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Monday Freedom Kicks: Drafting, Dealing, Signing(?)

We look at D.C. United current, former and future players, the Spirit's draft and Rick and Morty.

Things are slowly coming together for the year, let here we go:

¿Leonardo Gil también se va de Estudiantes? - Cielosports: So, Goff said Friday afternoon that D.C. United was closing in on signing Leonardo Gil. This article from Saturday afternoon says that Estudiantes hasn't received an offer from D.C. Doesn't mean they will or won't sign him, just putting this out here.

Se viene el cambio, Nelson | Olé: ...And if my Spanish is right (and it may very well not be), apparently D.C. tried to bring him over last summer, but he wanted to stay home then.

Hey, let's wrap up the SuperDraft shall we?

2016 MLS Draft Winners & Losers | College Soccer: Travis shares his opinions.

Armchair Analyst: No grades, just different philosophies in 2016 MLS SuperDraft | MLSsoccer.com: As does Matt Doyle.

ExtraTime Radio: Trades galore in Baltimore! Listen to our SuperDraft extravaganza | MLSsoccer.com: Doyle talks about D.C. in audio file format, starting at about the 27:30 mark.

And there was a NWSL draft Friday...

Washington Spirit add five via the NWSL Draft - Black And Red United:...and Rick looks at the Washington Spirit picks.

Ex-Preuße Julian Büscher spielt jetzt in der Major League Soccer | westlind: If you want a little more on Buescher from his native land, here you go.

Cosmos Sign Forward Jairo Arrieta | New York Cosmos: Good luck to Jairo Arrieta, particularly in Open Cup games against the New York Red Bulls.

Eddie Johnson Calls Retirement 'Bittersweet,' Supports Jurgen Klinsmann - The Mane Land: Our friends at TML got some nice time with Eddie Johnson who opined about a few things.

Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Sunderland: Ruthless Spurs Comeback to Beat Black Cats - Roker Report: In partner club news, Sunderland, well, they started well, but soon Tottenham caught up to (and lapped them) at White Hart Lane. The Black Cats stay in 19th.

Atalanta 1 - 1 Inter Milan Recap: Handanovic saves the day - The Offside Inter Milan: In more partner club news, Samir Handanovic turned in another top performance in net for Inter Milan, but couldn't come out of Atalanta with the three points. Inter find themselves in third in the Serie A table, two points behind Juventus and two points ahead of Fiorentina.

Reacción insuficiente - Gallos Blancos de Querétaro: D.C.'s CCL opponent continues to start slow out of the gates, losing a 1-0 game to Pachuca. Last after two games in the Clausura, they host next to last Dorados on Saturday.

Finally, I've praised the Adult Swim show Rick and Morty before, so here's an examination of it, from its origins, to its science, philosophy and anything you can think of:

It's Monday. Remember that graaaaass...tastes bad.