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.

Well, they scored. And Andy Najar looked even more like the next big thing. But just like last Thursday night, United once again offered little else in the way of inspiring soccer on their way to a 2-1 defeat to the Los Angeles Galaxy in front of 17,688 at RFK Stadium last night. Edson Buddle also scored for the visitors, who used a good bit of fortune — a handball off of the hand of…

D.C. United fans have gotten their share of David Beckham firsts, and after last night’s exit from the SuperLiga – almost single-handedly due to Beckham’s right foot – we’ve had our fill. After playing his first MLS game in a 1-0 D.C. win last Thursday at a sold-out RFK, he started his first match for the Galaxy last night in the SuperLiga semifinals against visiting D.C. Then he proceeded to register his first goal and…

D.C. United announced its MLS schedule yesterday, and we’ll cut to the chase: you have exactly 183 days before David Beckham comes to Washington. He’ll be here on August 9 for a Thursday night game, but unless you’re planning to buy a full season ticket package, tickets won’t be available until July 2. And that goes for half-season and flex plans too — the August 9 match against Beckham’s LA Galaxy (formerly known as…

Despite having the best record in MLS, D.C. United took the field Saturday night looking to regain the form that has the team on pace for the second best season in MLS history. On paper, the visiting L.A. Galaxy seemed to be just what the doctor ordered. However, after a rough stretch that saw them lose 9 of 11 matches, the Galaxy have come around of late, losing only one of their last nine…

Fresh off of their victory Wednesday night over the New York Red Bulls, MLS leading DC United hope to continue their winning ways Saturday night when they host the LA Galaxy. While the Galaxy’s 7-11-5 record may not sound too enticing there are plenty of subplots in Saturday’s game that bear watching. Recently departed Santino Quaranta, traded from DC to LA for a future draft pick, will be making his return to RFK. He’s…

On Monday, the U.S. suffered a sobering 3-0 loss to the Czech Republic. Monstruous forward Jan Koller scored in the 5th minute of play, putting the U.S. on its heels. The Czechs did not look back, out-hustling, out-muscling, and out-classing the U.S. for the remainder of the game. How does a team maintain a positive attitude coming from a game in which it was so thoroughly beaten? Apparently with a rededication to the original…

The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team takes the field tonight in RFK stadium looking to clinch a berth in the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The National Team has one remaining match after tonight but can assure their passage to the next round with just a single point. “You want to get it over with,” striker Landon Donovan told ESPN. “You don’t want have to go to Barbados like we…