Kevin Payne issues statement

Washington, D.C. (October 29, 2009) - D.C. United President and CEO Kevin Payne today issued a statement in regards recent remarks for which Major League Soccer fined him:

“I deeply regret some of the comments I made in an interview published earlier this week. In trying to explain the, sometimes, unfair expectations on the Head Coach of D.C. United, I made critical comments of Colorado, New England, Real Salt Lake and the League. Those comments were unprofessional. I have great personal regards and professional respect for my colleagues at those organizations and for their ownership and fans. I have apologized to those teams and individuals privately and now do so publicly.”