Bytes in the Margin

Now that the MLS season is close to an end, the playoff picture will start to come into clearer view. Using the Embed Widget module for Drupal, I was able to take a block containing the standings as a single table and make it available as a widget that anyone can put on their own website. ...

Soccer fans roar for new stadiumWithin hours of his request, e-mails began to flood Annapolis from around the world. Team officials say legislators received more than 28,000 missives that were sent through D.C. United's site, and lawmakers said servers crashed because of the volume.

I'd be tremendously happy to see D.C. United get its own stadium anywhere that is Metro accesbile. But the tone at the end of the article, about the county not being able to offer the team any incentive is confusing. AFAIK, the team hasn't been looking for any locality to fully fund construction of a stadium, ...

Some candid talk from Tino about what was (is?) lacking in him as a professional soccer player. Kicking it into gear -- -- baltimoresun.com
In a recent interview, Quaranta (Archbishop Curley) said he often took his life as a professional athlete for granted. Now, after turning an invitation to train with United this season into a full...

Word from the MLS Underground is that DC United will announce Marco Antonio Etcheverry's new role with the club before tonights game. It's pretty easy to guess that he'll be taking over the youth development position now that Harkes is at Red Bull NY. Wouldn't it be nice if he were helping Soehn and Staff scout ...