Bill Hamid Rumors & News

Hey, our team has a functioning website again. Way to go, D.C. United! Even with their help, this daily links post is a bit tougher than I anticipated it would be. I estimate that this blog contains half of the D.C. United content on the internet on a daily basis, and that's an estimate that is generous to the rest of the internet. But you probably already knew that. Today's edition of Freedom Kicks implores you to help Bill Hamid get some national love. Top three performers | Major League Soccer In which you go vote for Bill Hamid for player of the month. Tuesday training notes | D.C....

We may be under new management here at B&RU;, but like the Starks of Winterfell, ours are the Old Ways, and the monthly choosing of the best is an established tradition we're going to keep going. Keep your eye out later today for a new addition to our traditions, but for now, I'll leave you with the nominees for March Player of the Month: Bill Hamid - Let's be honest; United's backstop is going to win this month's contest in a walk. He's been among the best goalkeepers - hell, the best players at any position - in all of MLS this year, and he's the biggest reason D.C. United have only ...

Nobody in D.C. United's locker room was happy with the team's 2-1 home loss to the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. Not only did the loss snap their 17-game home unbeaten streak; not only did the two goals double the number conceded by United on the season; not only was Bill Hamid forced to stand on his head again to keep the score as low as it was. It was also the case that this was a winnable game. Despite being outshot by the Crew, it took Columbus goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum's own shot-stopping clinic to save a draw for the visitors. The game started slowly for United. Forced to aba...

There's no doubt in anybody's mind that Bill Hamid had the best week of any goalkeeper in MLS during Rivalry Week this past weekend (actually the best player this week, as he's just been named MLS Player of the Week). Nor is there any doubt that many American soccer fans have been pining to see Chris Pontius don the Red, White & Blue. But neither of them will be traveling to Denver or Mexico City this week for the U.S. Men's National Team's World Cup Qualifiers, as they have both been left off of Jurgan Klinsmann's 23-man roster for the matches. That actually isn't all that bad for...

On their first return to New Jersey's Red Bull Arena since D.C. United dispatched the New York Red Bulls in the 2012 Major League Soccer playoffs, both teams faced similar circumstances to last November's match: snow, lots of empty seats, and the Red Bulls desperate for a home win. This time, however, D.C. United wasn't able to pull out any offensive magic, although Bill Hamid was nothing short of Houdini-esque in keeping the Red Bulls off the scoreboard and preserving a 0-0 draw. And, as has become the trend early in the 2013 season, this game left many D.C. United fans questioning ...

Outside of Bill Hamid and Dejan Jakovic - and maybe second-half substitute Marcos Sanchez - nobody playing for D.C. United had a particularly good day on Saturday. Nevertheless, the Black-and-Red escaped New Jersey with a scoreless draw against the New York Red Bulls. When I say that Bill Hamid - sorry, make that Man of the Match Bill Hamid - had a good day, I'm not kidding. He may have won himself his second Save of the Week in this 3-week-old season, and is a surefire lock to keep his spot as top fantasy keeper in MLS for another week. If only his teammates had been as up to speed as...

Just a few days ago, Andy Najar became the first MLS homegrown player to be sold abroad - and to a perennial Champions League team, no less. It was almost enough to make us momentarily forget D.C. United's first ever homegrown signing, Bill Hamid. You know, the guy who had the best saves percentage in MLS last year. The 22-year-old with a better goals against average than Nick Rimando, Tally Hall or Josh Saunders (not to mention Sean Johnson - not that I'm pushing any agenda there). The guy who holds the record for the youngest goalkeeper to record a win in Major League Soccer history....