A conversation, from me to weather:
Me: Stop being 90 plus degrees it’s too much
Weather: Well OK, it’ll be in the mid 60s
Me: Hey, that’s pretty go...
Weather: But it’ll rain in buckets for two days straight.
Me: NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Recaps of D.C. United’s 1-1 draw with New York City from us (with more from us here), WaPo and MLS (with more from them here). Hudson River Blue has the Pigeons’ side of things.
Wayne Rooney And Audi Field Provide D.C. United With A Decided Advantage In MLS Playoff Race (Forbes): Well, I hope so! Speaking of Wayne, here he is with a couple of guys who were visiting DC yesterday:
— Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) September 9, 2018
Luciano Acosta: “Rooney y yo nos entendemos bien” (Marca Claro): Lucho talks about his new friend and life in the US.
Remélem, hogy elindulunk egy pozitív úton (M4 Sport): Zoltan Stieber talks about Hungary’s position in the UEFA Nations League play after their weekend loss to Finland. They host Greece behind closed doors (due to fan sanctions) tomorrow.
While we’re on the topic of D.C. players on National Team duty, here’s the 1st of two Darren Mattocks goals as Jamaica cruised by the Cayman Islands in CONCACAF Nations League play:
2' Goal @jff_football! Darren Mattocks nods in a header to give the Reggae Boyz an early lead! #CNL #TheDreamStartsNow pic.twitter.com/Udz0QJm3vy
— Concacaf Nations League (@CNationsLeague) September 10, 2018
Swansea City Trust outline upcoming talks and potential ‘limited legal action’ (Wales Online): Across the pond, the Swansea City Shareholders’ Trust discuss some things surrounding some share transactions of late.
Meanwhile, an alumni update:
Comunicado oficial: Jairo Arrieta regresa a Saprissa: https://t.co/qiiDsrrPO8 ¡Bienvenido Jairo! pic.twitter.com/kfPDxXw32m
— Deportivo Saprissa (@SaprissaOficial) September 7, 2018
Front-office staffers cope with Crew SC relocation saga (Columbus Dispatch): Finally, some human tolls in the #Savethecrew saga that people may be forgetting.
Anyway, that’s all I have, stay dry if you can, OK?