Improved DC United goes unrewarded 0-0

DC United and the Los Angeles Galaxy played to a scoreless draw at rain soaked RFK Stadium Saturday night extending United’s league winless streak to four games and five overall. Despite one of their more complete performances in recent weeks, the draw leaves United on the outside of the playoff picture at least for [...]

DC United needs to wing it

When DC United takes on the LA Galaxy on Saturday at RFK, the action will focus on the wings. The Galaxy has two masterful crossers of the ball in David Beckham and Eddie Lewis. United uses a variety of players in wide midfield, two of whom tend to drift inside and focus the [...]

DC United benefits from play at the highest level

While International club friendlies are held primarily for financial reasons, they do present the obvious benefits of variety of opponent and, as in the case this Sunday, of a qualified test against a superior opponent.
The very powerful Real Madrid had only pride as an incentive to play well and that motivation sufficed for them to [...]

Expect to see DC United’s best against Real Madrid

DC United’s match with Spanish and world powerhouse Real Madrid on Sunday at FedEx Field of course means absolutely nothing to any league or cup standings. It could be argued that the September 2nd Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final has more long term value and ramifications than this match. That match with [...]

Rested United prepared for heavy schedule ahead

Call it déjà vu, call it a dull familiarity. For the past several seasons the ability to finish chances and finish off games within a cluttered schedule have been code for team depth being a concern. The issue has arisen again at this time of the year. Some things never seem to [...]

United squeak past Harrisburg 2-1

The Harrisburg City Islanders donned light blue warm-up tee shirts that said-Just Do It…AGAIN. They were game and worthy but DC United had other plans. But they didn’t make it easy on themselves either.
United turned a solid first half performance into another unnecessarily close match, escaping with 2-1 win over the Harrisburg at [...]

DC United advance 2-0 in Open Cup

The match was close and unnecessarily difficult but DC United escaped with a 2-0 victory against the PDL’s Ocean City Barons Tuesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at the Maryland SoccerPlex just outside of Washington, DC.
United will now take on the Harrisburg City Islanders (USL2), who [...]

DC United battles back to tie Seattle 3-3

In what has become commonplace during the first half of this MLS campaign, DC United scored early, gave up that lead and worked back diligently to escape with a 3-3 draw on Wednesday night on the road against the Seattle Sounders.
United will stay out West instead of coming back to Washington as they prepare for [...]

DC United holds off Fire 2-1

Christian Gomez scored the go-ahead goal in the waning minutes of the first half and it held up as the game-winner as DC United defeated the Chicago Fire 2-1 at RFK Stadium Saturday evening. With the victory, DCU take first place in the Eastern Conference and perhaps establish a pattern of dominance in the 2009 campaign.

Deep roster keeps DC United fresh and formidable

DC United will be without Luciano Emilio when it takes on the Chicago Fire Saturday. The Brazilian striker will miss the game after receiving a red card in the team’s 2-0 victory over New York last Thursday. No problem, writes Steve Long. DCU’s roster is deep and well-equipped to handle even the absence of its best player.

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