D.C. United to Feature in 2012 Carolina Challenge

D.C. United announced today that the club is returning to Charleston, S.C. for preseason training in 2012. For the seventh time in club history, United will compete in the Carolina Challenge Cup, hosted by the Charleston Battery of the United Soccer Leagues.

D.C. United Should Look To CONCACAF Champions League For 2012 Reinforcements

By ChestRockwell of BlackandRedUnited.com

The big move for D.C. United going into the 2007 season was to sign a relatively obscure Brazilian striker named Luciano Emilio. Emilio had been something of a journeyman, but made his name in the Honduran league, where he had scored 74 goals in 104 matches for Real Espana and CD Olimpia. Few (if any) United fans knew anything about the guy, though the club's front office indicated that they'd been monitoring him for a year or two.

D.C. United planning to offer contract extension to Dwayne De Rosario

By Steven Goff of the Washington Post:

D.C. United plans to offer a contract extension to Dwayne De Rosario, a mid-season acquisition whose dynamic performances thrust him into serious contention for the MLS most valuable player award.

Draw Eliminates United From Playoff Contention

By Samuel Chamberlain of SB Nation

Dwayne De Rosario scored his 13th goal for D.C. United late in the second half, but it wasn't enough as D.C. United failed to make the postseason for a fourth straight year, managing only a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers.