I don’t think any other player could be a fan favorite both in NY/NJ and in D.C. “I’m sure a lot of Red Bull supporters don’t want to hear this, but I absolutely loved my time in D.C.,” Petke said. “It was such a wild ride, something every player should experience. Having experienced that, I […]
Overview of how MLS marketing has shifted towards courting the Hispanic market. D.C. United features heavily, as an example of a team that got it mostly right from the beginning. "The league had this crazy idea that it was going to be some sort of youth-oriented activity," said Kevin Payne, owner of DC United, a
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Now that the MLS season is close to an end, the playoff picture will start to come into clearer view. Using the Embed Widget module for Drupal, I was able to take a block containing the standings as a single table and make it available as a widget that anyone can put on their own
Soccer fans roar for new stadium Within hours of his request, e-mails began to flood Annapolis from around the world. Team officials say legislators received more than 28,000 missives that were sent through D.C. United’s site, and lawmakers said servers crashed because of the volume.
I’d be tremendously happy to see D.C. United get its own stadium anywhere that is Metro accesbile. But the tone at the end of the article, about the county not being able to offer the team any incentive is confusing. AFAIK, the team hasn’t been looking for any locality to fully fund construction of a
Some candid talk from Tino about what was (is?) lacking in him as a professional soccer player. Kicking it into gear — — baltimoresun.com In a recent interview, Quaranta (Archbishop Curley) said he often took his life as a professional athlete for granted. Now, after turning an invitation to train with United this season into
Word from the MLS Underground is that DC United will announce Marco Antonio Etcheverry’s new role with the club before tonights game. It’s pretty easy to guess that he’ll be taking over the youth development position now that Harkes is at Red Bull NY. Wouldn’t it be nice if he were helping Soehn and Staff
The more things change the more they stay the same: Rivalry renewed: D.C. tops Red Bulls. The usual cautions about not taking the pre season as a real indicator of future performance apply here. Still, any time we beat the Metros it’s a good thing. Joe, queue up the “Same old Metros” chants! Jaime Moreno
Thank you to my DC United ticket rep who called me at home to return my call earlier this afternoon for tickets to this Saturday’s Eastern Conferece Final between United and the Revolution. I tried to buy 10 tickets this afternoon but got sidetracked at work on, well work, and thought I’d have to call
Suffice to say I had a crazy packed weekend to start this November. The highlight was when Staci and I grabbed saltenas for lunch today. We like the ones from Victor’s grill in Falls Church and the last few times we had gone they were not well made and looked rushed. They seem to have