| The rojinegros thrashed New York and they advance the following etapoa of the US Open Cup |
| DC United wins, pleases and scores |
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| Fred noted down before the Network Bulls and dedicated his goal to his daughter, who recovers satisfactorily of a surgical intervention. Photo Courteousness behindthebadge.com. |
For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
In the first three minutes of the party between DC United and NY Network Bulls for the second round of the US Open Cup, to the rojinegros three advance positions had already marked him. It was only a time thing.
And this way it was, in the first one I come up hour DC had already put four (with reveilles of Pontius, Khumalo, Barklage and Fred). Apparently, the team had got tired of the ties to the last minute, as the keynote had been the three previous parties (before Kansas City, Toronto and You Annoy USA).
In spite of everything, DC hammered NY, and NY hammered DC, the only difference is that the of the capital ones did more goals, making use of the sleep-inducing bullfighting defense. In the end, 5 to 3 that puts the rojinegros in the following round of the US Open Cup, where they will face a team of a low division of the American professional soccer.
The strategy of Tom Soehn, of giving minutes to all the players and changing them of position, seems to be giving turned out. Against NY, Gómez, Namoff, Fred and Pontius were replaced by Jacobson, Wallace, DiRaimondo and Burch, respectively. Also, they dressed themselves neither of short Simms nor Emilio. On the other hand, Dark-haired person and Quaranta remained in the banking. The latter four players are titularísimos under the scheme of the DT.
The second half was different, since NY rearranged his lines, leaving in clear that would take up the gauntlet. This way there came two goals of Jorge Rojas, which added up to so much obtained at the end of the first time by Dane Richards. In turn, Pontius raised his personal account with his second head goal.
What indicates us all this?, that after all the headaches the past given period the obvious fall in the game level when you reserve them had to assume the holder roll, DC in 2009 has the raw material to be a contender. DC has touch and mobility. The internal competition has done that the players should raise his level if they want to enter of holders, what has impressed positively the quality of the soccer of the United.
“ The competition forces me to have mobility, hard work enough during the week, I remain after the practice and do extra work to show to my partners that I am here for the team”, said Thabiso “Boyzz“ Khumalo, exemplifying to the perfection this point.
“ The players' rotation is slightly positive. We all are playing good and that slightly good, because we have different elements that reach port in the field”, added Rodney Wallace.
The next challenge of DC United is Real Salt Lake on Saturday, the 23rd in the RFK at 7:30 pm. Also, at 4:30 pm in the same stadium the club of feminine soccer, Washington Freedom, will play before New Jersey.
| Federer is excited about the Open sea of France |
| He conquers Nadal in Madrid |
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| Roger Federer believes that it has options for Roland Garros. Photo: AP. |
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An unusual victory in clay on Rafael Nadal has revived the illusions of Roger Federer with a view to the Open sea of France.
But it has not been the first time.
The Swiss achieved his first title of the period on having conquered his Spanish némesis for 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Master's degrees of Madrid.
With Roland Garros at sight, the victory on the tetracampeón of the French Slam raises the morality to Federer.
“ Two weeks ago it was a little more insecure about my game, now I am much filled with enthusiasm by Paris”, he declared Federer.
But it was the same type of sensations that he was two years ago old, after conquering Nadal in dust in Hamburg and breaking to the Majorcan a gust of 81 victories continued in the surface.
After this victory, Federer filled the mouth and said that it had taken the measurement to Nadal for Paris. Pero Nadal overcame him in four sets in the final and one year ago thrashed it in three.
“ It is important to keep on believing that I can do it, especially in ground because they speak that is unbeatable and you do not want to believe what the press says”, affirmed Federer, who now was in charge of cutting Nadal a seguidilla of 33 victories in clay.
“ The work is giving to me the result and I go more animated that it has been two or three weeks since he was doubting my game, but now not”, it added.
Nadal, on the other hand, did not prove to be very worried. His priority, as he said, is to survive the first week in Paris, without at least thinking about Federer.
“ Federer has the potential to win in Paris and in any another part of the world”, said Nadal. “Pero París begins with the first round and not the final. If someone says to me that I am going to play against him in the final, since show me the role and sign”.
“ This tournament (Madrid) has not anything in common with Paris”, he added.
In 2006 and 2007, a defeat before Nadal was the only thing that prevented Federer Grand Slam in the same calendar.
The panorama is different this year. Nadal will come to Roland Garros like world number one.
Also, Nadal has won Federer in the last finals in Wimbledon and the Open sea of Australia.
Federer knows that Paris is the favorite Nadal place, therefore the favor is clear in favor of the Iberian one.
“ Paris is another situation. It has never lost and his confidence is very high. Although I have demonstrated Rafa it is possible to win him. It is good all see this possibility. I am always behind him in Paris and hope that in this occasion it should not be like that, that it is me who goes ahead”, supported Federer.
| MacFarlane and Chang bought the rights of the United in January, 2007 of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) |
| MacFarlane sells actions of DC |
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| Víctor MacFarlane. Photo: AP |
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In a surprising announcement, Victor MacFarlane, one of the dueõs of DC United, said to have sold his actions of the club to his associate Will Chang.
“ Under the leadership of my good friend Will Chang and the board of DC United, I know that they will conquer many other trophies”, said MacFarlane.
“ Last years have been very exciting and challenging for DC United. The unconditional support of our fans and of the community is impressive, and they all have allowed to know the great thing that they wish that the team remains in the area. Although now I change my status of owner and fan to only made fond, I will keep on endorsing the goals of DC United, inside and out of the court”, pointed out MacFarlane in the bulletin.
It is necessary to remember that DC United has seen his proposals pushed back for a proper stadium both in DC and in the county of Prince George's. In both occasions, the construction of the stadium was coming from the hand with a plan of urban development that was going to be carried out by the company of MacFarlane.
MacFarlane and Chang bought the rights of the United in January, 2007 of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). Chang will assume exclusive control of the team. The board of the team will remain equal.
“ We will face many challenges in the future for both team and the stadium, but I am sure that we will be successful in everything - including our goal of taking the team at a higher international level”, said Chang.
“ Our strategy inside and out of the court it will improve”.
| But he warns Mexico |
| Of the Cobos it praises White person |
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| White Cuauhtémoc returns to the "Tri". Photo: AP. |
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The technician of El Salvador, Carlos de los Cobos, praised the call of the veteran Cuauhtémoc Blanco to the Mexican selection but he warned that the "Tri" will have to prepare to face well his team for the qualifying rounds mundialistas.
“ Cuauhtémoc is going to place trust in the people, in the group, in the players. Cuauhtémoc is a player who has good image and a lot of experience”, said the Mexican technician of El Salvador to The Graphic Press.
Of the Cobos he emphasized that with called of veterans like Target, now Mexico has a cadre balanced with a miscellany of youth and experience.
He warned that the "Tri" that there directs Javier Aguirre, his ex-partner in the America and in the Mexican selection, “waits to them for a difficult work” for the qualifying shock on June 6 in this capital.
El Salvador will have two fogueos before the party against Mexico: on May 27 in Los Angeles against Ecuador, and on May 30 in Washington before Jamaica.
“ They know that El Salvador is a selection that has grown”, pointed the Mexican who directs El Salvador from September, 2006.
El Salvador has two points in three parties in the hexagonal end of the CONCACAF and shares the last place with Trinidad and Tobago. The United States is a leader with seven continued by Costa Rica with six, Honduras with four and Mexico with three.
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