“It’s in the net!” Those words have echoed through soccer fans across the DMV for the last 27 years thanks to Dave Johnson. Johnson is also the radio voice of the Washington Wizards and you can continue to hear him albeit there’s hoops and not a net to shoot into. Sometimes the schedules for both teams overlapped but Johnson refused to miss a game for either club. Now … [Read more...] about Dave Johnson may have called his last D.C. United game but his legacy will live on
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Wednesday Freedom Kicks: A new playoff system, Ben Olsen interviewing elsewhere, and more
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports We’re also one step closer to saying goodbye to our favorite ex-stadium. Another Wednesday signaling the halfway point in the week. Let’s jump right into the kicks, shall we? DC files raze permit for RFK Stadium, signaling beginning of demolition work (WJLA): Sometimes I forget that this nostalgic building still stands. It absolutely must … [Read more...] about Wednesday Freedom Kicks: A new playoff system, Ben Olsen interviewing elsewhere, and more
Monday Freedom Kicks:L D.C. rumors/features, NWSL/MLS playoffs & more
Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images And a music recommendation, really! Hi there, it’s birthday season in and around my house, so I’m awash in horrible versions of ‘Happy Birthday’ and children’s activity center socks. Good times! Christian Benteke se confie sur sa vie à DC United: “Si je ne suis pas repris au Mondial, ce ne sera pas la fin du monde” … [Read more...] about Monday Freedom Kicks:L D.C. rumors/features, NWSL/MLS playoffs & more
Thursday Freedom Kicks: D.C. United fires Lucy Rushton and others, Arsenal bewilders Lyon in Women’s Champions League, and more
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Someone, Teflon Dave remains. Happy Thursday, folks. A big bombshell dropped yesterday in the land of D.C. United, so we gotta start there: D.C. United fires general manager Lucy Rushton - The Athletic Lucy Rushton: gone. Victor Lonchuk: gone. Nico Frutos: gone. Chad Ashton: reassigned. Yet somehow...Dave Kasper: remains. They say that he … [Read more...] about Thursday Freedom Kicks: D.C. United fires Lucy Rushton and others, Arsenal bewilders Lyon in Women’s Champions League, and more
D.C. United fires General Manager Lucy Rushton, changes begin
When D.C. United hired Wayne Rooney, they made a clear message: the rebuild has begun. Today the rebuild continued as D.C. United made some personnel changes at the top. That included reliving the duties of General Manger Lucy Rushton and the First Team Performance Director Victor Lonchuk. More from the D.C. United press release: D.C. United have announced that they have … [Read more...] about D.C. United fires General Manager Lucy Rushton, changes begin