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Without Davies, U.S. Struggles To Find An Answer At Forward
by (Preview | Washington Examiner (DC) - March 3)
The ramifications have been far-reaching for the U.S. national team as it prepares for the 2010 World Cup, exposing a lack of depth at Davies' position and sparking a scramble to fill his place on the 23-man squad headed to South Africa in June. more details | go to article
Adu Aims For Course Correction
by (Profile/Interview | Washington Examiner (DC) - July 7)
It wasn't so long ago that all eyes were on Freddy Adu. But a half-decade after making his professional debut at age 14 with D.C. United, Adu is the one trying to get himself noticed after scoring a goal against lowly Grenada last weekend. more details | go to article
Rich Sounds In Seattle As MLS Opens Northwest Passage
by (Result | Washington Examiner (DC) - March 18)
John Bayliss owns the first and best soccer bar in Seattle, The George & Dragon Pub, but he references D.C. United when asked about the northwest city’s impassioned embrace of Seattle Sounders FC, Major League Soccer’s newest team. more details | go to article
Plenty Of Uncertainty Remains For United At Keeper
by (Profile/Interview | Washington Examiner (DC) - February 26)
Goalkeeping was an endless topic of concern for D.C. United in 2008, and for good reason, as United was scored on 61 times during the regular season, more than any other team in Major League Soccer but one. more details | go to article
United Aiming For Maryland Stadium Site
by (Article | Washington Examiner (DC) - February 13)
.C. United took a major step toward a move out of the District of Columbia and a stadium of its own, jointly announcing plans with Prince George’s County leaders to introduce legislation in the Maryland state house to authorize United to move to the county and work with the Maryland Stadium Authority. more details | go to article
United Keeps Streak Rolling
by (Result | Washington Examiner (DC) - September 14)
Despite their meager history, Real Salt Lake (19-48-20 overall record in three seasons in Major League Soccer) has been good at one thing, ending D.C. United unbeaten streaks, having snapped a 14-game unbeaten run last year and seven-game stretch earlier this season. more details | go to article
Emilio's Success Is Found In Translation
by (Profile/Interview | Washington Examiner (DC) - September 12)
When Luciano Emilio arrived in Washington last winter, his most confident English phrase was, “It’s in the net,” an impression of Comcast SportsNet broadcaster Dave Johnson. more details | go to article
Beckham Hopes To Make MLS Debut Tonight
by (Preview | Washington Examiner (DC) - August 9)
In his first ever visit to Washington, Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham wants to see the sights of the nation's capital and make his Major League Soccer debut. more details | go to article
South American Invasion
by (Analysis | Washington Examiner (DC) - April 26)
D.C. United technical director Dave Kasper won’t take credit for this season’s league-wide trend of acquiring South American talent — Argentineans, in particular — to bolster Major League Soccer rosters. more details | go to article
Wizards Blanked In D.C.
by (Result | Kansas City Star - June 25)
WASHINGTON | After playing so well during the first half of Saturday’s match against D.C. United at RFK Stadium, even a weather delay shouldn’t have stopped the Kansas City Wizards from finally stealing some points from the MLS Eastern Conference leaders. But after 39 minutes in the locker room, it didn’t take United long to prove it was the fresher squad. more details | go to article
United Fall Short Against Premier League Champs
by (Result | Washington Examiner (DC) - July 29)
Leave it to the undrafted rookie to show D.C. United's $200-million opponents that Major League Soccer teams aren't pushovers. more details | go to article
D.C. United vs. New England Revolution
by (Article | Washington Examiner (DC) - April 22)
Ben Olsen called it the best game he had ever been a part of. Last season's Major League Soccer Eastern Conference final was one of the league's most exciting matches in its nine-year history. With more than 21,000 fans clad in black and packed in RFK Stadium's lower bowl, D.C. United defeated the Revolution, 4-3, on penalty kicks after a 3-3 thriller in regulation and overtime. more details | go to article
From Youth Fields To Pro Stadiums, Soccer Standouts Reunite In MLS
by (Profile/Interview | Washington Examiner (DC) - February 9)
When Shawn Kuykendall steps on the field for his first game in a D.C. United jersey, there's a good chance he will line up with former friends from his youth soccer days. He grew up playing with and against some of the area's best youth soccer players, including new teammates David Stokes (Hylton) and Brian Carroll (West Springfield). They are adults and professionals now, but Kuykendall, a Madison graduate, can't help but remember their younger days. more details | go to article
Demerit Under The Radar No Longer
by (Profile/Interview | CyberSoccerNews - November 10)
Jay DeMerit has done it his own way, and right now it couldn’t be working out much better. DeMerit never played for a U.S. youth national team. He never got invited to Bradenton, nor was part of Project-40. In fact, he didn’t even play soccer year round until college. He didn’t play at Indiana or Virginia, or even in MLS. Also: US Players Abroad result round-up. more details | go to article
US Take On Panama
by (Preview | CyberSoccerNews - October 13)
Landon Donovan assumed the captaincy of the U.S. men’s national team Saturday night in El Salvador, and he is expected to do so again this evening when the U.S. takes on Panama at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. more details | go to article
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