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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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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As always, Mr. Unprecedented Access, Steve Goff, has a sit down with Kevin Payne and Tom Soehn
over on his blog. Some big quotes...
"We don't want to play like Colorado or New England, which most of the season sat with eight or
nine guys behind the ball. How many people go to watch Colorado or New England play?
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DCUMD 23 October @ 09:56 AM EST
Given the unfortunate results of the Chicago/Chivas and Marathon/San Juan matches last night, a
WIN for DC United on Saturday has now become all the more crucial. The number of playoff
spots at stake just dropped from 3 to 2 with the Fire's victory. What's worse though is that the
loss by Chivas USA means that Columbus has now clinched the Supporter's Shield, and therefore will
have nothing to play for in their final match against the Revolution on Sunday.
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DCUMD 21 October @ 10:09 PM EST
By definition, the Popie award goes to United's best defensive player in 2009. The award's namesake
is former national team defender Eddie Pope. Not only is Pope widely recognized as the best
defender in United's history, but he is also responsible for the most important goal in United's
history.
Last year's winner was Bryan Namoff with over 50% of the vote.
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DCUMD 20 October @ 09:26 PM EST
Finishing 1-1 against the leader of the Mexican Primera Division on the road is a better result
than most of us expected, and probably a better result than we deserved. Still, thanks to some
inspired play by a few individuals, and some poor shooting by Toluca, we emerged with a single
point.
A win would have secured our spot in the Champions' League quarterfinals, but let's not count
ourselves out yet.
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Check it out, the United roster is so barebones in midfield for the CONCACAF Champions' League
match with Toluca tonight that the FO cloned McTavish! (via the Goffmeister)... The DCU roster:
Goalkeepers: Steve Cronin, Milos Kocic. Defenders: Dejan...
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On Tuesday, Bryan Namoff, Ben Olsen, Santino Quaranta and Devon McTavish were on the runway for
the 'Walk This Way' fashion show, put on by former Survivor contestant Becky Lee. Becky runs
Becky's Fund, an organization she started to fight domestic violence.
You can see the guys in the video above beginning at the 55-second mark.
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Finally (!), Comcast SportsNet allows you to embed video. Well done, guys. Here's Santino and
Devon after training today talking to Sebastian Salazar of CSN (note Devon's shaved head -
something he did to support Miss Virginia and cancer research).
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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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DCUMD 15 September @ 10:05 PM EST
This 1-0 win reminded me a bit of another 1-0 win less than a week ago against the Wizards. United
was clearly the better team, and our defense did well in shutting down some opportunities, but a
big part of the victory can also be attributed to a weaker team failing to get any quality shots on
target.
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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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The newest edition of Access United includes a look back at the draw in Dallas and Wednesday
night's win over Kansas City, as well as a preview of what to expect for tomorrow's game against
Seattle Sounders FC. The final segment is a very unique look at the life of Devon McTavish. Wait
until you see the goal young Devon scores midway through the piece.
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DCUMD 09 September @ 11:09 PM EST
That wasn't exactly how I wanted to see us play against one of the worst teams in the league, but a
win is a win, and somehow I still feel like we earned this one. It definitely took this team 30
minutes or so to settle in, and gave up way too many chances during those first 30 minutes, but we
looked like the better team in the second half, and ultimately we prevailed.
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Week 25 was all set to be a quiet one in Major League Soccer with only three games scheduled. But
there was plenty of action, a lot of red and no fewer than eleven goals. An adequate return from
three matches, and here's my weekly MLS roundup to bring y'all up to date with the ever-bubbling
playoff race.
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DCUMD 03 September @ 09:07 PM EST
So I'm watching the Redskins get killed in yet another preseason game and I'm thinking about the
strategy that they've used over the years in developing their rosters, and how that compares with
DC United.
The Redskins have a tendency to sign players that they think are good, and then try to make them
fit within the system of whatever coach they have at the time.
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Though United is currently out of the playoffs as things stand, a couple of positive results
over the next few weeks would put the team in solid position to qualify for the post-season down
the stretch. The Eastern Conference standings remain tight, and even when you include mid-table
teams in the West, all are within a handful of points.
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WVHooligan 20 August @ 06:34 PM EST
Almost the end of the week here as Friday gets closer by the second. Tonight I've got a couple
links and items to discuss. Pretty much they are all MLS based, with some reactions to stuff that
people wrote earlier in the day.
First up I want to get into a post that Steve Goff wrote earlier today about the lack of quality
on Tuesday night's FSC broadcast of the CONCACAF Champions League.
