DC United begins searching for its sixth head coach in 15 years as head coach Tommy Soehn fell on his sword yesterday after a second straight season in which DC United did not make the playoffs, and failed in other domestic and international competitions as well. Click to continue reading...

A few of you think that we need to stop bullying Luca Toni but we beg to differ! Zio's worst than Raul The Great at present... and his performance at the Confeds this year were laughable at best. The circus came to town and left an acrobat behind!

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There I was, all set to blast the entire DC United organization from top to bottom last week, when shockingly it seemed the entire cosmos came together to give the rambling wreck of RFK an exquisite chance to accomplish most of its major goals in this rollercoaster season. Click to continue reading...

Unitedmania's Chris Webb takes a look at D.C. United's harrowing upcoming schedule which will see the team play 14 matches in 49 days across three different competitions. Fortifying the defense is step number one. Click to continue reading...

DC United played few starters and bemoaned schedule congestion and travel. Well, after that listless tie with Firpo at home last night, it's pretty likely their schedule and travel possibilities will lighten up considerably over the next few months as the team has almost no chance to advance in the CONCACAF Champions League after that craptacular performance. Click to continue reading...

Hopefully, DC United is rested and ready because just like the Tour de France is gearing up for the all important Alpine stages, DC United is heading for a crush of games that will likely determine their season. Ah... I love the Tour de France and I am especially glad the MLS schedulers took it [... Click to continue reading...

Wanted to say thanks to the Corvallis Soccer Blog for linking up my Jared Montz Soccer Podcast interview with TFC's Chad Barrett and given me an excellent shout out saying I am one of his favorite soccer websites!

The Corvallis Soccer Blog is a blog dedicated to the rich soccer tradition in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon.

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UnitedMania's Chris Webb takes a look at his trip last week to Seattle and Denver to follow the team and report on the difference between one club doing it right and the other one who simply treads water. Click to continue reading...

With United at the precipice of the halfway point of the 2009 MLS Season, it's time UnitedMania takes a look at what has gone right and what needs improving. Click to continue reading...

It's the day we've all been waiting for, the day when Norway's hopes of reaching the 2010 World Cup will be extinguished once and for all. Or will they?

In order to reach a play-off Norway probably need four points from these two internationals, and with the game away to Macedonia only yielding one that means Drillo's dullards will have to decimate the Dutch.

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Despite the fact DC United has used a variety of goalkeepers and still might not have decided on a starter for that crucial position, the team has managed to compile one of the best records in the league, but will Soehn begin to rue his refusal to pick a starter? Click to continue reading...

It's only a bit of fun The premise for this TV show is so stupid that it is actually genius. It would never get off the ground in England because a) the players would moan about an invasion of their privacy; and b) the public outcry and reams of Daily Mail editorials after the first edition [...]

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Everybody loves old school Cannavaro and his shoe-tying bitchface! This was a photo taken in 1991 when Canna was still at the Naples football academy. He's obviously come a long way since then, hairstyle and all.

It is confirmed that Canna will join Juventus again in July. But he doesn't expect a warm reception from the fans particularly after he "deserted" them three years ago for Royal Madrid.

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A lot has been made of DC United scoring 4 goals at the death of three different matches so far this season. Of course there are both positives and negatives to take from those goals, but more to the point is what do these goals mean overall and why is DC so often in a position to need them? Click to continue reading...

After Moreno's masterful performance with those two goals to dispatch Dallas this past Saturday, when no United player seemed to be able to find the back of the net, I wanted to write a tribute article about the greatest player ever to wear Black-and-Red. But, then I realized I had already written it three years ago and it's as accurate now as it was then. Click to continue reading...

Fue como una premonición para lo que iba a darse en el encuentro entre el DC United Washingtoniano y el FC Dallas. En una sencilla pero emotiva ceremonia el DC united capitalino premió a su capitán e histórico jugador emelesero el boliviano Jaime Moreno. Kevin Payne presidente del club en nombre de todo el equipo y [. Click to continue reading...

DC United pulled about as remarkable a win as they ever have with that dramatic last minute in NY. But, while miracle finishes are thrilling and a huge boost for morale, they are actually occur almost universally during poor seasons overall, and signify a lack of a killer instinct which is also obviously a concern. Click to continue reading...

