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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D.C. United defender Greg Janicki is asking for help in raising money for Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. He writes:

"A lot of you know I grew a ridiculously stupid mustache this year that was just for fun. Now I figured I might as well grow it back for a good cause throughout the month of November.

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By definition, the Donnety Award goes to the player who has been the biggest disappointment for DC United in 2009. The award's namesake Matias Donnet came to United in 2006 and was seen as a potential all star due to his pedigree after playing for Boca Juniors, as well as spending some time in Serie A. Click to continue reading...

Following their 1-0 win at San Juan Jabloteh on Sept 15th, the guys have been resting up, practicing, and hopefully getting some tactical and finishing work in before their next game on Thursday, against Marathon. I've been doing much of the same, save for the practicing or working on my finishing.

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With DC United in the process of finalizing a loan for Tiyi Shipalane from the Harrisburg City Islanders, I was pretty darn confused as to the status of our roster, since we'll now have 27 players listed on our first team roster when the league maximum is 24. Sounds like a good time for a late season roster reset!

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We'll shortly announce that the club has signed defender Lawson Vaughn. The 25-year old has been training with the team for several days and will take the place of defender Greg Janicki, who has been put on the disabled list with back spasms.

Vaughn spent three and a half seasons as a member of Chivas USA, before being waived earlier this year.

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So my DVR inexplicably taped nothing but a black screen, and calls to Comcast expectedly got me nowhere (their proposed solution: turn it off and turn it back on). So this reaction will be based solely on MLSnet highlights and comments in the Insider.
With our remaining schedule chock full of home matches, a tie on the road is certainly not the end of the world. Click to continue reading...

As originally reported here (in The Offside's First official scoop), Bill Hamid, Annandale native and academy product, has signed with MLS and will be on DCU's roster as the third goalkeeper. As a result of this and other additions like Shipalane, Habarugira, and James, someone on the current roster will have to be cut.

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Jason the Producer is not feeling D.C.'s Greg Janicki at all. It's as if he thinks he Taylor Graham or something (sorry Seattle but he's my go-to bad defenderer, nothing personal). Click to continue reading...

Tomorrow marks the third inaugural "Beckham invades DC Tour". I've been to the two before, and I'll be to the third. In the two previous meetings, we saw two wins for DC, and the win last year in decisive fashion. The circumstances leading up to tomorrow's match are starkly different, with DC United on a steep decline and LA Galaxy as hot as fire.

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In a competition that is becoming somewhat of a nightmare for D.C. United, they couldn't get their 2009 CONCACAF Champions League campaign off to a good start. Two late goals from Jerry Palacios and Marios Berrios were the difference as United's poor road record continued this year.

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by TRAVIS CLARK

In a competition that is becoming somewhat of a nightmare for D.C. United, they couldn't get their 2009 CONCACAF Champions League campaign off to a good start. Two late goals from Jerry Palacios and Marios Berrios were the difference as United's poor road record continued this year.

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The defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew helped restore some pride to MLS after downing MLS-killers Puerto Rico Islanders, 2-0, in their opening match of the CONCACAF Champions League group stages. Goals from Steve Lenhart and Robbie Rogers provided the difference for the Crew.

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The defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew helped restore some pride to MLS after downing MLS-killers Puerto Rico Islanders, 2-0, in their opening match of the CONCACAF Champions League group stages. Goals from Steve Lenhart and Robbie Rogers provided the difference for the Crew.

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D.C. United gave up two late goals and lost to Marathon 3-1 in their CONCACAF Champions League group play opening match. Click to continue reading...

A loss is pretty much what we expected on the road in Honduras, but it's disappointing all the same because it could have been so much more. And we're once again reminded of 2008. If you're unfortunate enough to recall the 2008 Champions' Cup and Superliga, you'll remember that DC United looked to be of fairly equal caliber to most of their opponents, but ultimately flunked out of the tournaments due to several individual mistakes and unlucky breaks. Click to continue reading...

If you think about it, this result actually makes a lot of sense. DC United's starters at full fitness were able to admirably shut down Real Madrid's starters for the entire first half. But as our players grew more fatigued in the 95 degree heat, our defense was worn down by some of the world's best players.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

One of the hottest and humid days of D.C.'s summer couldn't keep the fans away as Real Madrid took on D.C. United on Sunday. And while the crowd on hand heavily favored the Spanish club, the 72,000 fans saw D.

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Good afternoon. It's a hot and humid day down in the D.C. area, with a sea of Madrid-clad fans ready to watch their heroes take on D.C. United. Madrid's second match against MLS opposition will indeed be an interesting when you take into consideration the elements outside.

I'm in the press box at FedEx field, ready to take in all the action.

