One team looking to bounce back from a rough 2010 and another looking to prove it still belongs among the league's elite kick off their respective 2011 MLS campaigns at RFK Stadium in the nation's capital.
D.C. United faces optimism and high expectations after a horrid year was followed by an offseason that included the acquisitions of Charlie Davies, Dax McCarty and Perry Kitchen. The Columbus Crew lost a bevy of players from its successful nucleus, including Guillermo Barros Schelotto, and will look to prove doubters wrong with a season-opening victory.
The story at the start of the match is who isn't starting. Davies will be on the bench for D.C., and Robbie Rogers is available as a substitute for the Crew.
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