“I’m not sure, but I apologize for whatever I did. I’m sure I did something. It wouldn’t be the first time.” — D.C. United coach Ben Olsen afterAtlanta United coach Gerardo Martino refused to shake his hand following D.C. United’s 1-0 win, its third victory of the season over the expansion team. Their tiff was […]
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What They're Saying: Paul Arriola
“He believes it’s a great move for me, where I’m going to be on the field all the time and improving in the areas I need to work on. Not once did he ever say anything about worrying about mygrowth or my level dropping off. Any time you have a national team coach that can […]
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Paul Arriola transfer to MLS breaks new ground
D.C. United pulled off one of the biggest signings in league history when it acquired 22-year-old Paul Arriola from Mexico’s Tijuana, across the border from his hometown of Chula Vista,California. No American so young has returned home for so much money. Arriola, who started for the USA in the 1-1 tie with Mexico in World […]
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What They're Saying: Mike Petke
“I love it. I played there for two and a half years. I loved the charm, the raccoons running down there, the rats, the cockroaches the size of raccoons. And I won a championship there, so why wouldn’tI love RFK. It’s a monument.” — Real Salt Lake head coach Mike Petke on Washington’s RFK Stadium, […]
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What They're Saying: Erick Thohir
“If we don’t find anyone who is really good for our team, we won’t bring one in. We’re looking for someone who brings value.” — Erick Thohir, D.C.United’s general partner, saying the MLS club is open to finding a “good partner” but denying a report that the club’s owners were looking to sell the club. […]
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Report: D.C. United is being shopped around
D.C. United’s owners, who have overseen the project that will finally bring a soccer-specific stadium to Washington, D.C., have been putting out feelers to the Washington sports community in aneffort to gauge interest in selling the MLS team, the The move came as the club owners sought to sell the minority interest in the club […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Chicago stays on top
Chicago held the top spot and the teams in second and third switched places during the holiday midweek action. The Fire posted a 2-2 tie in Portland to stretch its unbeaten streak to 11games, the longest such run in MLS this season. Toronto FC beat Orlando City, 3-1, and moved into second past New York […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red-hot Fire takes over at the top
The Chicago Fire took advantage of Toronto FC’s second loss in the last four games to take over first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 4-0 rout of Vancouver coupledwith a 3-1 FC Dallas defeat of TFC moved Chicago on top, and New York City FC rose to second by downing Minnesota United, […]