Busy weekend for our beloved DC United. First up, United trades Facundo Erpen to Colorado for Greg Vanney. On the surface United gets veteran lefty Vanney, and the Rapids get Erpen AND pick up the difference in salaries. If you dig a little deeper… Erpen was a Youth International this year and was going to … Continued
Catching up on Soccer
I’ve been pretty busy lately, and soccer (for me anyway) takes such a long time to consume, process, and evaluate (sounds official right?) that I haven’t really been commenting much on the general goings on. Well, I’ll try to “hit the bullet points” as Lil Will from Attack of the Show might say… First of … Continued
Let’s just pretend it didn’t happen
DC United loses to Real Salt Lake 2-1. It wasn’t that close. That had to be possibly the worst match I have ever seen DC United play. Ever. Ever. Ever. I am deleting this from my ghetto tivo, I am rubbing a big magnet over my head in the hopes of erasing my memory of … Continued
Nelly Furtado *hearts* DC United
Some love for DC United by Pop/Hip Hop Artist Nelly Furtado as she sports a DC United Jersey at her concert from Friday June 8th. Check the link to the Information Leafblower to see a full set of photos from her concert… Update: Turns out Bobby Boswell has some photos too. Check them out (also … Continued
Weekend News
Starting with the goodies… DC United wins 4-2 over New York Red Bulls (again). The aftermath (Steve Goff’s Soccer Insider blog) United’s Olsen Fills Unlikely Role in Victory (Washington Post review by Goff) Episode 55: Plus Ca Change, Plus Ca Meme (Screaming Eagles podcast) listen for postgame comments First Impressions – DC United 4 : … Continued