Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Wednesday kickaround: Real Salt Lake, D.C. United, Manchester United, Barcelona, Americans abroad, TV listings

*Real Salt Lake became the first MLS club to reach the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals with a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Crew (4-1 aggregate). RSL will face Saprissa or Olimpia on March 15 at home and April 5 away. In the all-Mexican bracket, Cruz Azul will play Monterrey or Toluca. *Read about D.C. United's goalkeeping situation. *Pat Onstad's playing contract with D.C. United will last up to three months. Final details are being worked out with the league. United doesn't anticipate any problems. Los Angeles defender Gregg Berhalter is also a player-coach this year. A percentage of their income is applied to the salary cap, the rest is part of the team's private coaching budget. Who was United's previous player-coach? Hristo Stoitchkov in 2003. *Fred, who just began his second stint with United, says that, if he hadn't worked out a deal in MLS, he had planned to rejoin

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