For the fourth time in sixteen months, Houston and Pachuca will face off in the knock out stages of a major international competitions. Last year this same staged Pachuca used dogged determination and some controversial officiating to advance after winning a penalty kick shootout. This year, Houston will be without leading tournament goal scorer Stuart [. Click to continue reading...

Given the focus that this blog has given to United's roster this year, I thought it would be appropriate to base our Mid-Season Review specifically on the roster moves that the team has made. In part 1, we will look at United's acquisitions, meaning the players that the team added since the end of last season that they didn't have to give up anything for. Click to continue reading...

I'm pretty sure Shoe is bad luck. It seems like every time I hear of him going to D.C. games they end up losing.

Nevertheless, we were subject to one great game and one terrible game last night, as Chivas (Mexico) downed D.C. United 2-1 in the opener and Houston walloped Atlante 4-0 in the nightcap. Click to continue reading...

If you're like me, then you're a sexy bitch. If you have the same thoughts as me, then you hate what the Olympics do to football. I guess I just don't see the point. It would be one thing if I had been born with a natural ability in badminton(real sport, shit you not) and the Olympics were the only way to compete on a national level, but this is football!

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I always think that international competitions like Euro or the World Cup provide much needed correctives.

Fernando Torres muscled his way past Philip Lahm in one of the more indelible images of Euro 2008 to provide Spain's winner. The Liverpool striker was one of the heroes in his country's win against Germany.

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DC United can now boast of a 4 game unbeaten streak. But how about a streak of 2 underwelming wins at home against weaker opponents? Makes you wonder how this team will fare against a much better team in the Galaxy next week.


1. Clyde Simms extends his goal scoring streak to 2 games, and has another solid performance in the midfield. Click to continue reading...

Portugal (Gomes 40, Postiga 87) 2-3 Germany (Schweinsteiger 22, Klose 26, Ballack 61) St Jakob Park Quarterfinals, Euro 2008 Thursday 19 June 2008 Kickoff - 20:45 CET, 14:45 EST Portugal 2-3 Germany - Live Blog An enthralling quarter-final in Basel saw Germany progress to their first European Championships semi-final since 1996 thanks to a well earned 3-2 victory. Click to continue reading...

I don't know about you but I just love seeing members of the England team finally able to enjoy some free time. It's been such a hard season, thank god they can relax on a beach somewhere and not worry about shit like international competitions and pride.

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Ya, corny title but it summarizes the Azzurri's current match form pretty well. Ok ok Belgium aren't exactly living up to their Diables Rouges title lately, and the RAI commentators themselves repeatedly defined them as nothing more than a "sparring partner" for Italy. Still, there's something very reassuring about the way Donadoni's team handled the [. Click to continue reading...

Spain won their prestigious friendly vs. the World Champions Wednesday night, much to the delight of the 35,000 spectators of Elche stadium (despite the chants calling for Raúl's name during the match). In truth, the biggest victor among Spanish ranks was little man David Villa: in minute 77, the Valencia striker invented a marvelous strike [. Click to continue reading...

Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Amelia (Livorno) Defenders: Barzagli (Palermo), F.Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Grosso (Lyon), Materazzi (Inter), Panucci (Roma), Oddo (Milan), Zambrotta (Barcelona) Midfielders: Ambrosini (Milan), Aquilani (Roma), Camoranesi (Juventus), De Rossi (Roma), Gattuso (Milan), Perrotta (Roma), Pirlo (Milan) Forwards: Borriello (Genoa), Di Natale (Udinese), Iaquinta (Juventus), Quagliarella (Udinese), Toni (Bayern Munich) . Click to continue reading...