DC United has prided itself by the style it plays. This season, United has seen a new tradition in their play. There really is no other way to say it, but CRAP. DC United has the potential for a lot more. Ben Olsen has brought in a new life to the club, but the performance [ Read More ]
Jaime Moreno, the last player to have played in every season of Major League Soccer and the leading goal scorer for the MLS, has announced that this season will be his last with D.C. United. Moreno has amassed 132 goals throughout his 15 seasons with Major League Soccer. According to the Soccer Insider, Moreno is [ Read More ]
The rumors of retirement didn’t change Ronnie Pascale’s mind. The Richmond Kickers announced that the USL-2 Goalkeeper of the Year will return for an unprecedented 11th season. This is a great move by the Kickers. Pascale is jumping up in age but can still make some of the best saves you can see anywhere. I [ Read More ]
After the loss to Honduras, Bob Bradley needs to go back to the drawing board. There was not one moment in that match that I would even remotely consider good. The defense fell apart (especially with the quick sending off on Jimmy Conrad) and was really the reason for Honduras’ 2 or their 3 goals. [ Read More ]
Onalfo named new DC United coach, but I am not completely sold yet.
UPDATE The Soccer Insider has posted that Ben Olsen has made the decision to retire. He also stated that he is not a candidate as a head coach, but the possibility of an assistant coach is still up in the air. According to the DC United news source the Soccer Insider Ben Olsen is now [ Read More ]
The Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore have now joined the Team Owners Association (TOA). This has brought the number of teams to 9 for the TOA, who will release a name for the league next week.
Since I did one for VCU, I thought it was only fitting to have one for DC United. Tom Soehn has decided to step down as Head Coach after 3 seasons, a total of 7 seasons with the club. The DC United job is a very unique situation.
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, VCU has “fired” (i.e., did not renew his contract) their men’s soccer coach Tim O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan has been with VCU for 15 years. VCU won the CAA Title between 2002-04 and has not done as well since. Here is who I think VCU need to look at.
There are several changes ahead of the 2010 season for the United Soccer League, especially under the control of new owners, NuRock.