Soccer Insider: October 19, 2008 - October 25, 2008
United's Traveling Party
DCU's 18-man roster for Sunday's showdown in Columbus..... GOALKEEPERS: Louis Crayton, Zach Wells. DEFENDERS: Bryan Namoff, Devon McTavish, Gonzalo Martinez, Marc Burch, Gonzalo Peralta, Greg Janicki. MIDFIELDERS: Joe Vide, Clyde Simms, Fred, Ivan Guerrero, Santino Quaranta, Thabiso Khumalo, Rod Dyachenko. FORWARDS: Luciano Emilio, Jaime Moreno, Francis Doe. Starting lineup predictions?...
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October 25, 2008; 7:05 PM ET |
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Payne Penalized
From the MLS offices late today: Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber fined D.C. United President and CEO Kevin Payne $5,000 due to inappropriate conduct directed at an official after the D.C. United at L.A. Galaxy match on Sept. 20, 2008. Payne was upset after the game about several calls...
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October 24, 2008; 6:25 PM ET |
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For Quaranta, a Special Day
On Thursday evening, while most of D.C. United's players, coaches and front office folks were home preparing to watch the critical New York-Chicago match on ESPN2, Santino Quaranta was surrounded by two-dozen friends and family members at Chiapparelli's restaurante in Baltimore's Little Italy. The gathering was organized by his wife,...
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October 24, 2008; 5:26 PM ET |
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TV, Anyone?
The weekend schedule: SATURDAY England, Everton-Manchester United 7 a.m. ET Setanta England, West Brom-Hull City 10 a.m. Fox Soccer Channel Germany, Bayern Munich-Wolfsburg 11:30 a.m. GolTV England, Reading-QPR 12:15 p.m. Setanta England, Blackburn-Middlesbrough 12:30 p.m. FSC Spain, Osasuna-Real Betis 2 p.m. GolTV Italy, Juventus-Torino 2:30 p.m. FSC France, Toulouse-Monaco 3...
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October 24, 2008; 3:00 PM ET |
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Sol Women
The Insider has learned that the Los Angeles franchise in Women's Professional Soccer will be called the Sol. Their colors are dark blue, light blue, yellow and black. A formal announcement will be made this weekend. WPS launches next spring. Other teams with nicknames in place are the Washington Freedom,...
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October 24, 2008; 2:31 PM ET |
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Rejuventated at RFK
D.C. United arrived for training this morning with a renewed outlook after watching Chicago smack New York last night to create an opening for the final wild-card berth. "Some guys were coming in singing, 'Fire, Fire!" captain Jaime Moreno said. Coach Tom Soehn said he wore his old #6 Chicago...
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October 24, 2008; 12:30 PM ET |
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World Cup Futures
FIFA has delayed outlining the process for bidding on the 2018 and 2022 World Cup. The tentative plan is to make the selections at the same time, which would presumably boost the efforts of England (2018) and the United States (2022)....
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October 24, 2008; 11:36 AM ET |
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Morning Kickaround
*Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic (USSF bio) has played for the U.S. under-17 and under-20 national teams, but because of his birthplace (Bosnia) and family roots (Serbia), he has a choice of countries to represent on the senior level. Despite initial indications that Subotic, 19, was eligible to play for...
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October 24, 2008; 9:20 AM ET |
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DCU Is Alive
Paging Chris Rolfe, you've got a call on Line 1. It's the entire D.C. United organization. They'd like to thank you for your spectacular performance against New York tonight -- three first-half goals and two second-half assists to lead the Fire to a 5-2 romp over the horri-Bulls at rainy...
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October 23, 2008; 11:25 PM ET |
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Are They Motivated?
We already know that, in order to remain in the MLS playoff race, D.C. United needs either New York or Kansas City to lose their final regular season match. We also know that a tie by either club would keep United alive, but require D.C. to win by an unrealistic...
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October 23, 2008; 11:31 AM ET |
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Rhine to Retire
Dallas midfielder Bobby Rhine is calling it quits after 10 seasons with FCD, 211 matches (second most in team history), 23 goals (seventh), 34 assists (third), five coaches and three regular positions. His final game will be Sunday at Los Angeles. He has made six appearances this year (five starts)...
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October 23, 2008; 11:07 AM ET |
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El Salvador Highlights
Read my match report. Watch the video of El Salvador's two golazos, courtesy of a fan in the upper deck and his editing skills:...
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October 23, 2008; 9:10 AM ET |
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Matchnight: El Salvador-Bolivia
Greetings from Estadio RFK. Bolivia lost goalkeeper Carlos Arias to a red card in the 33rd minute for upending former DCU forward Eliseo Quintanilla on a clear run just outside the penalty area. Quintanilla struck eight minutes later with a wonder shot from 25 yards, a rising left-footer from the...
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October 22, 2008; 9:00 PM ET |
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African Qualifying Draw
South Africa will compete in the 2010 World Cup as host, though judging by the quality of play displayed by Bafana Bafana the last few years, they barely deserve it. Today the five final-round qualifying groups were forged by FIFA, with two in particular promising a major struggle for a...
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October 22, 2008; 3:23 PM ET |
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Bye-Bye, Becks?
So it is looking more and more as though David Beckham will play for AC Milan during the MLS offseason. (Read the full account in The Independent.) The plan is for Becks to stay in top fitness, contribute at a high level in Serie A and prepare for England duty...
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October 22, 2008; 2:00 PM ET |
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DCU-Cruz Azul Video
Take a look........
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October 22, 2008; 9:56 AM ET |
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Morning Kickaround
*Jaime Moreno's final appearance for Bolivia's national team is tonight at RFK in a friendly against El Salvador. With a creaky knee and DCU's critical league finale four days away, don't expect to see him until late in the game. Kickoff is 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the stadium...
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October 22, 2008; 9:00 AM ET |
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United-Cruz Azul, the Aftermath
Ah, CONCACAF. Where to begin? *If someone had told you before the match that DCU would start mostly reserves against a strong Mexican side, lose two goalkeepers to red cards, play one man down for 57 minutes and three down after another sending off and injury ... and only lose...
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October 21, 2008; 11:59 PM ET |
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Matchnight: United-Cruz Azul
Let's gather around the television machine tonight and watch the DCUers play the Cement makers. Kickoff is 10 p.m. ET on Fox Soccer Channel and Telefutura. DCU STARTERS: Thorpe; Thompson, Namoff, Martinez, Zaher; Kirk, McTavish, Carroll, Miller; Khumalo, Cordeiro. Subs: Crayton, Simms, Doe, Burch. (Poor James Thorpe -- first real...
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October 21, 2008; 9:00 PM ET |
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All Dressed Up
As we await tonight's Champions League game in Mexico City -- DCU at Cruz Azul, 10 p.m. FSC, Telefutura -- a fun video from the club's behindthebadge.com:...
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October 21, 2008; 2:31 PM ET |
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MLS's Playoff Race
The matches that matter..... Thursday: New York at Chicago, 9 (ESPN2) Saturday: Kansas City at N.E., 7:30 (Direct Kick) Saturday: RSL at Colorado, 9:30 (HDNet) Sunday: DCU at Columbus, 5 (Comcast SportsNet, Direct Kick) Let's start in the West: If Real Salt Lake (39 points) defeats or ties Colorado (37),...
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October 21, 2008; 11:00 AM ET |
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Morning Kickaround
*FYI, beginning early next week, lnsider loyalists will need to register with washingtonpost.com in order to submit comments. All Post blogs are affected. The purpose is to block spammers and deter unsavory comments, particularly in the political discussions. I will keep you updated as I learn more from the online...
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October 21, 2008; 8:58 AM ET |
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Moreno Makes It Official
As we told you earlier today, D.C. United captain Jaime Moreno is retiring from the Bolivian national team. He issued this statement a short time ago: "The time has come for me to say goodbye to the Bolivia national team after 17 years. It's time to step aside and let...
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October 20, 2008; 4:53 PM ET |
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Afternoon Kickaround
*While "El Primitivo" is out as Guatemala's coach after another failing effort by the Chapines in World Cup qualifying, "Tappa" will remain in charge of Jamaica through the end of this round. *Brazil beats Spain in the Futsal World Cup final. Yes, futsal. Watch the video here. *Soccer America men's...
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October 20, 2008; 2:20 PM ET |
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Moreno to Announce Bolivia Retirement
Sources tell the Insider that D.C. United's Jaime Moreno has decided to retire from the Bolivian national team and will make his final appearance Wednesday night at RFK Stadium against El Salvador. (This, of course, is completely unrelated to his club career.) Moreno, 34, seems likely to enter late in...
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October 20, 2008; 1:23 PM ET |
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DCU's Traveling Party
United conducted workouts this morning here at RFK and then headed to the airport for a flight to Mexico City and tomorrow night's Champions League match against Cruz Azul. Because of injuries, suspensions and players recovering from injury, the club will have only 15 players in uniform: GOALKEEPERS: Louis Crayton,...
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October 20, 2008; 12:35 PM ET |
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The Good, the Bad, the Coyote Ugly
A seven-month regular season comes down to the final weekend with three playoff berths up for grabs. At the moment, the playoff situation is..... EAST 1. Columbus vs. 4. Kansas City* 2. Chicago vs. 3. New England WEST 1. Houston vs. 4. New York* 2. Chivas USA vs. 3. Real...
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October 20, 2008; 9:00 AM ET |
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Barra Brava Obama
Barry is a soccer supporter....
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October 19, 2008; 7:30 PM ET |
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Americans Abroad
GOALKEEPERS Tim Howard 90 minutes in Everton's 3-1 loss at Arsenal Brad Friedel 90 in Aston Villa's 0-0 tie with Portsmouth Marcus Hahnemann 90 in Reading's 2-1 loss at Preston DEFENDERS Heath Pearce DNP in Hansa Rostock's 9-0 win over Koblenz Gregg Berhalter 90 in 1860 Munich's 3-1 win Fuerth...
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October 19, 2008; 7:10 PM ET |
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