D.C. United loses, Paul Arriola fits in & more: Freedom Kicks for 9/18/17

Hi. I did all this horizontally thanks to a sciatic issue. Hooray drugs!

Recaps of D.C. United’s 4-0 loss to the Chicago Fire from us, WaPo and MLS. Hot Time in Old Town takes it on from the Bridgeview side.

Thoughts On New Teammates And Being A ‘Player That Changes Games’ (LWOS): Paul Arriola talks about his new digs and mates.

Taylor Kemp ruled out for remainder of 2017 (D.C. United): Not a surprise though based on what I’ve learned about hip issues, MRIs and what was in this statement, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Shooter as part of the sports hernia army.

Hackworth calls in 23 ahead of U-17 World Cup (US Soccer): Chris Durkin out this week ahead of the too-nah-ment next month.

Kickers can’t solve Charleston (us): The Richmond Kickers couldn’t get enough of a good streak going this year as the Charleston Battery’s lone goal was enough Saturday, as the Kickers remain 14th in the 15 team East.

MLS stopped paying Marvell Wynne 3 months after heart surgery (ESPN): Hi MLS, this is kinda fucked.

Galatasaray De Jong'tan kurtuluyor (Yeni Safak): So this essentially says that Nigel De Jong, who DC was pursuing in July, will join DC in January on a free transfer. There isn't much else to it at this point other than this one large outlet saying it, but FYI and all.

Thoughts on Audi Field and the end of the 2017 season (DC Untied): Filmi takes a moment, and looks into the abyss.

"Clement could submit this game as his CV to most clubs in the world and get a job:" (WalesOnline): In partner club news, Swansea City continued their unbeaten streak (of 3? 4?) at Wembley by playing Tottenham to a scoreless draw. Swans are 15th in the early season.

Late again? (Serpents of Madonnina): In other partner club news, Inter Milan left things a little late before goals by Milan Skriniar and Ivan Perisic gave them a 2-0 win. Winners of their first four, Inter are tied at the top of the table with Napoli and Juventus.

The Week My Husband Left And My House Was Burgled I Secured A Grant To Begin The Project That Became BRCA1 (HuffPo UK): We had a lot of bad news over the weekend, and I have this article which should bring a smile to your face because Monday.