The only time a Major League Soccer team started the season 0-2 and went on to win the MLS Cup, the clock counted down, there were no ties, Kansas City Wizzed and Dallas Burned.
The year was 1996, the league’s first, and D.C. United turned a winless start into a league championship. It is a feat Crew SC must repeat if it is to hoist the Cup it came so close to winning last season. After a pair of 2-1 losses to start the season, the defending Eastern Conference champion finds itself one of four teams with an 0-2 record.