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's fading playoff hopes heading into tonight's match up with the Columbus Crew received a jolt of good fortune as Luciano Emilio's 17th minute strike held up through heavy pressure and keeps the Black and Red's playoff chances alive. Click to continue reading...

O 34º jogo do mundial sub-20, foi realizado no Port Said Stadium, em Port Said-EGY, com uma temperatura de 27º C.
Jogaram as seleções da África do Sul (73º do ranking da FIFA) e Honduras (42º do ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam jogado. Click to continue reading...

Ghana and South Africa will face off for the third time this year in a second round knockout match at the Under-20 World Cup on Tuesday.

Amajita into Knockout for Under-20 World Cup

South Africa's Amajita are into the knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup for the first time,

The Black Satellites of Ghana topped Group D after two wins against Uzbekistan and England and a draw against Uruguay, while South Africa finished third in their group after a well-deserved 2-0 win over Honduras on Saturday thanks to goals from Andile Jali and Sibusiso Khumalo.

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I'm not going to spend a lot of time discussing a game we should of won big that we did win big. I saw some good things. And here we go...
Good Stuff!
- Christian Gomez. Every time I think that DC should cut ties with Gomez, he'll play like he dad last night. He definitely elevates his game in tournament play, and teams need players that can do that.

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Talk about a beating. DC United beat up on some guys from Trinidad last night in the CONCACAF Champions League. DC walloped San Juan Jabloteh 5-1 to hop into second place in Group B. Christian Gomez and Boyzzz Khumalo each scored twice for United, with Fred adding the fifth goal. If Marathon loses tonight against Toluca, United will advance to the quarterfinals next spring.

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Both MLS clubs had a chance to seize the initiative in their respective CONCACAF Champions League groups last night, but only one managed to come through. D.C. walloped San Juan Jabloteh 5-1 to hop into second place in Group B, while Houston failed to score and lost to Pachuca 1-0. United has completed a rather remarkable turnaround in the competition, after going winless last year and dropping their first two this year.

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Both MLS clubs had a chance to seize the initiative in their respective CONCACAF Champions League groups last night, but only one managed to come through. D.C. walloped San Juan Jabloteh 5-1 to hop into second place in Group B, while Houston failed to score and lost to Pachuca 1-0. United has completed a rather remarkable turnaround in the competition, after going winless last year and dropping their first two this year.

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Everyone was in good spirit's after last night's 5-1 drubbing of San Juan Jabloteh. See what Boyzzz Khumalo, Milos Kocic, Chris Pontius, Christian Gomez and Tom Soehn had to say after the game.

• Tom Soehn & Christian Gomez press conference
• Boyzzz Khumalo
• Chris Pontius

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Last week I made a big mistake in reading too much into the results of a win against a weak opponent. Learning my lesson, let's just say that this match was a pleasure to watch. This is the second time this season United has scored five goals, and it looked like the boys were having fun out there.
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D.C. United defeated San Juan Jabloteh 5-1 last night to boost their chances of advancing out of group play to the knockout stages of the CONCACAF Champions League. Christian Gomez and Boyzzz Khumalo led the attack with two goals apiece. Click to continue reading...

Two goals each from Christian Gomez and Boyzzz Khumalo helped United easily dispatch of San Juan Jabloteh this evening at RFK Stadium. The win was United's third in a row in CONCACAF Champions League play and puts the team in great position to advance with just one game remaining in Group B play.

Fans should turn their attention to the TV tomorrow night when CD Marathon (Honduras) hosts CD Toluca (Mexico) on Galavision at 10pm ET.

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O 23º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, foi realizado na cidade de Alexandria, no estádio municipal de Alexandria, com uma temperatura de 26º C.
Jogaram as seleções da Hungria (47º no ranking da FIFA) e África do Sul (73º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam se enfrentado. Click to continue reading...

United faces a near must-win tonight at RFK Stadium when it faces Honduran side CD Marathon in its fourth CONCACAF Champions League match. After last week's win in Trinidad & Tobago over Jabloteh, D.C. finds itself in third place in Group B, three points behind tonight's visitors. A win for the Black-and-Red would draw the team even in the standings and put it in a position to advance into the knockout stage of the tournament heading into the final two games of group play.

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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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From the D.C. United Front Office, the team announced today the club has acquired midfielder Tiyiselani Shipalane on loan from the Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2). Shipalane will serve as a roster replacement for Thabiso "Boyzzz" Khumalo, who has been put on the Disabled List. The club also announced forward Luciano Emilio has received his green card and will no longer count as an International on the team's roster. Click to continue reading...

DC United announced a few roster moves today. As reported before, Julius James is coming after a trade with Houston for a 3rd Round Draft Pick in 2012.

DC announced that they have signed defender David Habarugira. Habarugira has played for the Burundi national team and in the Anderlecht (Belgium) youth system.

