Getting the ball rolling
DC United opened up its training camp last week at RFK, and continued this week at the previously snow covered auxiliary field.
 

Good thing the team's slated to go to Florida and other points south starting next week.
It's fair to say that after last season, United has some work to do in all [...]

Familiar Faces
First, United brings back former DC United player Curt Onalfo as Head Coach, then surrounds him with other former United players Mark Simpson (OK, he's a holdover) Kris Kelderman, and Ben Olsen.
 
Now, Troy Perkins returns.
 

 
United traded Fred, it's first round pick in the MLS Draft and money to Philadelphia for the rights to Perkins [...]

Yesterday was a spectacular day for the PR and marketing crew for our beloved Black and Red, huh?
Picked up the paper and there it was – a coaching change on the front page, right?
Nope, that was for little Danny’s disaster of a football team. You can certainly understand the column inches that needed to be [...]

Bupkus. Nada. Goose Egg. Diddly Squat. Zero. Nothing.
Who on earth will be willing to lead us to the Promised Land now that Caleb has "gone in another direction"?
This was not quite the press conference from Caleb Porter DC United fans were hoping for during the holidays.
Bad enough to hear about the five-year contract, but these [...]

For those of you who haven’t been paying close attention to the career of one of the more colorful characters in American soccer, perhaps it is high time you were introduced to Peter Wilt.
Sure, we’re easily influenced by elements of his soccer management philosophy -
…what is good for the fans is usually good for the organization [...]