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The “Magic Diamond” of Atlanta United

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I’ve seen this all before…

The year was 1997 and on a rain-soaked October afternoon sitting in RFK Stadium I saw DC United defended their title to win the second MLS Cup. DC United had entered the MLS playoffs as the Supporters’ Shield winners finishing in first place in the Eastern Conference with a solid 21-11 record and took that momentum all the way to MLS Cup. Even more impressive was the prolific attack of the 1997 team who scored a league record 70 goals averaging 2.19 goals per game en-route to the title.

The DC United “magic triangle” of midfielder Marco “El Diablo” Etcheverry along with forwards Raul Diaz Arce and Jamie Moreno provided the high-powered attack (scoring 33 of the 70 goals) to the DC machine that rarely if ever saw the Eagles outgunned in a match.