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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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Can you believe we're 20 episodes in to the best web show ever in the history of Major League Soccer? Time flies when you're having fun. Host Tony Limarzi recaps the San Jose and Firpo draws and previews Saturday's contest in Houston against the Dynamo. In the final segment, Boyzzz Khumalo plays soccer with the homeless at Street Soccer USA, an amazing program that uses soccer for social change.

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With a road record of 1-3-5, United hasn't exactly been struggling on the road but three points have been hard to come by. The sole road win came back on April 26 at New York. Tied with Columbus for second place in the Eastern Conference, only a point behind Chicago, the Black-and-Red will be looking for valuable three points that could put them atop the East again.

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From the U.S. Soccer Communications Center:

D.C. UNITED RETURNS TO U.S. OPEN CUP FINAL, SET TO FACE SEATTLE SOUNDERS ON SEPT. 2
Final 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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Boyzzz Khumalo's follow-up rebound of a Chris Pontius shot in the 82nd minute was the game-winner and D.C. United is off to their 4th U.S. Open Cup final. Click to continue reading...

After a spirited and hard fought game with some injuries United move on to their second US Open Cup final at RFK Stadium in two years. United once again let a lower league side hang around all for most of the game, almost playing down to their opposition rather than putting them to the sword early until controversial referee Abbey Okulaja made one of his trademark calls and pointed to the spot due to a ball which may have been kicked into a Rochester player's arm. Click to continue reading...

Another tightly contested, scrappy match for the Black-and-Red tonight, as D.C. topped the visiting Rochester Rhinos 2-1 on a 86th minute goal from Boyzzz Khumalo. Jaime Moreno put United on top in the 41st minute - his 12th career goal in Open Cup play - before Rochester's Tai Atieno scored on a broken play in the box in the 68th.

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Get out to the Maryland SoccerPlex tonight to watch United take on the Rochester Rhinos in the semifinal round of the U.S. Open Cup. D.C. won it last year and is looking to become the first team to repeat since MLS joined the tournament in 1996.

Tonight's game wil kick off at 7:30 p.m. There is not television coverage and, due to technological limitations at the SoccerPlex, the game will not be streamed online.

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Boyzzz Khumalo and John DiRaimondo discuss Tuesday night's Open Cup semifinal versus the Rochester Rhinos...

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After a first half consisting of two major mistakes (Namoff's own goal and Khumalo's terrible chip shot miss), United was a bit unfortunate to be down a goal. The teams looked very evenly matched. But from the moment that the whistle blew to open up the second half, one team was clearly better than the other. Click to continue reading...

Today Goff is reporting and United is confirming that the club has officially acquired Danny Szetela via the MLS allocation system. United continues to acquire more young talented players who could turn into fairly big stars.
Almost makes you wonder why FC Dallas would pass on this 22-year old kid with international experience. Click to continue reading...

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 survived a furious rally from shorthanded Harrisburg in the second half and advance to the semi-final round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Click to continue reading...

United gets two early goals - one from Boyzzz Khumalo and the other from Andrew Jacobson - and holds on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Harrisburg City Islanders. D.C. will host the Rochester Rhinos - who got by the Wilmington Hammerheads 2-1 - in the Open Cup semifinal on July 21 at the Maryland SoccerPlex.

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A 1-1 tie would have been a pretty good prediction going in, and isn't a bad result for us. But it feels good to say that this team deserved better. DC United dominated in scoring opportunities, with 11 shots on goal to Columbus's 3. But they were a bit more effective at converting their few opportunities, as we let the Crew off the hook far too often with failed chances and weak shots straight at the keeper. Click to continue reading...

DC United should be neither elated nor concerned after the team needed 75 minutes to beat a PDL squad consisting mostly of college players and a few amateurs. It wasn't pretty, but DC is one step closer to defending their US Open Cup title, which is more than you can say about the 4 MLS clubs who lost to USL clubs last night. Click to continue reading...

(Spagna-Sudafrica 3-2 (dts)
Spagna (4-3-1-2): Casillas; Arbeloa, Albiol, Pique, Capdevila; Cazorla, Xabi Alonso, Riera; Sergio Busquez (36' st Llorente); Villa (11' st Silva), Fernando Torres (11' st Guiza). A disp. Marchena, Puyol, Pablo Hernandez, Xavi, Fabregas, Diego Lopez, Sergio Ramos, Reina, Sergio Mata. Click to continue reading...

This was my first journey to RFK this season, and boy did I pick a good one. It sure did feel right for this to be a battle for first place, because United and the Fire did look like two of the best teams in MLS tonight. Great atmosphere in the stadium.
Just a shame for a really well-played competitive match between two good teams to be influenced so heavily by the officials. Click to continue reading...