Would you call yourself one of the biggest D.C. United fans out there? Do you bleed Black-and-Red? Do you go to RFK Stadium more often than you go to the grocery store? Do you know every player's middle name and their favorite movie (if you do, that's a little creepy)?

Well, if you are one of the biggest fans out there, you need this - the D.

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Serie A Talk in partnership with SoccerPro.com happily announce,   The Soccer Trivia & Replica Jersey Giveaway For most, Thanksgiving is about turkey and pumpkin pie, peaceful (or not) meals gathered around the family table, and long naps in your favorite recliner. But not at SoccerPro - we're going to spend this Thanksgiving month celebrating the rabid fans of soccer around the [. Click to continue reading...

We'll announce shortly that we've acquired 23-year old Ryan Miller off waivers. The defender was originally drafted by the Columbus Crew in the third round (31st overall) of the 2008 MLS Superdraft. He did not appear in any first team games, but did play in seven Reserve Division contests. He'll fill the team's last developmental slot.

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It's possible you've come across this page as a fan of D.C. United. It's also possible that you got here via BightestYoungThings.com (one of our favorites). Regardless of how you got here, we've got a pretty cool deal for you that may find you in front of a camera with United players as part of an exclusive photo shoot.

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Morning all. There isn't shite to write about today. Seriously there is nothing. I thought about doing my Fulham match preview today but I'll save that for tomorrow morning.

There is a hurricane going on outside my house right now (not even joking there really is) and it sucks because I haven't been able to leave my house at all. Click to continue reading...

Morning all. I don't really know what to write about today honestly. I went to bed all excited thinking, "Wow there's a match tomorrow plus I'll have time to write the blog in the morning, that sure sounds exciting," just to wake up and find that there really isn't that much to talk about.

First off, there is a radio show here in America about football called World Soccer Daily, hosted by Stephen Cohen and Kenny Hassan. Click to continue reading...

Earlier this year, former Washington Bullet Gheorghe Muresan visited the D.C. United locker room. The Romanian is a big soccer fan and attends a few United games each year. The 7-foot, 7-inch Muresan is pictured below with Brazilians Luciano Emilio and Fred. The three serve as the subjects for our first Behind The Badge Caption Content.

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D.C. United officials announced today that PEPCO, a DC-based utility company, would sponsor all of United's evening games as part of a new marketing deal with the team. In exchange for advertising rights to the back of United's jersey, PEPCO will blackout all night games at RFK.

"Fans have been blacking out RFK for years by wearing all black during home playoff games, and now PEPCO adds an additional element to that great tradition," team officials announced today under the glow of flashlights and candles.

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Another week of only a few games, and a couple of SuperLiga contests for MLS clubs. The thing about this week in league play was the draw. Five games saw five draws. A cool 14 goals overall for the week, not bad for five games but when six of them come from one game and [...] Click to continue reading...

Morning everyone. I've got to leave for work in about twenty minutes so I can't be arsed to write about Adebayor yet again today, especially said I'd take a break from all that. There really isn't that much other news for the day so I've decided to do something fun and I've made a Premiership fantasy league for all of us to play in. Click to continue reading...

BehindTheBadge.com is giving away four tickets to next Sunday's match between D.C. United and the LA Galaxy. Not only that, but we're throwing in a D.C. United replica home jersey for the winner, which can be customized to include any United player's name and number on the back. Pretty good, right?

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Portugal (Gomes 40, Postiga 87) 2-3 Germany (Schweinsteiger 22, Klose 26, Ballack 61) St Jakob Park Quarterfinals, Euro 2008 Thursday 19 June 2008 Kickoff - 20:45 CET, 14:45 EST Portugal 2-3 Germany - Live Blog An enthralling quarter-final in Basel saw Germany progress to their first European Championships semi-final since 1996 thanks to a well earned 3-2 victory. Click to continue reading...

The second leg of Concacaf World Cup Qualifying swings into full gear this weekend as 24 teams look to advance to the first group phase. Although there are strong favorites in just about every one of these contests, the constant possibility of an upset will be present. Who knows, an early surprise goal or red card could kill a team's dream. Click to continue reading...

Our friends over at Brightest Young Things (.com) are giving away a pair for the June 29 match. All you have to do is write your best soccer haiku and they'll pick a winner next week. Tickets for the match are selling quickly (big surprise there), so if you don't win, make sure you buy some soon!

If you're not a regular visitor to BYT, you probably should be.

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Above is Germany coach Joachim Löw... and his hair. I can't quite describe that mop, which is why I reach out to you, my brilliant readers. The person who comments below with the best brief description of Löw's hair wins a prize from Fighting Talker. It'll probably be of the book or mug variety. So have [. Click to continue reading...

