If you haven’t heard, Cautemoc Blanco started up quite a fracas last week during their Open Cup loss to DC United. What is pretty much fact is that Blanco took a swing at Clyde Simms, presumably trying to take the ball away from him, then Mark Burch came over and pushed Blanco to the ground, … Continued
Chivas outclasses DC United… again
Nope, this isn’t a headline from April. DC United played CD Guadalajara in Superliga action last night at RFK stadium in front of over 22,000 fans, a mixture of DC’s usual hardcore fans and visiting Chivas fans. The final was only 2-1, but really for most of the match, Chivas was leading United around by … Continued
DC United Olsen’s Ankle, Will Chang’s Interview, TV Ratings?
Some DC United news today. [Before I start, DC United has an Open Cup game against the Chicago Fire tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7:30pm at the Maryland Soccerplex. No TV, but it will be on the radio WFED (1050 AM) and WACA (1540 AM, Spanish)] Paul Tenorio, guest blogging on Steve Goff’s Soccer Insider, says that … Continued
DC United vs LA Galaxy recap
I’ll keep it brief, but I did want to get a few notes out there since I’ve been pretty quiet on the soccer front so far this year. First of all, H U G E props to all of the fans who braved the searing sun and hot temperatures yesterday at RFK. The stadium looked … Continued
Another Friday Roundup. Dancing, videos, spoilers and SOCCER
[Knocking on wood] Slow day at the office so far, so I think I’ll catch up on a few things. Firstly, have ya’ll been watching the Euro ’08 matches? Shame on you if you haven’t. As my dad (I think) said, “The European cup is like the World cup but without Brazil and Argentina”. So … Continued