On Sunday afternoon, United's first team members returned from a successful evening of soccer in Dallas - a 4-0 victory. Jaime Moreno, and several teammates made their way back to RFK Stadium where the club's owner Will Chang had set up a meeting with Major League Baseball's newly crowned home run king, Barry Bonds. Chang, who is also part owner of the San Francisco Giants, arranged the meeting between the two, who are record holders in the two biggest categories in their respective sports.
Alumni update
Former United Head Coach Peter Nowak was recently named as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men's National Team. The team is attempting to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games being held in Beijing. Nowak also serves as Bob Bradley's assistant on the U.S. Men's National Team.
Ryan Nelsen helped the Blackburn Rovers to a 1-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday in English Premier League action. Serving as the team captain, the former United center back - and the 2004 MLS Defender of the Year - played all 90 minutes of the match.
Bobby Convey is currently with the U.S. Men's National Team in Chicago, preparing for the U.S.'s Sunday friendly with Brazil. United's former 2000 first round draft pick (12th overall) came on as a sub for Reading FC on Saturday, as the English club fell 3-0 to West Ham United.
Freddy Adu continues to try and carve out a spot on the first team at Benfica of Portugal. The former United midfielder did not dress in his club's 3-0 road win over Nacional de Madeira.
Straight to the Hall
Following his record-setting 109th MLS goal, Jaime Moreno has quickly been honored at the National Soccer Hall of Fame. The boots Moreno used to tuck the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal on a penalty on August 22 were sent to Oneonta, NY to be put on display in the Hall of Fame's MLS exhibit. The red cleats will be available to view for a few months, before being returned to United's #99.