Morning all. There isn't much for news today honestly so this may be a short one. If you haven't joined the Euro 2008 contest, you can do so here. Just pick the two teams to make the Finals at Euro2008 and the final score and you win.

We'll start with the England-USA friendly which if you don't live in England or the States you probably don't care about but I do and I watched it yesterday. Click to continue reading...

Meet Katie. I wanted to share with you one of my favorite emails that I received in the "Dynamo Fan Contest" held here on bobbyboswell.com by me, Bobby Boswell. This was a video sent in by a fan named Katie. The video made me laugh and I thought it was well done. So in return [...] Click to continue reading...

Meet Katie. I wanted to share with you one of my favorite emails that I received in the "Dynamo Fan Contest" held here on bobbyboswell.com by me, Bobby Boswell. This was a video sent in by a fan named Katie. The video made me laugh and I thought it was well done. So in return for her effort, I [. Click to continue reading...

Meet Katie. I wanted to share with you one of my favorite?emails that?I received?in the "Dynamo Fan Contest" held here on bobbyboswell.com by me, Bobby Boswell. This was a video sent?in by a fan named Katie. The video made me laugh and I thought it was well done. So in return for her effort, I [...] Click to continue reading...

I would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry in an attempt to win the Dynamo Fan Contest. I have gone through all of the entries and it was quite tough to pick a winner. I was happy to see a lot of different guys getting some love from the fans. And there were [...] Click to continue reading...

It is time for a new contest. I have noticed that the Houston fans really like some of the Dynamo players more than the average fan. I mean REALLY like them. I have gotten emails asking for players email addresses, phone numbers, shoes, dates and some other odd requests that I won't mention. I figured [. Click to continue reading...

It is time for a new contest. I have noticed that the Houston fans really like some of the Dynamo players more than the average fan. I mean REALLY like them. I have?been getting?emails asking for player's email addresses, phone numbers, shoes, dates and some other odd requests that I won?t mention. I figured I [. Click to continue reading...

It is time for a new contest. I have noticed that the Houston fans really like some of the Dynamo players more than the average fan. I mean REALLY like them. I have been getting emails asking for player's email addresses, phone numbers, shoes, dates and some other odd requests that I won't mention. Click to continue reading...

Thanks to my friends at Nation Books, I have five copies of John Foot's Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer to give away for FREE. All you have to do is answer this simple question: Who scored the game winning goal for Italy against Germany in the 2006 World Cup semifinals and who [. Click to continue reading...

Thank you, dear readers, to whomsoever among you got this lowly blog nominated for the Soccerlens 2007 Awards. I'm not sure if you were drunk, deluded, or possibly (here's hoping!) both, but thank you nonetheless. So, if you feel so inclined, please direct your browsers to the following and do the democracy happy dance . Click to continue reading...

If you are one of those serious gamers who love the new PlayStation game "FIFA 08" by EA Games than this is a tournament you can't miss. Starting in India, Sony will launch their PS3 FIFA Interactive World Cup 08 Tournament. Winner of that leg will be flown to Germany where they will continue [. Click to continue reading...

In recognition of Real Salt Lake's visit on Wednesday, we've come up with a (quick, little) contest. What kind of contest, do you ask? A contest that if you are the first to answer correctly will result in you taking home a Youth Fan Club Bobby Boswell growth chart (that's it to the right). This [...] Click to continue reading...

Want to win two tickets to Thursday's SOLD OUT game against the Galaxy and two passes to the BobbyBoswell.com Post-Game Party? Now is your chance. Just follow the steps below and you could be a winner. 1) Find the DC101 logo hidden somewhere amongst the many pages of BobbyBoswell.com (it could be anywhere, so be [...] Click to continue reading...

As you're probably aware, the LA Galaxy (and Mr. Beck-Ham) come to town on Thursday. There are no individual tickets left for the game and only a few hundred remain via special ticket packages . In other words, if you don't currently have tickets, you're likely going to have to pay a pretty penny to [...] Click to continue reading...

So, I was unsure how this caption contest was going to work due to how much activity there was in the picture... but, man, there were some funny ones! I went through all of them one last time with The Management and we laughed out loud four different times. Honorable mention in this contest goes [...] Click to continue reading...

Well, hello. It is that time again - CAPTION Contest time. We are offering a choice of prizes this time around. If you win you will have the option of getting a Steven deRoux mixtape (a CD, of course) including his favorite pre-game and dancehall songs, a Justin Mapp 2007 Gold Cup Credential with his [...] Click to continue reading...

Open Cup Bracket
U.S. Open cup round 2 is upon us, and The MLS teams have been seeded. The Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1) are looking to increase their standings in the venerable competition, and at the same time, the Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) are hoping to get the chance to move on to round three. The New England Revolution await whomever survives tonight's game.

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