Fue un partido aparte con visos de duelo especial que marcó el inicio de la singular serie de encuentros de la llamada Copa del Atlántico entre el DC United y los Red Bulls de New York para demostrar quién es el lider absoluto de la Conferencia Este. DC United dio paso sólido, con toque de hazaña, [. Click to continue reading...

Viking 1 - 2 Fredrikstad

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He's back! Last season the Norwegian end of NFN professed major man-love for Raymond Kvisvik, and here he is, the widest wide-man in the business rides again to end what was an atrocious game of football on a classy note.Â

To be fair, he looked remarkably svelte by his standards when he came on as a 86th minute substitute to help Fredrikstad shore up a crafty 1-1 draw on a bad day.

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Viking 1 - 2 Fredrikstad

(goals)Â

He's back! Last season the Norwegian end of NFN professed major man-love for Raymond Kvisvik, and here he is, the widest wide-man in the business rides again to end what was an atrocious game of football on a classy note.Â

To be fair, he looked remarkably svelte by his standards when he came on as a 86th minute substitute to help Fredrikstad shore up a crafty 1-1 draw on a bad day.

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Viking 1 - 2 Fredrikstad

(goals)Â

He's back! Last season the Norwegian end of NFN professed major man-love for Raymond Kvisvik, and here he is, the widest wide-man in the business rides again to end what was an atrocious game of football on a classy note.Â

To be fair, he looked remarkably svelte by his standards when he came on as a 86th minute substitute to help Fredrikstad shore up a crafty 1-1 draw on a bad day.

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Thinking about DC's start to this season, two things immediately came to mind. How much luck plays a role in MLS matches and how physically soft this team is playing right now. So, rather than write another quasi-negative column about the team, let's take a look at how luck has played a role in more than just a game or two, let's see how much luck actually plays a role in winning the biggest prize of all, an MLS Cup. Click to continue reading...

No fue para menos y se dió la lógica que el fútbol casi no tiene. Real Salt Lake es uno de los equipos que a pesar que es novicio en la MLS (apenas va por su segunda temporada) camina con ritmo ganador y no ha podido ser superado en su casa, el flamante estadio Rio Tinto, en sus dos presentaciones. Click to continue reading...

United puts their undefeated record on the line in a place that has been anything but friendly for the Black and Red the past few years. But, with DC approaching full health for the first time in nearly a year and looking to build on their impressive win over Houston, United might just be ready to reverse their fortunes in Real Salt Lake's shiny new home. Click to continue reading...

 In an effort to track down whether any of us are sages or not (OK, none of us are, really), I put together a handy-dandy chart to take the current standings after three weeks of MLS play and match that to the predicitons the UnitedMania staff made prior to the start of the season. The numbers [. Click to continue reading...

DC United is still looking for their first win of the season, but then again they have yet to be beaten. DC is in some uncharted waters starting off the season with two ties having never done so before, but what if anything can be taken from these opening two games? Click to continue reading...

Los "Rojos" del Chicago Fire sacaron un honroso empate -a un gol-, ante el DC United capitalino en partido disputado en el RFK Stadium, en lo que fue el encuentro inaugural del equipo washingtoniano y dentro de la segunda jornada de la MLS estadounidense . Fue en el marco de una noche de llovizna persistente con [. Click to continue reading...

Still smarting from getting two points stolen in LA, DC United now faces a much different challenge as Eastern conference nemesis Chicago Fire visits RFK. LA was an elegant chess-match compared to the smashmouth battles the Eastern conference is known for, and DC United and the Fire in particular seem to always play barely one step removed from a street fight. Click to continue reading...

The more things change, the more they stay the same as the saying goes. After it struck me to compare the 2001 DC United team to the 2009 side, I was dumfounded with the similarities between the two teams and the situations they were in. Let's just hope the results fare a little better this time around. Click to continue reading...

DC United appears to have all the classic signs of a team that will surprise and disappoint in equal amounts, the LA match being a case in point. So, in the spirit of Soehn's desire for people to just write about the game itself, let's do just that. Click to continue reading...