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DCUMD 01 August @ 06:55 PM EST
Just realized I never gave ratings for this match... Based on game highlights:
Top Shelf: Boyzzz Khumalo, Devon McTavish, Rodney Wallace
Call: Andrew Jacobson
Rail: Greg Janicki, John DiRaimondo
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MLS Rumors 22 July @ 01:06 PM EST
From the U.S. Soccer Communications Center:
D.C. UNITED RETURNS TO U.S. OPEN CUP FINAL, SET TO FACE SEATTLE SOUNDERS ON SEPT. 2Final to Be Broadcast Live on Fox Soccer Channel at 7:30 p.m. ET
CHICAGO (July 22, 2009) — Playing in a rainy Maryland Soccerplex Tuesday night, reigning
U.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
Generally speaking, a victory that brings you one step away from back-to-back U.S. Open Cup
trophies is cause for celebration. But for Tom Soehn and D.C. United, injuries that sent players on
both sides to the hospital overshadowed whatever feelings of triumph a win like that might
typically bring.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
Generally speaking, a victory that brings you one step away from back-to-back U.S. Open Cup
trophies is cause for celebration. But for Tom Soehn and D.C. United, injuries that sent players on
both sides to the hospital overshadowed whatever feelings of triumph a win like that might
typically bring.
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1) Game worn jersey cards do not, in fact, contain pieces of actually game worn jerseys. I
always suspected this, but I suspended this doubt, for the reason of basking in the pleasant glow
of finding insert cards. This brings me to number 2.
2) DC United players, and one can deduce the entirety of MLS, do not respect grown men who collect
their cards.
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Well, the whole two half things has never been more apt. I don't know what Tommy said to the
team in the locker room, but it worked something special.
The first half was honestly the worst 45 minutes of soccer I've ever seen. I'm counting
Screaming Eagles pickup games in that assertion.
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It's a big week for D.C. United on Comcast SportsNet... and I mean BIG. Here's the rundown of
everything happening..
Monday:Tom Soehn on Washington Post Live (5-6 p.m.)D.C. United vs. Leeds United from May 16,
1997 (7-9 p.m.)
Tuesday:Ben Olsen on Washington Post Live (5-6 p.m.)D.C.
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Seriously, I owe everyone a massive THANK YOU! Last month when I wrote on this blog asking you
to donate to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), I never imagined we would raise
as much money as we did! It's just another testament to how great the fans of D.C. UNITED are! I'm
serious about this, you're wonderful, all of you, and I really appreciate the help and support.
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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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D.C. United faces the Harrisburg City Islanders tonight at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, MD.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Should the team advance tonight, it would host the winner of
Rochester Rhinos vs. Wilmington Hammerheads at the SoccerPlex on July 21.
During his three-plus seasons as United's head coach, Tom Soehn has only lost a single game in
Open Cup play - the 1-0 defeat at the hand of the Islanders on July 11, 2007 (Soehn's first full
season).
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D.C. United will look to extend its Open Cup run Tuesday night at the Maryland SoccerPlex when
the Harrisburg City Islanders come to visit. The USL-2 side is the last club to hand United a loss
in the annual tournament, defeating the Black-and-Red 1-0 back in 2007. Tom Soehn and Devon
McTavish offer their thoughts on the game.
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Tomorrow night at the Maryland SoccerPlex, United takes on the Ocean City Barons in its first
official game in U.S. Open Cup play. On June 16, the PDL Barons (the equivilant fourth division in
the U.S.) defeated Real Maryland 1-0 on a penalty kick in extra time. Knowing little about their
opponent, United's players discussed Tuesday's game and defending last year's Open Cup title.
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WVHooligan 25 June @ 01:09 PM EST
I found a good article the other day about a few MLS guys that could use a transfer. While I
doubt the author meant for any of these five to be transferred out of MLS I do think a few of these
selections were pretty good as far as getting some of these guys with a new club.
This all got me thinking of a few guys that would be worth trading to mix things up here for
other MLS clubs.
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MLS Daily 18 June @ 04:55 AM EST
Americans Abroad / USMNT
Who Should The USMNT Start vs. Brazil? - Soccer By Ives
The Morning After: USA v Italy - Soucie On Soccer
Let's Pretend: How The USMNT Could Look - MLS Talk
New Jersey Soccer Star Giuseppe Rossi Is Living Out His Italian Dream - NY Daily News
Wolves Snap Up Hahnemann - Sky Sports
Should Jones Start Against Mexico?
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