If you’re a soccer fan in the DMV, you’ve probably done this exercise once or twice with friends of yours:
Friend: "Jeez, D.C. sports can’t buy a break. The Nats and Caps lose every playoffs, and the Caps usually choke in the process. The Wizards don’t do much, and the Redskins are hopeless!"
You: "Well yeah, but D.C. United has won MLS Cups and won a trophy as recently as 2013."
Friend: "Yeah, but that doesn’t count, because soccer."
And in the afterglow of the Washington Spirit’s thrilling extra time win Friday night over the Chicago Red Stars, Steve Goff, decided to touch upon this in his game report.