ALL POSTS TAGGED "dc united" - Page 3
Leagues: MLS
/ 4350 days agoWinner and Losers of the First Round of the 2012 Playoffs
As you may have noticed when you excitedly opened your podcast app this morning, we were unable to record a post-Thursday episode of the MLS Talk podcast due to a variety of conflicts. However, after a wild and crazy first round/conference semi-final round, I wanted to approach a wrap-up from a different perspective. After elections, […]
DC United
/ 4356 days agoNew York and DC Driven By Own Goals to 1-1 Draw
A night after Real Salt Lake and Seattle played a tactically entertaining game that ended in a goalless draw, DC United and New York opened the formal Eastern Conference playoffs with a sloppier but as engaging one-all draw at RFK. History was made as for the first time in the MLS playoff as all goals […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 4358 days agoThe Eliminated: Who Are You Rooting for in the Playoffs?
In MLS, 56% of teams made the playoffs this year, meaning your team had a pretty good chance to make at least the 4 v. 5 game of the playoffs (except you, Toronto fans, sorry). Of course, at the end of the season, 44% of teams didn't. Some just fell short, like Montreal and FC […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 4361 days agoWhat Your Team Needs to do to Win MLS Cup 2012
Tonight the road to MLS Cup 2012 begins with Chicago hosting Houston in the Eastern Conference 4/5 game. Over the next month ten teams will battle to determine who is the best team in MLS this season (at least, the best playoff team) and based on the regular season all of these games are must-see […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 4406 days agoWeekend Results Tighten Eastern Conference Race
Injuries, an international break, and a bevy of good matches gave MLS fans a number of games to watch Friday and Saturday. With the number of games to be played dwindling, every match-up takes on that much more importance, and this weekend the results shook up the Eastern Conference standings. On Friday, a back and […]
DC United
/ 4423 days agoDeRo and Draw Dominate Definitive Atlantic Cup Duel
An Atlantic Cup match is always a show. The dueling cheering sections always cheer a little louder, the players are a bit more physical, and the soccer world is reminded that league rivalries can be just as fierce on the East Coast as the West, albeit maybe slightly less well attended. The third and final […]
Chicago Fire
/ 4430 days agoDC Dominates in 4-2 Win Over Fire
What do the Michigan Bucks and DC United have in common? They are the only two teams to score more than two goals against the Chicago Fire in 2012, but last night the Fire could only blame themselves (and not dodgy turf or a backup XI) for an embarrassing loss. With a loud but small home town […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 4453 days agoThe Ten Commandments for a Successful International Friendly
I had the fortune of attending the DC United and Paris Saint-Germain friendly this past weekend, one which this site has covered fairly extensively due to the debut of Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the French side. The game, as has been noted, was scheduled at the last second as Juventus withdrew from its North American tour to prevent […]
DC United
/ 4483 days agoOlsen's Tactics Carry the Day: DCU 3, Montreal 0
Tonight's DC United and Montreal game saw an occurrence that is become more common in MLS – both teams coached by two long-time MLS players. For the home team, that coach is legendary player Ben Olsen, who as a player was known for his passion, his on-the-field smarts, and his desire for the game. Everyone […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 4496 days agoNew Coaches and Same Results for MLS Teams
For Toronto and Philadelphia, the "international break" was an opportunity for renewal and revival. Both teams had miserable starts to the season but both still were in shouting distance of fifth place in the Eastern Conference. For the Union, the Nowak era was loudly coming to an end as popular players were slowly being shipped […]
DC United
/ 4509 days agoDC Inching Closer to New Stadium and Funding
Longtime MLS watchers and DC sports fans know that every year a hot rumor about DC United's stadium situation begins to make the rounds, only for that rumor to fall apart and the team move ever closer to leaving the nation's capital. Last year, it was Upper Marlboro and the University of Maryland that seemingly […]
DC United
/ 4518 days agoDC United Moves Into First With 3-2 Win Over Revs
For at least the next three weeks, a new team will be sitting in first place in the Eastern Conference, as DC United took down the New England Revolution 3-2 tonight at RFK Stadium. The win moves DC a point ahead of New York and, with MLS taking a break until June 16, DC fans […]
DC United
/ 4552 days agoPontius Hat Trick Leads D.C. Past Red Bulls Shambolic Defending
Two hot teams met Sunday at R.F.K. Stadium, as New York headed down I-95 to the Nation's Capitol to face D.C. United. The home team, buoyed by the blossoming of a fit Chris Pontius, struck early and often as they defeated the Red Bulls, 4-1. New York was riding a four match unbeaten streak, where […]
DC United
/ 4556 days agoStreaks Continue for Two MLS Teams on Wednesday Night
There were only two Wednesday MLS games this week and they seemingly had little in common. The results, however, were all about streaks that were on the line in the games. Both streaks are amazing in their own way and both are continuing at least through the weekend. The early game saw the Montreal Impact […]
DC United
/ 4575 days agoDC United Notches First Win, 4-1 Over Dallas
The atmosphere was charged in historic RFK Stadium as two teams on opposite sides of the standings faced off in front of a national TV audience. DC United was winless in their first three matches and had scored one goal; the Black and Red were looking for an elusive home win to set their season […]