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At the end of the day it was their only move, and it turns out it should be the right move anyways. D.C. United has stepped up and named Ben Olsen as their new manager today. Olsen takes over the reigns of the Black-and-Red on a permanent basis after serving as interim boss since August…[continue reading]

The hot seat in D.C. just got too hot for Curt Onalfo as he has been released from his manager duties with United. The club announced today that Ben Olsen will take over as the interim manager with D.C. United’s Technical Director, Chad Ashton, taking over as interim Assistant Coach. “This was a difficult and…[continue reading]

We knew going into 2009 that the calendar for DC United could be a fairly packed one. Possibly Champions League matches, US Open Cup title to defend, summer friendlies, and of course the regular season slate. It turned out to be just the case as DC United played a schedule so packed this year it…[continue reading]

I won’t lie, last night’s game between Chicago and Chivas put a sour taste in my mouth for this weekend. The game itself was entertaining but the officiating was lacking in quality as we’ve all seen by now. Hopefully this weekend won’t be filled with yellow and red cards or lots of questionable PK calls.…[continue reading]

Two midweek games for week eight. A big night in general if you count Toronto FC’s game in the Canadian Champion tonight against future MLS side Vancouver. But I’ll just stick with the MLS games for the evening to preview. RSL returns home to host the Galaxy who just scored their first win of the…[continue reading]

Time once again for another full week of Major League Soccer action as week seven is about to kick off tomorrow. Seven games this weekend with the bulk of games on Saturday evening with one lone game on Sunday afternoon. A lot of clubs are still in need of some wins here, especially LA and…[continue reading]

Another full weekend ahead in Major League Soccer, hard to believe we are already into the thick of this this week with two league games under our belts. Things are certainly starting to speed up here as we move forward in the season. Seven games to discuss here for the upcoming weekend, five on Saturady…[continue reading]

Typically I do a version of this kind of thing for all MLS clubs but this time around I wanted to do something a little different with the typical Good, Bad, and Ugly column. Instead I will be looking at things in the league as a whole that I have liked, disliked and have absolutely…[continue reading]

You know, Ben Olsen may just have a point about the US Open Cup qualification process. “I am still shocked at how you win it and don’t get a berth into the final round. But it’s always about building a bigger case for trophies. As disappointing as last year was, we still managed to hold…[continue reading]

Week five produced a few nice goals and probably some even nicer saves (see below). Below are the goals I felt were worth to be goals of the week. If you think I missed a goal, just let me know. Chad Barrett: Bryan Jordan: Brian McBride: Josh Wolff: Juan Pablo Angel: Ben Olsen: Save of…[continue reading]