As was previously stated here (okay, I was off by a little bit), it looks like Ben Olsen is
going to hang up his boots. Although it could have been easily guessed that his time was running
out, Olsen has decided that either pain or other considerations have made it undesirable to
continue his career.
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The next-to-last weekend of MLS action sees the teams broken down into three groups:
1. In the playoffs, still alive for Supporters Shield
2. Not yet in the playoffs
3. Out of the playoffs
Every contending team has two games left except Chivas USA, which has three.
We'll update this glance as the day goes on, pressbox wi-fi permitting (wi-fi or not, check Twitter
updates).
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Yanks Abroad 14 October @ 10:10 PM EST
The United States paid handsomely for the last gasp tie secured Wednesday night at RFK, as central
defender Oguchi Onyewu damaged ligaments in his knee and will be out of action three to four
months.
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As has become our habit, MFUSA will go live tonight immediately following the US-Costa Rica
match at RFK. We'll take your calls, Tweets, emails, and Skypes on the game, the qualifying
campaign, and other National Team topics. Obviously our minds will be on Charlie Davies, so feel
free to call in with your thoughts on him as well.
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As has become our habit, MFUSA will go live tonight immediately following the US-Costa Rica match
at RFK. We'll take your calls, Tweets, emails, and Skypes on the game, the qualifying campaign,
and...
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In a show of support for Chuck D. and in solidarity with The Baltimore Brigade, and a number of
other bloggers & tweeters out there in the American soccersphere, I'm encouraging anyone attending
tonight's match vs. Costa Rica at RFK to print one of these out and hold it aloft in the 9th
minute.
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Host Tony Limarzi recaps the weekend of MLS action - things actually went our way! - and
previews the big Crew game on Saturday. The final segment offers a sneak peak at the 1999 reunion
DVD that will be handed out post-game at RFK on Saturday (great stuff from some of '99 team
watching the MLS Cup final versus LA).
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Week 30 (10/07)
Last Week's Ranking in Parenthesis...
- Columbus (1): The Crew finally lost @ home, but still lead the race for the
Shield.
- Chivas USA (3): Preki's Goats got a huge W @ RFK and have the most
games left.
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United Mania 03 October @ 10:19 PM EST
D.C. United lost their third consecutive home match and are watching their 2009 MLS campaign circle
the drain. Chivas USA came into RFK and bossed around United and earned a 2-0 win to improve their
playoff standing while crippling United's at the same time.
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Week 29 (09/30)
Last Week's Ranking in Parenthesis...
- Columbus (1): The Crew blanked the Gals and took another step toward the
Shield.
- Houston (2): Houston had a bye last week, so they will not be moving this
week.
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There is a caveat to this post: we don't have it near as bad as Red Bull fans have it. True,
they have a new stadium coming, but that team is a disaster from top to bottom, with little hope of
immediate recovery. Now that I've cleared that up, this is a bad time to be a United fan.
The breadth of this experience was on display Sunday afternoon.
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United Mania 27 September @ 05:35 PM EST
D.C. United coughed up yet another lead and allowed the previously winless on the road San Jose
Earthquakes to come into RFK and take away a potential playoff killing win over the Black and Red.
United has now lost two consecutive home matches after going the first 11 matches of the season
without allowing a loss.
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United Mania 23 September @ 11:32 PM EST
It's crunch time and DC United has been thrown a lifeline in the CONCACAF Champions League, but the
Black and Red need a big win in RFK over a suddenly misfiring Marathon to get themselves back on
track.
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For some years now, DC United's Screaming Eagles and Barra Brava have set the standard for
pre-game tailgating in MLS.As a DC fan this season, I've learned to appreciate the "smaller things" in soccer my soccer
experience as opposed to actual goals, talent, or even effort out of my home town team.
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Week 27 (09/16)
Last Week's Ranking in Parenthesis...
- Columbus (2): The Crew are on top after a clutch victory over last week's
#1.Â
- Houston (1): I am betting the Dynamo bounce back this week vs.
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United Mania 12 September @ 12:10 AM EST
United's We Win Trophies Campaign hit a bit of a snag last week when Seattle came in to RFK and
snatched a trophy right out from under DC's noses, but the Black and Red get a chance at some
revenge in this crucial matchup of two teams desperate for points in the stretch run for the MLS
Cup playoffs.
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United Mania 05 September @ 12:43 AM EST
It's back to the salt mines for DC United after a dropping the Open Cup with a clanger in RFK in
midweek, they now get to take their morbid show on the road to Big D with their defense in turmoil.
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MLS Rumors 03 September @ 02:06 PM EST
Sounders victory lap saluting their travelling supporters.
