<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - United</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><description>United</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[United Falls Short]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12693-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12693-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Clint Dempsey scores the winning goal in the 77th minute and the New England Revolution hold off D.C. United for a 4-3 victory Saturday.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message Is Consistent]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10225-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10225-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[United assistant Tom Soehn will fill in for suspended head coach Peter Nowak against New England but continues Nowak's methods.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Replaying the Past]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6085-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6085-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Washington premiere of "The Game of Their Lives," a movie about the United States' 1-0 victory over heavily favored England in the 1950 World Cup, gave four players a chance to relive the game.]]></description><author> Christian Swezey</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harkes Elected to Hall]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2197-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2197-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[John Harkes, who led D.C. United to two MLS titles, has been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Drops Another]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57637-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57637-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Facing Columbus less than 48 hours after a punishing loss in Mexico City, a road-weary United team falls behind early and fails to convert numerous late chances in a 1-0 loss.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boswell Steps In]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54507-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54507-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bobby Boswell took a roundabout path to United, but has ascended to the high-pressured position of central defense, and is doing his best to fill the big shoes of Ryan Nelsen.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Smashed Out]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51718-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51718-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[D.C. United yields goals early in each half during a 5-0 loss to Pumas in the deciding game of the Champions' Cup semifinals Wednesday night.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Altitude Adjustment]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47960-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47960-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As D.C. United prepares for the Champions' Cup semifinal against Pumas of Mexico City, the team will have to acclimate quickly to the rise in elevation.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banner Day Is Downer]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40746-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40746-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[D.C. United shows off the MLS Cup to their fans, then ties the Chicago Fire, 1-1, with a goal from defender Mike Petke.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Feeling Like Home]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38509-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38509-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Although United officials are generally pleased with the project to cover the Nats' dirt infield with a thick layer of grass for soccer, the first match exposed a few flaws.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Ties Pumas]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32575-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32575-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[United takes an early lead and ends up locked in a 1-1 tie Wednesday night with Mexican power Pumas in the first leg of a Champions' Cup semifinal before a crowd of 21,185.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 'Sense of Importance']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28260-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28260-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tuesday's game will have a different feel as D.C. United has a chance to forward the prestige of MLS against the Mexican power club Pumas in the Champions' Cup semis.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Stops Chivas]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21545-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21545-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Joshua Gros and Christian Gomez score as D.C. United opens defense of their title Saturday with a 2-0 victory over expansion Chivas USA.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting Where It Ended]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19804-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19804-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[United opens the season Saturday against Chivas USA at Home Depot Center -- the site of their MLS Cup victory to end last season.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mexican Upbringing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17184-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17184-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a radical approach to league-building, MLS has brought in a Mexican brand name: Chivas.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Manages a Tie]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61644-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61644-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Eliseo Quintanilla scores with about four minutes remaining Wednesday night to help United salvage a 2-2 tie with the minor league Charleston Battery in an exhibition.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simms Rising Rapidly]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55121-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55121-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ten weeks ago United midfielder Clyde Simms was just another struggling minor league soccer player, a nameless figure in a largely anonymous sport in this country.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Rallies to Semis]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41742-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41742-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jaime Moreno's second-half goal gives D.C. United a 2-1 comeback win over Harbour View on Wednesday, earning a berth in the Champions' Cup semifinals.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Sees Danger]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38002-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38002-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[D.C. United's one-goal victory over Harbour View of Jamaica last week became a time more for introspection than celebration.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guppy to Join United]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33763-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33763-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/mls/dcunited</guid><pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2005 19:12:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[D.C. United officials confirm that Steve Guppy will join the club this week and might make his debut Wednesday against Harbour View in Kingston, Jamaica.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item></channel></rss>
