Good morning everyone! It's the last Monday of 2025, so as we say goodbye to 25 and hello to a World Cup year, here's what happened over the weekend: Christian Pulisic nets in Milan win, on pace for best campaign (ESPN) Christian Pulisic got yet another goal for AC Milan, and he's tied with Lautaro Martinez atop the Serie A golden boot race with 10 goals.

Happy Thursday everyone. Talonesque is a hard act to follow after yesterday's Freedom Kicks. Unfortunately, I can't match that level of creativity. Despite it being a week where many people are off work and spending time with family, news from across the soccer world continues to come in at a rapid pace. Let's get to it. More HIP Reactions Following Tuesday's High Impact Player rule announcement by NWSL, it was immediately slammed by the Player's Association which indicated it would take action to "enforce the rights of the players".

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the blog, a writer was stirring, some content to flog! The news links were dropped in the article body, while commenters hope that the news won't be shoddy! When up from the depths, there arose such a clatter, some moves that surprised us- could DCU matter?! Anyway, time for the news... It pains me that one link must come before the other in this situation, but two of our writers posted original pieces last night, and they're both well worth your time.

DC United continues to deck the halls with player acquisitions, and the name of the week is Sean. Yesterday, DC United completed a trade with archrivals New York Red Bulls for defender Sean Nealis in exchange for $350,000 in total General Allocation Money. Today, they announced the signing of goalkeeper Sean Johnson as a free agent to continue to shore up the defense.

After reading the High Impact Player rule announcement and all the criteria that go with it, it seems we’ve reached a tipping point where the decisions made by the league are about to actively start negatively impacting its future. Frankly NWSL players and fans deserve better. I remember seeing the impact of the 1999 USWNT World Cup team firsthand. My family and I watched the game on TV at the Orlando Airport.

Welcome to Tuesday everyone. I've got the spot start today. After a long lull, the D.C. United news continues to come in at a good clip. We've got teams potential looking to use the Rodman Rule to bring USWNT talent back to the US. On top of that it was a busy weekend for American men in Europe. So lets get to the headlines.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 22, 2025) - D.C. United has acquired defender Sean Nealis from Red Bull New York in exchange for $350,000 total General Allocation Money (GAM). Red Bull will receive $200,000 in...

Hey y'all. Welcome to winter! Yesterday marked the winter solstice so we're officially starting to get more sunlight every day for the next 6 months. While we prepare for Christmas, here's the news from the weekend: DC Power got their first clean sheet of the season, holding Carolina Ascent to a 0-0 draw to close out the fall portion of the season.

2025/26 Gainbridge Super League Fall Season  Carolina Ascent FC (5-4-5, 20 PTS) 0 vs. 0 DC Power FC (3-5-6, 15 PTS)  Saturday, December 20  American Legion Memorial Stadium  Player Notes  Match Notes ...

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DC Power FC closes out the fall portion of the season this afternoon when they hit the road to take on Carolina Ascent. The team is coming off a 2-2 draw at Lexington SC, and they're looking to get a win to head into the winter break. Head coach Omid Namazi feels like the team is getting closer to putting everything together for a 90-minute performance on both ends of the field.

It's Friday! Christmas week has really snuck up on me, and I anticipate spending much of this weekend with last minute preparations. A good portion of that will be baking cookies, though, so I can't really complain. The other surprise: we had a big news day yesterday! In December! #1 overall pick Nikola Markovic leads DC United MLS Superdraft acquisitions (The District Press)

DC United had a busy day today, as they drafted five players at the 2026 MLS Superdraft, including taking NC State defender Nikola Markovic with the #1 overall pick. A day after introducing Tai Bar…

When Major League Soccer announced its intent to switch its schedule to summer-to-spring in order to align with leagues around the world, one of the stated reasons was to “create better opportunities in the transfer market” for teams. Almost immediately, parts of the internet commented on just how bad the weather gets in certain MLS cities during the winter months.  But beyond anecdotal accounts, such as the…

Happy Thursday everyone. I don't know about everyone else, but I've reached the point in the season where with all the baked goods everyone is bringing to work my blood type now comes back as liquefied Domino sugar. Oh, to be young again and have sugar not impact me as much. But that's enough of that. There was a ton of news so lets get to it.

DC United has made its first major splash of the offseason. Today, the club announced the acquisition of forward Tai Baribo from the Philadelphia Union in a $4 million cash transfer plus incentives…