DC United Soccer News

The 2007 MLS Cup will be played at RFK Stadium, bringing the title game to Washington for the third time, an official within the league told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the formal announcement will be made Thursday in a news conference at RFK. RFK also hosted the game in 1997 and 2000. The 1997 game drew one of the largest crowds ...

Freddy Adu was traded Monday from D.C. United to Real Salt Lake, ending a sometimes tumultuous three-year run in Washington for the highly touted teenager who clashed with his coach and was often frustrated by his role. The 17-year-old will move to a MLS city in need of a marketable star as it hopes to boost attendance and gain support for a new stadium. He will also get to be ...

It's one game to decide the best team in the Eastern Conference, and that suits D.C. United just fine. United host the New England Revolution at RFK Stadium on Sunday, with the winner advancing to the MLS Cup on Nov. 12 in Frisco, Texas. There, it will take on the winner of the Western Conference final later Sunday between the Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids. Houston features three Canadians including ...

D.C. United's Troy Perkins was honoured as MLS Goalkeeper of the Year on Thursday after his first full season starting for the club. Perkins led the league in wins (15), was selected to the all-star game, and had eight shutouts and a 1.13 goals-against average as United owned the best regular-season record in MLS. ``I'm a bit shocked by this announcement,'' Perkins said, ``but I'm really happy.'' New England's Matt ...

Brian Ching's bicycle-kick shot in the 86th minute gave Houston Dynamo a 1-0 win over D.C. United on Saturday night. Brad Davis and Paul Dalglish assisted on the play, on which Ching flipped upside down and kicked the ball from 10 yards out. The win, coupled with Real Salt Lake's 3-3 tie with Kansas City, clinched an MLS playoff spot for Houston (11-8-11). Vancouver native Pat Onstad picked up the ...

Marco Etcheverry was inducted into D.C. United's ``Tradition of Excellence'' on Saturday night, becoming the second member behind John Harkes. A seven-time MLS all-star midfielder, Etcheverry was one of 16 players from D.C. United's 1996 team that celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first MLS Cup prior to a game against the New York Red Bulls. ``Marco was the most influential player in the history of MLS, and without his ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ D.C. United tapped into its Argentine pipeline again Tuesday, signing midfielder Matias Donnet. The 26-year-old Donnet spent the last three years with Boca Juniors in Argentina and played one season with Venezia in Italy's Serie A. He has trained with D.C. United since Aug. 15 and will be available for Sunday's MLS game against Chivas USA. Donnet becomes the third player on United's roster from Argentina, joining ...

 SEATTLE (AP) _ D.C. United felt it was carrying the torch for American soccer on Wednesday night playing Spanish power Real Madrid. United believed it proved itself and Madrid thought likewise. In a match filled with missed chances and strong defensive play, the best American squad, played the Spanish power an entertaining 1-1 draw Wednesday night. ``We wanted to prove American soccer is not a joke,'' United's 17-year-old midfielder Freddy ...

CARSON, Calif. (AP) _ The Los Angeles Galaxy acquired forward Santino Quaranta from D.C. United on Tuesday for partial rights to a future player and a conditional 2008 draft pick. Quaranta, 21, was expected to join the team for Wednesday night's game at Houston. ``We expect him to contribute immediately as we continue the process of improving this team,'' said Alexi Lalas, the Galaxy's president and general manager. Quaranta, slowed ...

SEATTLE (AP) _ D.C. United, the best team in the MLS, has played some top international competition in recent years. Facing the talent of Spanish power Real Madrid on Wednesday night will be a little different from what Jaime Moreno, Freddy Adu and the rest of United's roster has seen in the past. ``It's something a lot of players dream about,'' Moreno said on Tuesday afternoon. ``It's a great opportunity ...