Malmo FF, Chicago Fire To Headline D.C. United's Preseason Schedule
by benuski on Jan 22, 2012 9:00 AM EST
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Hello, Black and Red United! My name is Ben, and you might know my from my former blog, Before Extra Time. I've now been brought to Black and Red United is the resident rumor-monger.
The most recent rumors I have been mongering have been rumors about friendlies that D.C. United will play during the preseason. The first story to come out has been about Malmo FF, one of the top teams in Sweden. This past summer, Malmo was knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round by Rangers, and are most likely one of the few Swedish teams of which anyone in the United States have heard. The game is currently listed on Malmo's official schedule, but I haven't heard anything yet from US-based sources.
Now, a local newspaper out of Florida is reporting that D.C. United has another preseason friendly lined up. The Ave Herald, out of Ave Maria, Florida, is reporting that United will play the Chicago Fire in a preseason match on January 29th, four days before they play Malmo FF. Why should we believe a paper out of a tiny Florida town? Well, they happen to be the town in which the Fire are holding their training camp, with quotes in the article from Franz Klopas. They are reporting that the game will be on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University, starting at 2pm.
The Fire will be a familiar foe for United this season, playing them twice during the regular season as well as during the Carolina Challenge Cup in late February and early March. What I will be looking for the most is not the results per se, but the progress United makes between the two matches. They are also a good measuring stick for United's progress throughout the course of the preseason. D.C. United finished 4 points behind the Fire last season, with both teams just barely missing the playoffs; to make the playoffs this upcoming season, the Fire are one of the teams that United will have to pass. Good showings in these matches won't guarantee anything, but will go miles towards calming fans' nerves about the upcoming season.
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Seems interesting that DC would choose to play the Fire when they will already be playing against them in the preseaon at CCC. But the Malmo FF game looks like a doozy. Hopefully dcunited.com will stream the games!
by hallzd on Jan 22, 2012 11:41 AM EST via Android app reply actions
In preseason, you just play whoever happens to be in the area
I’d rather play Chicago multiple times than low-end college teams. Even if we’re talking about the inevitable use of the bottom guys on the camp roster from both teams, in both cases they’ll be a stronger set of players than the kids from the smaller colleges you see on some MLS preseason schedules.
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by ChestRockwell on Jan 24, 2012 12:35 AM EST up reply actions
Just read the caption on the photo
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Come on, do your research before writing. Malmo FF was knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in the fourth and last round against Dinamo Zagreb. They knocked out Rangers. They qualified for the Europe League though.
They are the most successful club in the history of Swedish football and have produced almost all of the great swedish players. Such as Zlatan Ibrahimovíc – A.C Milan, Patrick Andersson, Bayern Munich and Barcelona etc.
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