> United's Emilio, Gomez and Olsen named to MLS Best XI
Major League Soccer announced Saturday that D.C. United's Luciano Emilio, Christian Gomez and Ben Olsen have been named to the MLS Best XI for 2007. All three United players were named to the list after leading D.C. United to a 16-7-7 regular season record and their second consecutive Supporters' Shield. Emilio was also named Newcomer of the Year, bringing his awards haul for his first season in MLS to four - Golden Boot, MVP, Newcomer, and First XI.
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> Blast come back to beat La Raza of Mexico, improve to 5-0
The Baltimore Blast defeated the expansion Monterrey La Raza, 12-9, Friday night at 1st Mariner Arena to improve to 5-0 on the season. Denison Cabral led the Blast with two goals and Robbie Aristodmo added one goal and two assists. The Blast will travel to Detroit at the end of the month for a November 30 match against the Ignition.
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> Aegean Hawks down World Bank 3-2 for MDCVSA crown
The Aegean Hawks amateur men's team continued their dominance of the Metro DC/Virginia Soccer Association with a narrow 3-2 win over World Bank SC in the MDCVSA final. Andreas Nydal scored a hat trick for the Hawks to lead them to their third straight MDCVSA championship, and a place in the USASA Region I finals next year. Last year, they won the regional tournament and not only earned their first appearance in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, but also booked their ticket to the national cup finals in Seattle.
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> Loyola College wins 2007 MAAC men's soccer championship
Loyola College earned its 11th MAAC title with a 1-0 victory over Saint Peter's College in the championship game of the 2007 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex this past Saturday. Loyola goalkeeper Milos Kocic, the championship's Most Valuable Player, recorded nine saves in the win for the Greyhounds. Loyola has earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
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> Old Dominion Monarchs win CAA men's soccer crown
After 110 minutes of pulling, grabbing and tugging for momentum, the Towson Tigers and ODU Monarchs found themselves in a penalty kick shootout. The 0-0 stalemate set up a dramatic finish in which ODU would claim its first CAA Title since 1991, the first year in the league. The hometown second team All-CAA goalkeeper Evan Newton (Virginia Beach, Va.) would knock home his kick and also made a diving save in the PK's setting up the game-winner off the foot of junior Trevor Banks (Madison, Wisc.). NCAA Tournament first round games are scheduled for either Friday or Saturday of this week.
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> D.C. United front office earns six MLS executive awards
Major League Soccer announced the 2007 MLS Executive Award winners. D.C. United's front office earned a total of nine honors this season, including a fourth consecutive Team Public Relations Award. Doug Hicks, Jason Amaguaña, Jon Radke, Brian Goodstein, Francisco Tobar, Mike Harloff, Scott Miller, and Dan Giffin were all honored for their work throughout the season.  
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> U.S. men down South Africa, Adu, Edu, and Onyewu all play 90 minutes
The U.S. Men's National Team earned a 1-0 victory on Saturday afternoon at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, behind a first-half goal from defender Steve Cherundolo. The victory for the U.S. was their first-ever on the African continent (in three all-time matches) and improved the team's record in 2007 to 12-5-1. Three players with local ties all played the full 90 minutes. Freddy Adu and Oguchi Onyewu from suburban DC, and Maurice Edu, the University of Maryland product enjoying his first year of professional soccer and 2nd consecutive match with the National Team. 
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