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Archive for April 2006

The Game and the Man

Apr 25th, 2006 | By SccrPlaya | Category: Soccer News

Better late than never, right? Man, quite an exhibition of skill and beautiful soccer was on display last Saturday. Not only is DC United the flagship team and the dynastic team of MLS but they more than any other team I’ve seen play beautiful soccer. …



Dude, Where’s My Stadium?

Apr 19th, 2006 | By SccrPlaya | Category: Soccer News

I haven’t heard much being said lately about DC United plans for a new stadium (besides Mayor Anthony Williams seemingly empty promise during the first game of the season). There was a point over the break that I almost lost hope. It’s great that the D…



Sounds of the Game

Apr 17th, 2006 | By SccrPlaya | Category: Soccer News

I say “sounds” cause after struggling to get a video feed for the first 15 minutes of the game on Saturday I gave up and settled for the audio feed. Did anyone else have their hopes of watching online dashed when about 3 minutes into the game the nice …



Game Day in Pictures

Apr 13th, 2006 | By SccrPlaya | Category: Soccer News

Last weekend’s game was a bit of a contrast to the season opener. In the first game there were twice as many people and it was a gorgeous day. Last Saturday was cold and wet. There were more ponchos last weekend, though there was one guy without a shir…



Jaime Moreno via Google Video

Apr 8th, 2006 | By SccrPlaya | Category: Soccer News

I don’t know who this Matt Hilliard guy is but he’s my new favorite person!Here’s a highlight video of Jaime Moreno. I could watch these videos all day long.As he’s approaching the league lead in goals, I can’t help but remember my dad going on and on …



Fun with Google Video

Apr 8th, 2006 | By SccrPlaya | Category: Soccer News

Every D.C. United fan has to check out this video by Matt Hilliard.It shows Alecko Eskandarian’s goals from the 2004 season. It’s incredible and makes me excited for the day he gets his killer instinct and touch back to 100%.If you have trouble viewing…



Game Day Report

Apr 8th, 2006 | By SccrPlaya | Category: Soccer News

What an ugly game. The weather was cold and wet and the slick conditions made the ball hard to control. Keep in mind that the following is from my perspective at the game.Bobby Boswell start.,Alecko Eskandarian started and Christian Gomez returned from…



Pictures and Post-game Conversations

Apr 6th, 2006 | By SccrPlaya | Category: Soccer News

Hey everyone, just wanted to show you guys what I was talking about when I said that the atmosphere at RFK Stadium during D.C. United games is one of the best U.S. soccer has to offer.On the left, you can see that the ref just award Red Bull NY a freek…



Getting Boot Miffs Soccer Groups

Apr 1st, 2006 | By Dantario | Category: Soccer News

Saturday, April 1, 2006Getting Boot Miffs Soccer GroupsBy Morris Dalla CostaFree Press Sports ColumnistThe soccer people in London are feeling a little kicked around.Come the middle of July, during the busiest time of their schedule, the London and Dis…