the best and the worst

D.C United cruised to an easy win over Chivas USA yesterday, showing they're still the champions they were when they won MLS Cup last year.

I have to say I'm completely ashamed of my other team, Newcastle. I've never seen this kind of behavior in tweny-five years (off and on) of watching soccer.

Edit: I have to confess a certain glee to hearing Rongen, DC's former useless coach, mouthing these tired, hopeless platitudes for another team:

"I'm clearly disappointed, especially since we worked so hard toward this historic day," said Chivas Coach Thomas Rongen, a former United coach and television analyst. "I'm disappointed we couldn't show our fans and our organization more than zero points."