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MLS Gets Good News at Crucial Time

Even though we've had a first division league for nearly 14 years and a national team that's on the verge of qualifying for its sixth straight World Cup, soccer still occupies a pretty peripheral spot on the American sports landscape.For that reason, every bit of good news matters. Even if they're not headline worthy and...

Drew Carey, Kasey Keller Sound Off

The team with 'Tradition' printed on the backs of their jerseys, the one whose marketing campaign for Wednesday night's U.S. Open Cup final centered on a collection of trophies unsurpassed in this country, wound up being the side that appeared nervous and out of its depth. The visiting Seattle Sounders attacked D.C. United...

United, Sounders Add Spice to Cup

The Avellaneda billboard war began in the spring of 2005. Racing Club, for reasons unknown, paid for a sign toward the end of the bridge that connects central Buenos Aires with the southern "suburb" celebrating its status as "the only team to fill two stadiums on the same day." It was referencing the Thursday four years...

D.C. United Loses to Real Madrid in Audition Before Hometown Fans

For a little more than a half, D.C. United was on a level playing field with Real Madrid, whose rich tradition is surpassed only by its financial largesse. In the end, the depth and talent attracted by both (along with fresh legs in 95-degree heat) proved too much for the modest Major League Soccer outfit and the Spanish...

On the Field, D.C.'s Priorities in Order

The smiles on the faces of D.C. United's players late last night at the Estadio Cuscatlan sent a welcome signal, as did coach Tom Soehn's lineup decision.The club's leadership and marketers, its supporters, the rest of Major League Soccer, and the large number of people throughout this country who claim to like the sport...