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Break the mold for MLS referees

by Nate Emeritz × on August 23, 2012 at 10:35 am × 23 comments

Following Sunday’s refereeing debacle in DC, Nate Emeritz considers what might be done to improve officiating and suggests US soccer should invest in a prominent model of mature (not perfect) refereeing.

Featured / MLS / Union

Analysis & player ratings: DCU 1-1 Union

by Dan Walsh × on August 21, 2012 at 11:17 am × 39 comments

The Geiger Show and Andy Najar took center stage, while Marfan, Mac and Hop went silent. PSP has postgame analysis and player ratings of Sunday’s 1-1 tie between the Union and DC United.

Featured / Union / Union match reports

Match report: DC United 1-1 Union

by Dan Walsh × on August 19, 2012 at 9:18 pm × 41 comments

The Union earned a stunning 1-1 draw on the road Sunday against DC United, as referee Mark Geiger sent off three players and disallowed two United goals, including one by Dwayne De Rosario. PSP was at RFK Stadium and has a recap, with quotes from both teams.

Match previews / Union

Preview: Union at DC United

by Adam Cann × on August 17, 2012 at 12:19 pm × 7 comments

DC’s offense has struggled lately, but the Union have struggled all over. In June, Philly was the better team but United left PPL Park with a win. Will fortunes be reversed on Sunday?

Featured / MLS

Attending to a rivalry

by Nate Emeritz × on August 17, 2012 at 10:31 am × 0 comments

How real are the I-95 rivalries? A look at Sunday’s Union-DC United match from a red and black perspective.

Featured / MLS

Central rivalry

by Nate Emeritz × on August 9, 2012 at 10:39 am × 10 comments

The United-Union-Red Bulls rivalry has become an intense laboratory for a common dilemma in US soccer tactics: how to control a game without a traditional central midfielder.

Featured / MLS

Ben Olsen: Swagger and redemption

by Nate Emeritz × on August 1, 2012 at 11:02 am × 1 comment

FC Delco product Ben Olsen never fulfilled the lofty expectations some had for the former NCAA player of the year and MLS rookie of the year. But now he has another chance, as a coach. Can the Pennsylvania native reclaim a role as a face of U.S. soccer? A new PSP contributor — and longtime D.C. United fan — takes a look.