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D.C. United Launches Naming Competition for Team Beer

Soccer fans in the D.C. area are in for a hoppy treat: their local team is about to get its own custom-made beer.

2013/05/15

Vincent Kompany of Manchester City challenges Arouna Kone of Wigan Athletic during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic at the Etihad Stadium on April 17, 2013 in Manchester, England. (Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Is Soccer Finally Achieving the American Dream? Yes … and No

NBC’s break-the-bank deal to acquire exclusive rights to broadcast English Premier League soccer in the U.S. may be catering to a small audience, but that doesn’t make it a dumb financial decision. It just makes it a risky one.

2013/04/17

(Credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images for New York Red Bulls)

Henry, Red Bulls Blank D.C. United

Thierry Henry scored in his first start in a month, and defender Jamison Olave added a goal in the New York Red Bulls’ 2-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night.

2013/04/14

Athletic Cuts: Towson to Discontinue Men’s Soccer, Baseball

Towson University plans to discontinue the men’s soccer and baseball programs but says it’ll reinstate men’s tennis.

2013/03/09

D.C. United Falls to Dynamo in Season Opener

Ricardo Clark scored and helped create a D.C. United own goal to lead the Houston Dynamo to a 2-0 victory Saturday night.

2013/03/03

File photo of soccer players. (Credit: FABIO MUZZI/AFP/Getty Images)

Va. Professional Soccer Team Named

The Virginia Cavalry will be the the name of the Loudoun County-based soccer team that will charge into the North American Soccer League’s 2014 spring season.

2013/02/06

Eden Hazard of Chelsea (R) is sent off by referee Chris Foy after kicking a ball boy during the Capital One Cup Semi-Final Second Leg match between Swansea City and Chelsea at Liberty Stadium on Jan. 23, 2013 in Swansea, Wales. (credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Soccer Star Ejected After Kicking Ball Boy In Ribs During Match

A top Chelsea soccer star was ejected during a match Wednesday night after kicking a ball boy in the ribs.

2013/01/24

Comparison: NFL to UEFA Champions League

For the past few years, I have put together this fun article to compare America’s favorite sports league, the National Football League (NFL), and the world’s favorite league, the UEFA Champions League (UCL). The original idea for this exercise was to help get my friends who aren’t soccer fans into the sport by giving them an easier way to understand the biggest club competition on the planet. So with each league featuring 32 teams broken up into eight groups of four teams apiece, the following are the comparisons between each NFL Division and Champions League Group.

106.7 The Fan–2012/09/18

Upper 90 Soccer Show – Leander Schaerlackens, Kyle McCarthy, PSG, DCU, MLS & Snack Food

This week on the Upper 90 Show, Robert Bode is joined — as always — by Brendan Darr, Justin McMahan and Austin Sanders to discuss the biggest topics in soccer. The guys start off the show discussing the newest squad additions at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and if the French club is a true contender for the Champions League title after acquiring centre back Thiago Silva and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from AC Milan. D.C. area soccer fans will be able to see PSG this summer, when they face DC United at RFK Stadium on July 28th.

106.7 The Fan–2012/07/20

Upper 90 Soccer Show – PSG, Transfer Market & DCU’s New Managing Partners

It was an interesting week in the world of soccer, and the Upper 90 Soccer Show covered just about everything. From Paris Saint-Germain making a huge waves in the European summer transfer market, Chelsea captain John Terry being cleared of racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand (brother of Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand), plenty of transfer rumors and big news concerning DC United.

106.7 The Fan–2012/07/15