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Courtesy Loudoun United FC Another late goal results in dropped points. A common theme for Loudoun United this year was the inability to see a game out from a winning position, with six dropped points from May 28 to July 30 based on stoppage goals allowed alone. While the team had little to play for in their last game of the season, this familiar behavior reared its … [Read more...] about Loudoun draw with Charleston 1-1

Tony Quinn-USA TODAY Sports Time for the playoffs, just not for us. Well, friends, as D.C. United won’t be heading to the MLS Cup playoffs this season; who are you following? Since I love chaos, I’ll probably be pulling for Cincinnati (and Lucho Acosta, heaven knows he deserves to win something). MLS released a list of finalists for its year-end awards, and much like … [Read more...] about Friday Freedom Kicks: MLS year-end awards, NWSL playoffs to begin Saturday, and more

Wayne Rooney’s DC United suffered a 5-2 defeat to FC Cincinnati in their final MLS game of the season last weekend. The result means his side finishes bottom of the Eastern Conference and 21 points off the play-off places. Cincinnati took the lead in just the sixth minute when Luciano Acosta volleyed in from a Matt Miazga cross. […] How did Wayne Rooney’s first season in charge … [Read more...] about How did Wayne Rooney’s first season in charge of DC United go?

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images We don’t know everything, but we can try to work with what we’ve got It appears that 2020 was the last time that we did a deep dive on the roster and the prospects D.C. United has. Ryan suggested at the time that D.C. United was going to nibble around the edges roster-wise, with the understanding they’d have to nail their coaching … [Read more...] about Looking at D.C. United’s roster going into the offseason

Tony Quinn-USA TODAY Sports Plus, F1 has crowned a champion Like many readers here, I believe Breakfast Kicks are the Best Kicks. Unfortunately, my work has had me living in an internet-less cave this week, and as such, I woke up both unaware of what day it was and also unaware of what the hot stories of the week have been. *Frantically looks up news* Oh yeah... our … [Read more...] about Wednesday Freedom Kicks: A roster deep-dive, further Dave Johnson memories, and more