Press Releases

U16 & U18 Academy Tryouts: In an effort to identify the best youth players in the Washington D.C. area, the D.C. United Academy will be holding tryouts for the U16 and U18 Academy teams in June. Players trying out for the U16 side must be born on or after Jan. 1, 1993, while the age cutoff date for the U18 squad is on or after Jan. 1, 1991. Tryout sessions will be held at RFK Stadium’s Auxiliary Turf Field and all players must complete the waiver and player registration forms.

Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2009) - D.C. United players will be making appearances at various events in the community this week. On Wednesday, several players will be helping out with a wheelchair soccer clinic, while goalkeeper Josh Wicks will be in attendance at the DC SCORES Soccer Ball on Thursday. Complete appearance information is detailed below.

Player(s): Clyde Simms, Chris Pontius, Rodney Wallace, Brandon Barklage, Milos Kocic, Dejan Jakovic
What: Power Soccer Wheelchair Clinic
When: Wednesday, April 29; 6-8 p.m.

New York Red Bulls 2, D.C. United 3
MLS Post-Game Quotes Sheet
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
April 26, 2009

NEW YORK RED BULLS HEAD COACH JUAN CARLOS OSORIO

On the team's overall performance:
"Very disappointed. Very poor first half. In the second half, we made
some adjustments. We dominated the second half except for the last two
minutes and paid a high price for not defending properly."

Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2009) – D.C. United announced today the club has signed veteran defender Avery John. D.C. waived forward Francis Doe in order to make a roster spot available for the Trinidad and Tobago international. John’s rights were acquired from the New England Revolution in exchange for a conditional draft pick in either the 2010 or 2011 MLS SuperDraft. The 33-year old defender will be available for selection on Sunday, when the Black-and Red travel to New Jersey to battle their Atlantic Cup rivals the New York Red Bulls. Kick-off is set for 3:00 p.m.

2009 U.S. OPEN CUP PLAY-IN GAME QUOTESHEET
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009 – D.C. UNITED 2, FC DALLAS 0

D.C. UNITED HEAD COACH TOM SOEHN
On playing the younger players
For me, it wasn’t really a chance to look at [the younger players] because we see them every day. I’ve said from the beginning that we have a deep team and it was fun to get them on the field and let them show what they’re about and their character, their quality, and why we brought some of them here.

On Brandon Barklage

WASHINGTON, DC (April 21, 2009) - The D.C. United Academy will be holding tryouts for the U15 Academy Training Program and the Super-20 Academy Team. Tryouts will be held the next four Mondays at the RFK Stadium Auxiliary Turf Field for both groups.

Washington, D.C. (April 20, 2009) - D.C. United is set to host Ladies Night, an event intended to provide women and their friends with an enjoyable evening out. The club is teaming up with Hot 99.5 to throw a girls night out at RFK Stadium on May 9, prior to the team’s game against Toronto FC. Ladies Night takes place from 6 - 7:45 p.m. on the Capital View Terrace, with kickoff for the game set at 7:30 p.m.

More than 11 vendors will be on hand to provide products, taste-tests, giveaways, demos, advice and much more. Among those confirmed:

Washington, D.C. (April 20, 2009) - D.C. United players will be making appearances in the community this week. Defender Anthony Peters will participate in the AARP Kids Day this Thursday, April 23. Full appearance information is detailed below.

Player(s): Anthony Peters
What: AARP Kids Day
When: Thursday, April 23; 2-3:30 p.m.
Where: AARP-601 E St. N.W., Washington DC 20049

MLS QUOTESHEET 2009
SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2009 -- D.C. UNITED 1, NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 1

D.C. UNITED HEAD COACH TOM SOEHN
On the game

Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2009) - With a dramatic 91st minute assist in D.C. United’s 1-1 tie against the New England Revolution tonight, Jaime Moreno became the first player in MLS history to record 100 goals and 100 assists. His pass in stoppage time to set up Ben Olsen’s goal, gave the Bolivian forward his100th assist. Coupled with his unmatched 122 goals in League play, the feat is yet another accomplishment in Moreno’s long and storied career in Major League Soccer.