The Cubans were underdogs to start with. Then several players defected, too.
The U.S. men’s national team paid a visit to Charm City on Sunday, crushing El Salvador 5-1 in the Gold Cup quarterfinals and setting up a semi-final matchup with Honduras on Wednesday in Dallas.
Our weekly soccer podcast is back, and the guys are again talking DCU & the US Men’s National Team.
Santino Quaranta’s emotional evening took center stage — but there was still the matter of the match itself, a solid 2-0 win for U.S. over a tricky Honduras side last night at a pumping RFK Stadium. Obviously, ‘Tino wasn’t the only player out there who had something to prove in front of the 27,000-plus on hand — two former United players made a return to their former home, if but in a different jersey. Former…
The CONCACAF Gold Cup – the bi-annual soccer tournament for the championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean – kicks off Friday, but the festivities will through the District next week when RFK Stadium hosts a first round double-header on Wednesday July 8. The United States, fresh off that tremendous Confederations Cup run, will play the nightcap against Honduras, while Haiti and Grenada will duke it out in the early 7 p.m. match. Tickets are available here. Maybe you’re familiar with the U.S. team, but not so much the others? We figured as much, so here is your official DCist guide to the 2009 Gold Cup.
Photo by Kyle Gustafson. “I’m not going to be content. I want to make the World Cup team.” A lofty goal from a player that hasn’t suited up for his country in more than four years, sure; but knowing the man and the story behind those words, anything seems possible — yes, D.C. United’s Santino Quaranta will once again wear the shirt of his country. Rosters for the 2009 Gold Cup, CONCACAF’s yearly tournament…
FRIDAY: The DAM! Festival doesn’t start until next weekend, but the organizers rightfully want you to be psyched for it to start already. They’re hosting a Kickoff Party tonight at the Rock and Roll Hotel, with Exit Clov, The Dance Party, Dirty on Purpose (pictured), and DJ Geologist (who we interviewed earlier this week). $9 gets you in the door. >> Reel Affirmations, the D.C. area’s Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered film festival, wraps…
Man, after last night’s DCist Happy Hour, we’re not sure we want to do anything for the rest of the weekend except curl up in our beds and pound Advil. But for the rest of you folks, here are some events we think are worth dropping by. FRIDAY: >>In this week’s Art Agenda, we erroneously reported that photographer Samantha Wolov’s exhibit opened Saturday evening; the opening actually takes place tonight from 6 p.m. to 9…
