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A “total team effort” helps Wizards defeat United 2-0
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Those were the words of keeper Kevin Hartman in summarizing the Wizards first win of the season. And what a win it is, considering it came against the team that had the best record last season. Goals from Ivan Trujillo and Claudio Lopez gave them a victory that every player on the field contributed to.
Everything [...]
Category: Team NewsWeek One Preview: D.C. United
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Time to kick off ‘08! New players. A new, lovely stadium. No, we don’t play baseball. And now after 5 months off, the Wizards will be kicking off their season on Saturday at 8:30 PM. The long wait and anticipation will soon be over. The first opponent of the season is D.C. United. United [...]
Category: D.C. UnitedPreviews from around the Net…
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I think that I’ve covered whatever angles a preview has to offer. Now with that exhausting task completed, I’ve searched the Internets for different MLS previews and am brining to my dear loyal readers here a list of every single one I can compile of the 2008 KC Wizards season.
First and foremost, the big guns [...]
Extended season preview, part three: Forwards
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To cap it off, now it’s the time for those who find the net. The forwards. The big question that faces the Wizards (as I may have mentioned in the past) has to be how they will fare without Eddie Johnson.
Part Three: Forwards
Scott Sealy: Target man from Trinidad & Tobago. Second leading scorer last season [...]
Extended season preview, part two: Midfield
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Moving on to the next part: the midfield. The Wizards midfield oozes quality and skill, as well as a wealth of experience. They’ll be the foundation and will carry the team to whatever level they reach this season.
Part Two: Midfield
Kerry Zavagnin: One of the rocks of the midfield, has played his entire MLS career with [...]
Category: Amir Lowery, Carlos Marinelli, Current Players, Kerry Zavagnin, Kurt Morsink, Lance Watson, Michael Harrington, Preseason, Ryan McMahen, Sasha Victorine, Team News
Tags: Amir Lowery, Carlos Marinelli, Current Players, Kerry Zavagnin, Kurt Morsink, Lance Watson, Michael Harrington, Preseason, Ryan McMahen, Ryan Pore, Sasha Victorine, Team NewsExtended season preview, part one: Defense
By: travis | 1 Comment
I’ve written a quite lengthy preview already for the MLS/Offside main page, but I thought I’d explore the Wizards outlook player by player for 2008. Using a variety of websites, I’ve done my best to give a short background of each player and where they will play, and give a prediction how they’ll do. With [...]
Category: Current Players, Eric Kronberg, Jack Jewsbury, Jimmy Conrad, Kevin Hartman, Preseason, Team News, Tyson WahlArgentinian Photo shoot
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With not much going on in Wizards camp (players resumed training Tuesday), new signings Ivan Trujillo and Claudio Lopez put on their kits for the cameras. Here’s a sample of Lopez in the home jersey:
The team has training all week to prepare for the Saturn Challenge Cup this Saturday. Tickets are available here. The Wizards [...]
All quiet on the Kansas (City) front…
By: travis | 2 Comments
Ho-hum. The newswires surrounding the Wizards are quiet as of now. Probably building steam as the beginning of the season draws near. T-minus 12 days and counting until the opening match against DC. I’m going to be coming at you with massive amounts of previews over the next week, hoping to get everything done before [...]
Bidding adios to Argentina
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The Wizards packed up at headed to the airport today, and are set to resume training next Tuesday in KC. Their last game in Argentina was a 3-0 loss to Estudiantes, marking their first loss of the Argentina leg of the preseason. They had previously won 3-0 against Club Atletico San Lorenzo, and the reserves [...]
Wizards draw, plus the remainder of the Argentina schedule
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The Wizards failed to score for the first time in Argentina as they drew 0-0 with Platense. Their schedule for the rest of the week is pretty busy. Starters are expected to get the majority of playing time from here on out.
Argentina schedule is as follows:
Wednesday: San Lorenzo
Thursday: Either Boca Juniors or Velez Sarsfield
Friday: LP [...]
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