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Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The news is mostly good, unless you look at the weather forecast Good morning! D.C. United has some good news ahead of some terrible weather news for tomorrow, NWSL has a new commissioner, Loudoun United has a new season coming up starting tomorrow (having seen the forecast, I guess I have to add “hopefully” here), and I really wish I had … [Read more...] about Friday Freedom Kicks: Najar signs new DCU deal, Loudoun United gears up for 2022, and more

Courtesy Loudoun United FC D.C. United’s USL side tries to avoid wood and spoons. One could make the case that, organizationally, this is the first time that Loudoun United head coach Ryan Martin has truly been on the same page with the first team since taking over D.C. United’s USL team. Going into 2020, Martin expected to have players like Kevin Paredes, Moses Nyeman, … [Read more...] about Loudoun United 2022 season preview

Better hope bitcoin goes up. Happy Wednesday, everyone. Some stories from yesterday worth catching up on, so here we go: Scotland v Ukraine World Cup play-off semi-final postponed - BBC Ukraine asked for and received a postponement of their World Cup playoff against Scotland. They will now play that match and the playoff final in June. Nashville SC’s new deal with Valkyrie … [Read more...] about Wednesday Freedom Kicks: Ukraine playoff postponed, Nashville SC sponsor pays in bitcoin

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Plenty of DCU analysis out there today, plus local soccer + beer news Good morning! According to MLS’s own Opta data, Bill Hamid completed 116.7% of his passes as D.C. United beat FC Cincinnati over the weekend. Incredible stuff, on top of all the saves. Surely he was recognized on the Team of the Week. I’m so sure I won’t … [Read more...] about Tuesday Freedom Kicks: DCU thoughts, NWSL & Delta partner up, and more

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Meh. With a score of 93 points, Phila-DC led the league this round. That score took Phila-DC to the top of the overall table, with a margin of just two points to second place. Positional Leaders Goalkeepers D.C.’s own Bill Hamid ($8.0) led the goalkeepers this round with a clean sheet and 11 points. Behind him were Tim … [Read more...] about Fantasy Focus: Captain Morgan