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De gran cometido, el hondureño Najar fue la figura en el Estadio RFK

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- El D.C. United
derrotó 4-2 al FC Dallas en partido clasificatorio para la Copa Abierta Lamar
Hunt, sumando su primer triunfo oficial de la temporada y sellando el pase para
jugar con el Real Salt Lake en busca de un boleto para la primera ronda de 16
equipos del torneo estadounidense.

Adam Cristman (min. 4 y min. 59), Christian
Castillo (min. 39) y Andy Najar (min 51’) anotaron los goles del cuadro
capitalino, mientras que Bruno Guarda (min. 52) y Dax McCarty, de tiro penal en
la vuelta 57’, descontaron por los texanos.

Andy Najar

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D.C. United held off FC Dallas’
second-half rally in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match at RFK Stadium on Wednesday
night, riding an Adam Cristman double to a 4-2 victory that sees the
Black-and-Red advance to the next round of MLS qualifying for the nation’s
oldest tournament.

D.C. and Dallas had only scored eight
goals between them in their first month of league play, yet the two teams
defied that statistic with a helter-skelter, end-to-end display that featured
six goals in the first 60 minutes.

Luciano Emilio

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Luciano Emilio has rejoined D.C. United on a three-month contract following a brief stay at Brazilian club Rio Branco de Americana, it was announced on Wednesday.

“Over the past several months, we’ve been in constant communication with Luciano regarding his playing future and have reached an agreement that provides United a proven MLS goalscorer at terms that take into consideration both parties’ plans for the future," United's general manager Dave Kasper said in a statement.

Maurice Edu, Rangers

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D.C. United booked another summer visit from a major
European club, announcing Wednesday that Scottish power Rangers will be making
a visit to RFK Stadium on July 24.

Rangers are easily the most successful team in Scotland’s
history. Recently crowned Scottish Premier League champions for a 53rd time, the
Glasgow-based club also has 33 Scottish Cups and 26 Scottish League Cups to its
name, as well as runners-up medals from the 2008 UEFA Cup.

Luciano Emilio - bio photo

Washington, D.C. (28 de abril de 2010) – D.C. United anunció hoy que el club ha renovado el contrato del delantero brasileño Luciano Emilio. El atacante de 31 años regresa a United luego de militar en el Rio Branco de Americana de Brasil. Del 2007 al 2009, Emilio fue el delantero más productivo de United, siendo galardonado como Jugador Más Valioso de la Liga y Contratación del Año en el 2007. Emilio firmó un contrato de tres meses con el D.C. que incluirá una opción para alargar su estadía en la capital a finales de julio.

Luciano Emilio - bio photo

Washington,
D.C. (April 28, 2010) – D.C. United announced today the club has re-signed
forward Luciano Emilio. The 31-year-old returns to United following a short
stint with Brazil’s Rio Branco de Americana. From 2007 through 2009, Emilio was
United’s most productive forward and, in 2007, he captured the MLS MVP Award
and Newcomer of the Year honors. Emilio will begin a three-month term with
United that includes an option at the end of July to extend his stay. The
Brazilian will be available for selection upon receipt of his International
Transfer Certificate.