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Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Soccer, go! Good morning! It is a warm and rainy day today, and warm, rainy, and blustery is one of my low-key favorite kinds of weather. The wind is blowing in a lot of USMNT World Cup Qualifiers, so let’s get straight to it. USA vs. Mexico, 2022 World Cup qualifying: What to watch for The United States has three games left in … [Read more...] about Thursday Freedom Kicks: USA-Mexico World Cup Qualifying, Chris Durkin, and more

Photo by Jeroen Meuwsen/BSR Agency/Getty Images It’s complicated, but United has brought Durkin back to where it all started via, among other things, the MLS Under-22 Initiative It may have involved a circuitous route, but Chris Durkin is back with D.C. United. The club traded $325,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM), split between $200,000 of 2022’s allotment and … [Read more...] about Official: Chris Durkin returns to D.C. United via MLS Under-22 Initiative

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports A hat trick wasn’t enough The rich got richer this round, as BL4CKnRED cruised to the lead this round with a total of 100 points, 13 more than anyone else. That score helped BL4CKnRED extend the overall lead to 29 points. Positional Leaders Goalkeepers The pair of Pedro Gallese (ORL, $8.7) and Andre Blake (PHI, $8.7) kept … [Read more...] about Fantasy Focus: Jesus’s Rise

Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports A little bit of everything in DMV soccer. Recaps of D.C. United’s 2-1 loss to Toronto FC by us, WaPo, and MLS. Waking the Red has the other side of it. Recaps of the Washington Spirit’s scoreless draw with the Orlando Pride by us and WaPo. Mane Land with the other end of things. Loudoun United batter 10-man Red Bulls II in 3-0 win (us): … [Read more...] about Monday Freedom Kicks: DMV soccer recaps & more

Photo by Philipp Schalber/DIENER/DeFodi Images via Getty Images United put up the money to get their Designated Player now rather than waiting until July D.C. United are getting their man a little earlier than scheduled after reaching a deal with Rapid Wien to sign Taxiarchis Fountas immediately rather than waiting for his contract to end. United had signed the Greek … [Read more...] about Official: Taxi Fountas joins D.C. United now after deal with Rapid Wien