Thursday
Welcome back, Taylor. Wish you could stay longer. The Revolution, in a funk since beating the Wizards 3-1 on April 9, got a goal from Taylor Twellman and beat Chivas USA 2-1 on Sunday. It was Twellman’s first game of the season because he had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on April 2.
Wizards coach Curt Onalfo views the 30-game Major League Soccer regular season as five six-game portions. The goal for the first six games was to accumulate 11 points.
Thursday’s result Chicago 2, D.C. United 0 Saturday’s results Columbus 3, San Jose 2
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Thursday’s result Chicago 2, D.C. United 0
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Today’s game Chicago at D.C. United, 6:30 p.m.
There’s one person near and dear to Wizards fans with special insight into the David Beckham phenomenon.
Former Wizard Yura Movsisyan had a goal as Real Salt Lake buried San Jose 4-0 in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play-in game on Wednesday in Utah.
Thursday New York 1, Toronto FC 1 Saturday Chicago 3, New England 0 Columbus 2, Kansas City 1 CD Chivas USA 0, Houston 0
CREW: William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Danny O’Rourke, Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Nicolas Hernandez 86th minute), Alejandro Moreno, Eddie Gaven (Brad Evans 73rd), Chad Marshall, Brian Carroll, Robbie Rogers, Adam Moffat (Emmanuel Ekpo 54th), Ezra Hendrickson.
COLUMBUS, Ohio | The Wizards’ fast start faded further into memory Saturday night in breezy Columbus Crew Stadium. The first-place Crew blew by Kansas City in the first half and beat the Wizards 2-1.
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Saturday’s results Chicago 3, New England 0
CREW: William Hesmer, Frankie Hejduk, Danny O’Rourke, Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Nicolas Hernandez 86th minute), Alejandro Moreno, Eddie Gaven (Brad Evans 73rd), Chad Marshall, Brian Carroll, Robbie Rogers, Adam Moffat (Emmanuel Ekpo 54th), Ezra Hendrickson.
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Thursday’s result New York 1, Toronto FC 1
Kerry Zavagnin sat outside the Wizards’ new training facility in Swope Park and reminisced about the year 2000.
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Thursday’s result New York 1, Toronto FC 1
Today’s game New York at Toronto FC, 6 p.m. Saturday’s games Kansas City at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.
OK, so the Wizards aren’t in first place right now. But there’s still one argument that suggests they rule Major League Soccer.
Thursday’s game New York at Toronto FC, 6 p.m. Saturday’s games Kansas City at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.
VIDEO
Soccer consumes the mind, body and soul of Roger Espinoza. It has to when you’re a rookie in Major League Soccer, competing for firm footing in the big time and trying to make a living on your own for the first time.
