA
Defender of the Year (Nov.
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DCUMD 30 October @ 06:10 PM EST
When posting the 2009 ADRs earlier this week, I asked what jumped out at you. Well here's some
questions that jumped out at me:
1.
Is Dejan Jakovic really all that good? The biggest surprise for me on the whole
was Jakovic's even 3.00 rating. After winning three Benny Awards, you would have thought his rating
would be among the best on the team.
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Being the top rookie in any MLS rookie class is an accomplishment, but being the best rookie in
arguably the strongest rookie class in league history makes the 2009 MLS Rookie of the Year award
more special than most.
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Being the top rookie in any MLS rookie class is an accomplishment, but being the best rookie in
arguably the strongest rookie class in league history makes the 2009 MLS Rookie of the Year award
more special than most.
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In case you missed the announcements on Twitter last night, here are the winners from the 6th
Annual United Awards Reception:
- Volkswagen Most Valuable Player: Clyde Simms
- Defender of the Year: Bryan Namoff
- Fans' Choice Award: Chris Pontius
- Goal of the Year: Bryan Namoff's diving header vs.
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DCUMD 27 October @ 09:31 PM EST
The 6th Annual United Awards Reception isn't the only United Awards Reception going on tonight.
Because it's also time to announce the winners of the 2009 Benny Awards!
- The Richie Award for the most underrated player goes to Bryan Namoff
- The Nelly Award for the best newcomer goes to Dejan Jakovic
- The Convey Award for the best rookies goes to Chris Pontius
- The Donnety Award for the biggest disappointment goes to Danny Szetela
- The Grosy Award for the ballsiest player goes to Ben Olsen
- The Freddy Award for the biggest story goes to Chris Pontius and Rodney Wallace
- The Harkesy Award for the greatest leader goes to Ben Olsen
- The Popie Award for the best defender goes to Dejan Jakovic
- The Etchy Award for the team's MVP goes to Dejan Jakovic
- The Benny Award for the highest ADR rating goes to Chris Pontius
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DCUMD 24 October @ 05:44 PM EST
By defintion, the Etchy Award goes to DC United's most valuable player. The winner of the award
should be the player who United can least afford to live without, and who gives the team the best
chance of winning. I'm going to present this award a bit differently because I want to give you
more choices and less bias.
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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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We spoke to a bunch of the guys today about Saturday's regular season finale in Kansas City. The
game is a must-win for United as it vies to be one of six teams to capture one of the two remaining
playoff spots.
More from...
- Chris Pontius
- Lawson Vaughn
- Dejan Jakovic
- Steve Cronin
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Du Nord 22 October @ 04:25 PM EST
QUESTION ON MY MINDWho is going to MLS Cup in Seattle? I am. Let me know if you are.
STARTERSChicago needs a result tonight to guarantee their spot in this years MLS playoffs.
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It's been a fabulous season for rookies in MLS. All across the league, rookies have peppered
starting lineups, as the 2009 draft yielded one of the best returns ever.
As a result, narrowing the candidates is a tough call. Two rookies in D.C., Rodney Wallace and
Chris Pontius, started almost every single game for United, and Pontius showed his class with a
couple of spectacular goals this season.
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It's been a fabulous season for rookies in MLS. All across the league, rookies have peppered
starting lineups, as the 2009 draft yielded one of the best returns ever.
As a result, narrowing the candidates is a tough call. Two rookies in D.C., Rodney Wallace and
Chris Pontius, started almost every single game for United, and Pontius showed his class with a
couple of spectacular goals this season.
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Hoy dos de nuestros cuatro equipos que participan en la concachampions tuvieron acción:
El Toluca recibió en el Nemesio Diez al equipo estadounidense DC United.Â
Aunque el partido terminó empatado a un gol, los Diablos Rojos del Toluca conquistaron la
primera posición del Grupo B de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaaf.
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A year after every MLS team failed to reach the knockout round of the CONCACAF Champions League,
the defending MLS champion Columbus Crew has stepped up to make sure Major League Soccer will be
represented in the current Champions League Tournament.
The Crew tied the Puerto Rico Islanders, 1-1, on Tuesday night to lock up a quarterfinal
berth.
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A year after all but one MLS team failed to reach the knockout round of the CONCACAF Champions
League, the defending MLS champion Columbus Crew has become the first Major League Soccer teamÂ
to earn a place in the quarterfinals.
The Crew tied the Puerto Rico Islanders, 1-1, on Tuesday night to lock up a quarterfinal
berth.
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United got a goal from rookie Chris Pontius on an incredible 25-yard smash in the sixth minute,
but Lawson Vaughn gave the home side a penalty in the 62nd minute that was put away by Lopez to
draw Toluca even. The 1-1 score line stood at the final whistle.
The draw means United must wait and see what happens in the CD Marathon-Jabloteh game on
Thursday evening.
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