FRED WILL FRED! OFFICIALLY OF COURSE
By: Nando | April 3rd, 2007News Release
For Immediate Release - April 2, 2007
Contact: Doug Hicks (202) 587-5448,
Boris Flores (202) 587-5452 or
Kyle Sheldon (202) 587-5450
D.C. United makes exception to uniform standard
Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2007) - D.C. United President and CEO Kevin Payne issued the following statement today in regards to the jersey Fred will wear as a member of D.C. United:
“While D.C. United has traditionally used proper last names on the backs of our uniforms, we have agreed to make an exception in Fred’s case for two reasons. First, is the long-time tradition of Brazilian players identifying themselves, and being identified by their fans, by a single name. Secondly, we have received substantial feedback from multiple sources that our fans, and others with an interest in D.C. United, want us to follow that Brazilian tradition and allow Fred to become the first ‘one name player’ in D.C. United history. This will not become a trend at D.C. United, as we still believe the logo on the front of the shirt is more important than the name on the back.”
Many Brazilian soccer players prefer to play in uniforms adorned with a first name or a nickname. While Fred is known by one name and prefers that to be on the back of his uniform, United’s Brazilian forward Luciano Emilio has chosen to perform with L. Emilio on his shirt. Fred, whose full name is Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, signed with United last week and will be available for selection in United’s return match with CD Guadalajara in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup tomorrow night. The Black-and-Red are set to kick-off against the 11-time Mexican league champions at 9:30 p.m. ET in one of the most highly-anticipated matches in club history. Following a 1-1 draw with CD Guadalajara on March 15 at RFK Stadium, D.C. United must win on the road to advance to the finals of the prestigious event. D.C. United captured the Champions’ Cup title in 1998.
Broadcasting and P.A. Request: When speaking of the organization, please refer to the team as either “D.C. United” or “United,” but not “the D.C. United” or “the United.” We appreciate your cooperation.
Goff’s Pre match article
Goff reports on tonights game.
My prediction tonight is 2-1 DC United with a late goal from Emilio after Gomez scores the first one, Bofo the clown will score the first goal for Chivas. Lots of yellow cards and possibly a red card for Bofo for hacking Caveman Olsen. Should be an excellent game and I am hoping that DC has acclimated to the altitude and are ready to win. The inside word is that Bofo will be wearing white panties on his head tonight, you heard it here first folks.
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When I read on soccernet that a Brazilian named Fred had signed on with D.C. United, I had a mini-heart attack since Lyon’s top scorer is also a Brazilian named Fred. Thankfully, the rest of the article cleared up my confusion because I would have been super sad to see Lyon-Fred leave.
I hope the other Fred does well for United. He’s got such a damn cool name that he’ll instantly get tons of fans, and from what I understand, he’s quite a talent.
BTW, totally random question, but how is Brian Carroll doing? I have a random interest in him because we went to the same high school together, and though I’m not as familiar with the MLS as I should be, I try to keep track of his progress. I know he was in France for a trial with Marseille, though it obviously didn’t work out.
Does he have any other transfer prospects on the horizon?
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