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 It's time once again to take the pulse of American soccer, and this month "State of the States" is all about "F" words. Lest you get the wrong idea, I'm not going to engage in any obscenity-laced criticism of my poor DC United's front office. Instead, we're going to talk Friendlies and Flagship Franchises.
Coming To America
On the heels of the World Cup, the "summer of soccer" continued with a series of friendlies on American soil involving big clubs from across the pond, often against MLS opposition. And the American clubs have held up pretty well against the likes of Manchester City, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and Manchester United. Sadly, in the one match that had the most domestic media attention, the All Star game, the best of MLS were drubbed 5-2 by the very same Manchester United that had been pegged back by the Wizards just days earlier.
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Michael S. Hund covers DC United, the US national team and American soccer in general on his blog The Fullback Files. He contributes a monthly roundup on American soccer and we are very happy to have him as a part of Albion Road!