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Former Cavalier Ben Olsen named Interim Head Coach of DC United
Former Virginia Cavalier Ben Olsen has been named interim head coach of D.C. United, following the dismissal of first-year head coach Curt Onalfo. In Onalfo's seven months at the helm, D.C. United went 3-12-3 during regular season play. New Interim Head Coach Olsen donned the Wahoos jersey from...
Monday Morning Centre Back: A Victory for Association Football!
While monday morning finds Houston sports fans licking their wounds from the Houston Texans loss to the hated Cowgirls from Southern Oklahoma, all is not lost. The Houston Dynamo won this weekend! Sure, it was against the worst team in MLS this season...and yeah, the team isn't making the playoffs,...
MLS Draft preview
I don't claim to follow college soccer very closely. But it's this time every year that I sort of wish that I did. Luckily there are plenty of other writers who do. Such as Buzz Carrick, who has ranked the goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and forwards in this year's draft class. Or the...
DC United tie vs NE Revolution, 1-1
I'm having a real hard time figuring out how to feel about this tie. The ending kind of makes it feel like a win. I can tell you with certainty that that was the loudest I've yelled at my tv this year with Benny scoring a goal in extra time. But apparently the recurring theme of the season to date...
DC United tie vs Chicago Fire, 1-1
I missed this match in favor of a family function, so the notes below are purely based on highlight clips, news articles, blog posts, and fan comments. What's worse, my DVR inexplicably failed to record the USA WCQ match too.When I opened up the laptop this morning and saw that the result was a 1-1...
DC United tie at LA Galaxy, 2-2
I guess MLS didn't spend much time upgrading the referees this offseason.If this game is going to be representative of the entire season, then we could be in for another long one. Actually, the opening match wasn't much different from last year. We played hard, we fought, we had some missed...
The First Sixth
As promised, this is the first of a new recurring feature here at the DCUMD blog. In the NFL, coaches and analysts often divide the season into four quarters when discussing how their team is doing. For example, the Redskins were a good 3-1 in the first quarter of their season, but finished 1-3 in...
Chris Pontius versus Jaime Moreno
With all the lineup changes and the tinkering we've seen in the first four matches of the 2009 season, I figured this would be a good time to bring back an old favorite feature from 2008. This matchup pits a grizzled veteran against a rookie for the withdrawn forward role, lining up next to...
Ben Olsen on Elliot
For the second year in a row, Ben Olsen had an interview on Elliot in the Morning today promoting the home opener. Here are the highlights:On his health: I don't think I'll make it to age 60. Elliot asks if Ben has had a conversation with his wife about what will happen if he's bound to a...
Projected starting lineups
United finished the preseason with an uninspiring 2-4 record, with the only two wins coming against USL opponents (who may actually be better than MLS opponents if the Champions' League is any indication). Without dwelling on the past, let's take a look at the potential starting lineups for...
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