Tag Archives: DCU
DC 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 … Continue reading
MLS Preview ’12 - DC United
Team: D.C. United Coach: Ben Olsen Last Season: 9-13-12, 7th Eastern Conference, 13th Overall Hashtag: #DCU There is a sense of anticipation around the DC United fan base this season, a sense of anticipation that fans have not had for a few years. … Continue reading
Can United Take the Next Step “Forward”? Three Questions for DCU
There was only one thing DC United fans knew for sure going into the 2011 season, and that was this season couldn’t be any worse than the previous one. After setting the standard for futility, the team not only climbed … Continue reading
How Your Team Can Win Or Lose This Weekend, Part 1
The question I wrestled with in my head last night was this: if there were no playoffs or a playoffs with just four teams instead of 10, would this weekend be as exciting? Regardless of how you feel about the … Continue reading
Why Tonight’s MLS Games are Critical to the Playoff Race
It’s catch-up time. In both games in hand and playoff positioning. In the shadow of the CONCACAF Champions League matches six MLS clubs will take the pitch tonight in critical games for playoff positioning. One of the matches is a … Continue reading
Revs Continue DC Home Woes, Win 1-0
DC United’s poor home form continued as New England snapped a nine match winless streak and shocked DC 1-0 in front of Sunil Gulati and 15,000 plus at RFK. Matt Reis made six saves and kept New England in the … Continue reading
Bob, Robert, and Omar: The Week in Review May 9-13, 2011
After a midweek tease, the MLS slate is full this weekend with all but two teams playing on Saturday. For those looking forward to a little Friday night soccer, there will be none so you’ll just have to wait for … Continue reading
Wednesday Matches are Good Appetizer to Weekend Feast
One would be tempted to overlook the two matches going on tonight in MLS and focus on an incredible slate of games this weekend, with LA/NY as the headliner. To do so would be to miss some important storylines as … Continue reading
MLS First Kick ’11 is as Good as Advertised
MLS could not have asked for a better opening weekend of soccer than this weekend. After a somewhat pedestrian first match between the Galaxy and Sounders, there were a ton of story lines to follow in this weekend’s games. While … Continue reading
Davies Shines in D.C. United Win Over Crew
DC United and the Columbus Crew are two of the MLS’s original franchises and two that are going through the reboot phase. For DC United, the rock bottom came last year with a last place finish, a porous defense, and … Continue reading