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Q&A: D.C. United MF Carlos Varela
WASHINGTON – It takes an enterprising player to leave behind an 18-year-career in one's homeland and cross the ocean to join a last-place team in an unfamiliar land, especially when there's no lavish hype or Designated Player wages waiting for you.
Carlos Varela won league titles, played on many of Europe's biggest stages and experienced the rarified air of UEFA Champions League competition during his lengthy career in the Swiss first division. But in joining D.C. United at the tail end of a wearisome campaign, the 33-year-old has taken on an entirely new sort of challenge.
Power Rankings: Week 25
Real Salt Lake took over the top spot in the rankings with a record-breaking win at Rio Tinto, but will it last? Both the Galaxy and Red Bulls could gain some traction with a win in their titanic matchup on Friday at the Home Depot Center. FC Dallas, Columbus and Seattle, meanwhile, stayed put in this week's poll.
As FIFA deadline nears, US committee hits the trail
NEW YORK -- There's hardly any room on the desk in David Downs' office in midtown Manhattan, and not much time to waste.
The papers are piling up here, a cluttered sign that the culmination of the bid to land the World Cup in the United States in either 2018 or 2022 is about to hit the home stretch.
The visits are done and the paperwork is in; all that's left now is the lobbying.
D.C. United announces 'Copa D.C. X' details
Washington, D.C. (September 20, 2010) -- D.C. United announced today event details for 'Copa D.C. X,' the yearly 6v6 indoor tournament hosted by the club and presented by Volkswagen. The opening rounds of the tournament will kickoff on Saturday, November 6 at the Rockville SportsPlex, with the quarterfinals, semis and final taking place on Sunday, November 7.
Klinsmann confirms USSF talks over coach job
Jürgen Klinsmann said he and the US Soccer Federation came to a verbal agreement for him to take the reins of the US National Team, but the deal fell through when the two sides couldn't put the same terms on paper.
The German legend was interviewed by the USSF for the top US coaching job for "about three or four weeks' period of time" after the World Cup to potentially lead the team to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but Klinsman said the USSF was hesitant to sign a deal that gave him authority over the technical decisions involved with the organization.
Quaranta sees turnaround potential in DC
Santino Quaranta (right) nearly scored the equalizer for D.C. United in a 1-0 loss to Chivas USA on Sunday.
WASHINGTON — It may seem incongruous, even tone-deaf, to outsiders, but last-place teams can benefit from buoyant predictions and public statements of defiance.
D.C. United suffered their 17th league defeat of the 2010 season with a gut-wrenching loss in Los Angeles over the weekend, and few would blame the club's fans or players for showing symptoms of clinical depression given what's transpired over the course of this miserable season.
But gloominess is not an option for anyone within earshot of Santino Quaranta.
Extra-painful night for DC as upset slips away
D.C. United were nine minutes from their biggest result of the year before Los Angeles recovered.
D.C. United have changed a great deal since their last road match against the Los Angeles Galaxy, a 2-2 draw in last year's season opener on March 22, 2009. United's current roster looks dramatically different and interim head coach Ben Olsen is the third man to lead the team during that time.
Yet Saturday night's 2-1 loss to the Galaxy at the Home Depot Center played out in eerily similar fashion to that match some 18 months ago.
Post-match quotes: D.C. United 1 - LA Galaxy 2
Donovan se viste de héroe en victoria del Galaxy sobre United
CARSON, Calif. -- Cinco minutos, a menos de diez
del final, fueron suficientes para que el Galaxy, de la mano salvadora Landon
Donovan, recuperara un partido que ya parecía perdido y venciera 2-1 al D.C.
United el sábado en el Home Depot Center.


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Size Medium i'm 5'11 and it is awesome even the sleeve length !!!
Justin Azevedo
Purchased the Orange colour off of Whiskey Militia for 20 bucks.
I ordered an XL. For the most part, it is a good hoodie-warm, a few nice details with the pull string-but for me, the sleeves are a bit too short and the mid section is a little too baggy.
Makes me look a little oddly shaped when I'm wearing it as my primary layer.
EXTREMELY small fit
I normally buy size XL in my hoodies with no issues with size, but this one was another story. Looks and feels like someone swapped a size medium and put an XL tag on it. I have 6-8 other full zip hoodies in size XL and all of them fit with plenty of room. This one is being returned for sure. Very disappointed.
Wonky Colors
To be frank, I'm less than thrilled. I've never had anything but great experiences with Dogfunk, but when this arrived it was pretty different from the one in the picture. I ordered the heather grey color, which in the picture has a just slightly darker grey logo. The one I got has a SUPER bright teal logo, and for some reason the drawstrings on the hood are black. Not bad at all, just very different from the picture and what I expected.
DC Star Full-Zip: Best Hoodies Ever!
This hoodie is up at the top of the list as one of the greatest I've ever owned! Really soft inside, roomy hoody, great fit overall too! And I really like the metal tips at the ends of the strings. Mine always get crushed... REALLY GREAT HOODIE!
Purple Velvet , L
Hey , will you receive these ones , Purple Velvet , L size ?
Handsome Steeez
Got the jacket on sale during the big ass sale, best decision i could have ever made. Fits perfect and winter is coming around soon, jacket is goin to be very handy.
Stanley Sidik
good fitting sweatshirt and keeps me warm in style
awesome sweatshirt
I got this a few weeks ago and it was worth the money. It has a soft inside which keeps you nice and warm and the outside is thick enough to hold back a lot of the wind. I am 6'1 and weigh 165 pounds and a large fits nicely. My favorite thing about the jacket is the hood, its thick enough to keep you warm but its not bulky so it isn't constantly in your way.
bought a green one in large. nice hoody, until the first wash, then the DC logo started pealing
Bought this in XL, and I must say it was exactly as i expected. I'm 1.85cm and 84kg, and it's quite baggy for me, not too baggy not too tight :)
I can't stand slim fit though, so if ure into the condom suit thingy i suggest you buy smaller.
As for the thickness, it could've been a bit thicker, but I reckon it's a plus when wanting to wear something on a warm evening for example.
Im 13 and I was wondering if this hoodie...
Im 13 and I was wondering if this hoodie in the size S would be good?
I like it larger and baggy but im not sure if it's too big. The sizing chart doesn't help me much so I'd like to know form experience. Im 163cm
Let me know if you got any info.
Then you nedd to buy S i think, i have bought a Quiksilver sweater in norway and that was S it is to buggy for me, but im just 153-159 high. so you can buy S or M.
Handsome Steeez
I may be answering a little to late lol sorry, but i got the jacket in a medium and its not baggy on me, but not too tight, so i would recommend medium for you
For the White sweatshirt, is the printed...
For the White sweatshirt, is the printed DC on the front black or grey. thanks!
Its black.
Sebastian Hansen
Plain sweatshirt
A ordinary full zip. The zipper and buckle are brass colored metal, I personally prefer plastic since metal tend to cut my throat. The sweater is quite thin and the sizing is not as big as expected. This shirt in M will be slimfit with to short selves on a 5' 11" (182cm) slender (171 lbs/78 kg) man. I ended up giving away mine to a girl.
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Silje from Norway
I bought it to my brother. And he loved it. It was warm.
nice zip
the person I gave this item to loves it though he does like DC things I was never able to find a hoodie and it was wonderful I could buy it here
star zip hoodie
fast delivery, very happy with the hoodie...my son loved it. i will be shopping here again. thankyou

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