The sports psychologist scene from the movie “The Natural” describes losing as a disease and something that though detrimental is still curable.  In season that once held such promise, it could certainly be said that DC United has acquired the disease and their Saturday night 2-1 loss to visiting FC Toronto was just further confirmation [...]

On an breezy yet ideal late spring evening at RFK in front of energized fans DC United continued its nearly season long demonstration of how not to play professional soccer. All the miscues, poor positioning, sloppy execution, lack of urgency and direction that have plague the team on both sides of the ball showed themselves [...]

When you’ve been on the type of slide DC United has been this season losing seven straight games any positive news is good news. For the Black and Red positive news came in the form of a 1-1 draw with visiting Sporting KC on Sunday night in a match that was arguably one of the [...]

The somber mood at Ben Oslen’s press conference explained all one needed to know about the state of the Black and Red after the team’s 4-0 loss to visiting the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night.  The head coach, media, and team official’s body language and words treaded in an unknown abyss as their seemed to [...]

The difference between winning and losing any can be be the finest of lines.  But when you’re playing in a must win situation against an emerging rival with whom you’ve shared a bucket of bad blood, that line can seem slimmer than normal. Such was the case for DC United on Sunday evening as three [...]

Sporting seasons at times can be rather cruel. Injuries, inconsistent play, suspensions, and chemistry (or lack there of) can make any win the hardest to come by for a team.  Through the first five games of the season it could certainly be said that all of these factors have contributed in one way or another [...]

In soccer there are times when the most dominate team on the field is for some reason just a half of step off their game and ends up the loser of the match.  So it was for Real Salt Lake on Saturday night as their pressuring offensive attack largely controlled the game, but victory was [...]