OK, so I’m a couple of weeks late, but I figured it is good to get the word out. In case you don’t know, Bobby Boswell is starting his third year as a defender for DC United. He’s pretty good and has even been called up to the national team. He got some attention his … Continued
Fainting Goats
OK, this is really dumb, but it made me laugh. [youtube]iSv_IcSw4LY[/youtube] Found on the DC United forum over at Bigsoccer in the pre-match thread for their game next week against Chivas de Guadelajara. Chivas translates to “goats” in English, so thats where the association comes from. Chuckle at their expense :)
DC making moves
The big game against Chivas (Mexico) is tomorrow night on Fox Soccer Channel (ch 242 on Cox Digital Cable Fairfax) at 8pm. DONT MISS IT!!!! Watch on TV if you can’t get to the stadium. Goff says the team is expecting between 22-25k, of that I would say at *least* half will be rooting for … Continued
Fred’s Drama
I think i have a man-crush of Steven Goff. This guy gets soccer news like nobody else in town. Check out his blog post here about the latest in the Fred situation. Apparently… The contract is for $150k in the first year with 3 league options after that (standard 4-yr league contract) and has already … Continued
Fred coming to town?
According to Goff’s latest article, DC United is “…close to finalizing a deal to acquire forward-midfielder Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, according to two sources familiar with the negotiations.” Apparently, he is currently playing in the Australian 1st division (called the A-league) for the champs Melbourne Victory. He plays forward and midfield, but it isn’t … Continued