D.C. United opened the 2010 Carolina Challenge Cup in style on Saturday evening, as the Black-and-Red defeated Real Salt Lake 2-1 at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, SC. United has now won four consecutive preseason matches, boosting their overall exhibition record to 4-1-2.
UPDATE (6:54 pm): The game has ended. United wins 2-1 on the strength of two second half goals from Jaime Moreno. Full recap coming soon.
Coming to you live from Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, SC - D.C. United takes on Real Salt Lake in the first game of the Carolina Challenge Cup. Our thanks to Toronto...
Below are a couple of shots from our first two days in Charleston. The first was taken this afternoon at the Buccaneer in downtown Charleston, where United Head Coach Curt Onlafo crowded around the Carolina Challenge Cup with Toronto FC's Preki, Real Salt Lake's Jason Kreis, and Mike Anhaeuser of the Charleston Battery.
The remaining...
After defeating Santos Laguna 3-2 in Torreon, Mexico on Wednesday night, D.C. United took Thursday to travel back to the States. The club is now in Charleston, South Carolina, where the Black-and-Red will complete the third and final phase of the 2010 preseason. With the opening match of the 2010 MLS regular season only...
Barra Brava member Gina spotted this fan video from United's Wednesday night preseason friendly against Santos Laguna, a 3-2 win. It's not the best quality, but it's nine minutes of game footage, and includes Chris Pontius' goal at the 8:34 mark.
D.C. United capped a productive stay in Torreon, Mexico tonight by winning a pulsating friendly match against Santos Laguna. The Black-and-Red claimed a 3-2 result, and the club is now 3-1-2 in the 2010 preseason. After six days south of the border United will move on to complete their preseason duties in Charleston, South Carolina.
...So today is the day. United will complete the second leg of the 2010 preseason by playing a friendly against Santos Laguna at the Nuevo Estadio Corona at 8 p.m local time (9 p.m. in Washington). Unfortunately the match will not be broadcast, but you can follow the Black-and-Red through the club's twitter feed,...
Chris Pontius will be on Washington Post Live tonight at 5 p.m. ET on Comcast SportsNet. Pontius joined host Ivan Carter to talk about the upcoming season.
And if you haven't yet seen it, check out this video of Chris rolling up to the CSN studios in style.
UPDATE: Our sincere apologies, but Chris Pontius' interview...
Tomorrow night D.C. United will play a preseason friendly against Santos Laguna at the Nuevo Esadio Corona in Torreon, Mexico. Today the players put in one last physical training session to prepare for Santos. Following practice, some of the players decided to take a few memorable photos in Torreon's city center. Some of the Black-and-Red's...
D.C. United broadcast partner La Nueva announced today former United forward Ronald Cerritos will provide color commentary on the station's Spanish-language broadcasts for the 2010 season. The broadcast team will be led by veteran play-by-play voice Herbert Baires and will include Miguel...
The weather is often a source of conversation in soccer, but today's conditions in Torreon really were the central story. As I was told by the helpful staff of Santos Laguna, rain and adverse weather are very rare things in this part of Mexico. So far the Black-and-Red have experienced both, as the club saw...
