ALL POSTS TAGGED "dc united" - Page 6
Leagues: MLS
/ 4953 days agoWeek in Review, March 14-18 2011
Good evening everyone, and happy MLS First Matchday Eve. As promised, our week in review feature is shifting to Friday to cover the week's news and items that flew under the radar. As expected, most of these involve preparations for tomorrow's matches. Make sure you take our poll at the end of the post as well to let […]
DC United
/ 4975 days agoMLS '11 Preview : Can the Black and Red Unite Under the Fiery Olsen?
Team: DC United Coach: Ben Olsen Last Year's Finish: 8th Eastern Conference, 16th Overall, 6-20-4 This year's seemingly annual retooling of DC United carries much more weight than usual. After finishing not only the worst season in club history, but likely the worst in MLS history, United had holes to fill all over the place. But […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 4993 days agoWeekend Updates: February 4-6, 2011
It was an admittedly slow week in American soccer as the American sports scene shifted to Dallas and the American football Super Bowl. Within the soccer world some amazing results and goals from the English Premier League overshadowed almost all the other soccer news. But nevertheless there were some noteworthy happenings in MLS this past […]
Charlie Davies
/ 4997 days agoCould Charlie Davies Make DC United an MLS Cup Contender?
The rumor mill was in full tilt Tuesday with the news that national team member Charlie Davies was sent by his French club Sochaux to train with D.C. United in Florida, with a successful training leading to a year-long loan. Yesterday, the Black-and-Red confirmed Davies was in camp and was being given a fitness tryout […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 4999 days agoWeekend Updates: January 28-31, 2011
At the beginning of the year, I asked readers for feedback on different features they would like to see on the site, with the hope of giving some new content and new opportunities for discussion. One new idea was to do a round-up feature that would capture the stuff that didn't make it on to […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 5000 days agoThe Egypt Friendly and Why Politics Matter in Sports
The United States is scheduled to play an international friendly next week in Egypt against the host country, and as many of you are well aware, the political situation is unsettled, to put is lightly. By the February 9 friendly there may not be a government in Egypt, or even a new one, but the […]
DC United
/ 5043 days agoTimbers Acquire Perkins to Start in Goal
The Portland Timbers made a move to upgrade in goal yesterday by swapping keepers with D.C. United, sending Steve Cronin to the nation's capital in exchange for Troy Perkins. It was the two club's second trade of the offseason; during the expansion draft D.C. sent Portland Rodney Wallace for first overall pick Dax McCarty from Dallas. […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 5046 days agoWinners and Losers of the First MLS Re-Entry Draft
Recently my computer ran into a series of issues that has rendered it incapacitated and made me realize its place in my life. It loads slowly and lacks many of the modern amenities in many computers, but when working properly it is has enough memory to run fairly quickly and is perfect for the tasks […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 5053 days agoFirst Round of MLS Re-Entry Draft is Boring
The first round of the MLS re-entry draft is in the books, and the result of the new process to improve player movement among clubs is......meh. Every club had a chance to select the 35 players who, due to time in the league and contract status, were available for selection. All but two passed until […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 5058 days agoMLS List of "Free Agents" Has a Familiar Look
The final list of MLS players eligible for the new re-entry draft was released today, and many of the more famous players were the same ones on the expansion draft list from last month's draft. As a reminder, players with a certain amount of service time with a club who have had their option declined […]
DC United
/ 5062 days agoDC United Wins Hearts, Loses Its Mind
Let me step back from my normal neutral MLS observer/blogger and enter fan mode for a few minutes. I think this is the best way to analyze the Ben Olsen hiring. As a DC United supporter, I am ecstatic that Ben Olsen is the new head coach of the club. His resume as a DC […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 5067 days agoWhat I Am Thankful For – MLS Edition
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! The last week has been a barrage of news and rumors in the world of MLS, and the next few weeks will likely be the same with the 2018/2022 bid announcements and re-entry draft. But for one day, let us step back and give thanks for all of the good things that […]
DC United
/ 5072 days agoWho Will Resurrect the DC United Franchise?
As the MLS world check their passports and descend upon Toronto, the league's premier and winningest team is searching for its next manager, its third in the past three season (if you include interim Ben Olsen). The team let go of Curt Onalfo toward the end of the season and turned the reigns over to […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 5081 days agoMLS Free Agents Get A Little More Freedom
Remember back in the scary days of March when this MLS season was on the brink due to the expired collective bargaining agreement? And at the almost last second the two sides agreed to a new CBA, which would include more rights for the players and a re-entry draft for certain players? MLS has finally […]
Leagues: MLS
/ 5097 days agoToronto FC Does the Unthinkable: It Listens to Fans
Have you ever questioned rooting for a team? It doesn't even have to be a soccer team – maybe you watch pro football or baseball, and your hometown/local team is just bad. Because you love the sport and the team, you support it through think and thin and you buy season tickets even though that […]