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Boy did I miss the feelings of 2008. Poor motivation in international tournaments, decent possession but few shots on target, costly individual mistakes... This is deja vu all over again.
1. In his first bit of extended time, Danny Szetela stood out in an otherwise mediocre midfield. Click to continue reading...

Just realized I never gave ratings for this match... Based on game highlights:
Top Shelf: Boyzzz Khumalo, Devon McTavish, Rodney Wallace
Call: Andrew Jacobson
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DC United drew 1-1 with Firpo last night at RFK Stadium, giving up an away goal with a team made up mainly of squad players. "My assistant and I were surprised when we saw the lineup," Firpo coach Agustin Castillo said. "We had prepared for a totally different team." DC fell behind in the 26th minute when Mario Benitez took the ball off of DC's Greg Janicki and beat keeper Milos Klos. Click to continue reading...

D.C. United put on a particularly flat performance last night against El Salvador's L.A. Firpo and it just might cost them their CONCACAF Champions League future for this season. Click to continue reading...

United takes a short break from League play this evening as it hosts El Salvador's CD LA Firpo at RFK Stadium (8 p.m. ET) in the preliminary round of CONCACAF Champions League. United took part in the tournament's inaugural run last fall, but finished with a disappointing 0-5-1 record in the group stage, crashing out of the tournament before the knockout round.

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It's pretty tough to forget the 3-0 loss the team suffered in Colorado last month at the hands of the Rapids. United was playing its third game in eight days, at altitude and without the services of Jaime Moreno, Luciano Emiliio and Fred.

This time around, the team will have Moreno, Emilio and Fred available for selection, but will be without Santino Quaranta (U.

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Americans Abroad / USMNT
The Case For Jimmy Conrad - MLS Talk
MNT Wins ESPY For 'Best Upset' - The MNT Blog
Beckerman's Turn - USSoccerPlayers.com
Johnson Concludes Australia Tour - Yanks Abroad
Thin Squad For Panama Encounter - Yanks Abroad
Zizzo Loan Halted By Heart Irregularity - Yanks Abroad
MLSnet Game Previews
- Conference Leaders Clash In Toronto
- United, Rapids Renew Rivalry Saturday
- Crew Chasing Home Streak Record
Chicago Fire
Well-Traveled Ward Finds Fit In Chicago - MLSnet
Video: Blanco Leads Fire To SuperLiga Final - Soccer By Ives
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I don't believe in the "win at home, draw on the road" theory, but that doesn't mean the idea doesn't have value. It has value, occasionally, it just shouldn't be a mantra. Columbus has come on recently, but the single significant win was a 2-1 victory over Chivas. The other four wins include 2 wins against Kansas City (including a nice 2-0 road win), a win at home against San Jose, and a win at home against New York.

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Following a bye week, D.C. United return to MLS action tonight to face the defending MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. ET before a national television audience on ESPN 2. The Fourth of July match up is the first meeting of the season between the Eastern Conference foes and it promises to be a good one as the teams are separated by just a point at the top of the Eastern Conference table, United sitting in first place with 23 points while Columbus has just one loss in their last 11 meetings to catapult to second place with 22 points.

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Why limit ourselves to enjoying the greatness of reader comments on official team blogs from just FC Dallas...Time to start properly supporting my new club DC United and see what United fans who visit the team's official blog, Behind the Badge, have to say.
From Post: MLS game #16: United 0 - Colorado 3
"Really sad, i still believe that Ton Soehn needs to get FIRED! Click to continue reading...

16 games in to the season, with a two week break from MLS action, I can think of no better time to deliver to you the second annual installment of the Mid-Season Review. In this space over the next 10 or so days, we will take a look at the Acquisitions, Departures, and Trades that United has made since the end of the 2008 season, and then wrap it all up with a Summary. Click to continue reading...

I can't remember the last time I've said this, but this Colorado Rapids team is actually pretty good. And they deserved this win.
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There was a bit of an off-hand comment from a user on the Soccer Insider this morning when Goff revealed the news that Josh Gros had been offered a position in the front office by Piotr Nowak and the Philadelphia Union. The commenter b18bolo suggested that Nowak might also go after some of his other former players like Ben Olsen and Bobby Convey.

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The New York Red Bulls are in their favorite house of horrors, RFK Stadium, tonight to take on arch-rival D.C. United (7:30pm, ESPN2). The last-place Red Bulls are in dire need of points, but finding some tonight will be difficult against a D.C. team that has had their number this year (and most years for that matter).

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Let's try out a different format this time for my much heralded "Versus" series. Here we'll take a look at each of our three potential starting goalkeepers (Louis Crayton, Josh Wicks, and Milos Kocic) on a number of different categories to see if we can come up with a consensus.

Stats to date:
Including Open Cup matches, these three aren't too different.

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