View from the Press Box,
By Ben Canada
Congratulations to the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup winners, Seattle Sounders FC, this is the
first piece of silverware for the club playing its first year of existence as an organization in
MLS.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
The jovial cheer in the visitor's locker room pinged through the hallways of RFK after Seattle's
2-1 triumph.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
The jovial cheer in the visitor's locker room pinged through the hallways of RFK after Seattle's
2-1 triumph.
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After all I've done for you?
Of course after last night's Night of the Living Fat Man in RFK (featuing the amazing
disappearing career of Josh Wicks) people are strewing palm fronds in the path of his badly
overloaded donkey and proclaiming Sigi the King of the Coaches, a title which Bruce Arena, among
others, may have something to say about before it's all said any done.
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Kasey Keller is right on schedule:
The frustration continues! Once again we can't seem to find the back of the net. With
two big chances at the end to win the game and blow the roof off the stadium, we just couldn't make
it happen. Things could have been worse, we could have been down by three in the first
half.
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ESPN's Steve Davis seems to say here that he thinks linking tickets to the World Cup finals with
attendance at World Cup qualifiers would be a good way to help increase ticket demand for the
qualifiers. That's an interesting idea, one whose complexity of execution boggles my mind at the
moment.
I have a simpler plan.
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United Mania 29 August @ 12:39 AM EST
DC United is desperate enough for points that they tanked their CONCACAF Champions League match
with Toluca in RFK in order to keep the majority of their starters rested for this crucial Eastern
Conference matchup, so hopefully they get something from this match.
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MLS Daily 27 August @ 11:22 AM EST
Despite the August 12th loss to Mexico, many US soccer fans still believe that their team has the
edge against their Mexican counterparts on the international level. On the club level, however,
there is no denying that Mexican teams dominate those from MLS. Last night was no different, as
both DC United and the Columbus Crew were handed decisive losses at the hands of teams from south
of the border.
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MLS Daily 27 August @ 02:29 AM EST
Americans Abroad / USMNT
USA Qualifying Update - Soccer Insider
Tickets Still Available To WCQ: US vs El Salvador - Keepin' It Real
Another Call-Up - Behind The Shield
Beckerman To Be Named To US Qualifier Roster - Deseret News
Beckerman To USMNT For Upcoming Matches - Keepin' It Real
Beckerman Getting Call For Qualifiers - Salt Lake Tribune
Beckerman Named To USA National Team - ABC4.
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MLS Daily 26 August @ 02:49 AM EST
Americans Abroad / USMNT
Yanks Go Three For Four In Carling Cup - USSoccerPlayers
Altidore Scores In Carling Cup On Good Day For Americans - Soccer By Ives
Jozy Altidore, America's Soccer Idol - Match Fit USA
Altidore Scores In First Hull Start - Extra Time (NY Post)
Hull City And Altidore Keep Rolling - Goal (NY Times)
World Cup Qualifiers Rock & Why US Fans Are Slow To Catch On - Daily Soccer Fix
USA Youth Stars Renken, Gyau Sign Deals With 1899 Hoffenheim - Soccer By Ives
Report: US U-17 Stars Renken & Gyau To Bundesliga's Hoffenheim - Extra Time
Hoffenheim Land Gyau, Renken - No Short Corners
Tobin Undeterred By Demotion - Yanks Abroad
USMNT, The Season Ahead: Part 1, The Keepers - The Post: A Keeper's Best Friend
Chicago Fire
Sold!
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By TRAVIS CLARK
Heading into Saturday's critical matchup against the Galaxy, three points were almost a
necessity for D.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
Heading into Saturday's critical matchup against the Galaxy, three points were almost a
necessity for D.
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The DCenters 23 August @ 10:56 PM EST
CSN is letting me down. My wife and I are on a reduced entertainment budget, so we can't
necessarily afford the trip to RFK and the inevitable beers cotton candy. And we have Comcast basic
cable... I guess we are grandfathered in on that; is that even offered to new subscribers
anymore?
Subsequently I don't get Fox Soccer Channel.
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In the sprinkling rain at RFK, DC United attacked the Galaxy goal, strung together passes in the
midfield, and played strong enough in the back to not concede. Unfortunately, United's finishing
and final third passing let them down, and the 22k in attendance had to settle for a goalless
draw.
This team has been nothing this season if not frustrating.
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Fellow DC United fans, are you starting to feel the toll of your underachieving team? Are you
starting to dread the 90 minutes of dreck we're forced to watch each week as we collapse our way to
a second-straight playoff non-appearance?
Well, those days are over. That's right, I have a solution.
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D.C. United now has a video to try to get a mediocre crowd (instead of a pathetic one) at RFK to
watch the U.S. Open Cup final against Seattle.
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