It was a good week for DC United

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2012 Power Rankings: July 9
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DC United1 (2)DC United10-5-3DCU was idle on the field, but not off, with an announcement relating to new majority investor Erick Thohir expected to take place Tuesday.
San Jose2 (1)San Jose11-4-4The Quakes expected more than one point from road games in Portland and Dallas. On the bright side, San Jose's somewhat leaky defense tightened up in a 0-0 draw with Dallas.
New York Red Bulls3 (3)New York Red Bulls9-5-4Gillette Stadium continued to be a house of horrors for the short-handed Red Bulls, as they fell to New England 2-0 and extended their road winless streak against the Revs to 18 games.
Chicago4 (4)Chicago8-6-4An influx of new attackers has arrived recently, including Chris Rolfe and Alex. But one absence, playmaker Sebastian Grazzini due to personal issues, appears to be cutting deep, as the Fire attack lacked sharpness in losing 2-0 to L.A.
Kansas City5 (5)Kansas City10-5-3SKC endured a sticky patch but seems to have come out of it following a midweek win against Montreal and a scoreless tie against Houston in which SKC probably deserved more than the one point.
Vancouver Whitecaps6 (6)Vancouver Whitecaps8-4-6The Whitecaps snagged four massive points from two road games thanks to the heroics of Darren Mattocks against Colorado, as well as the goalkeeping of Joe Cannon this past weekend in a 0-0 draw with Chivas USA.
Real Salt Lake7 (7)Real Salt Lake11-6-3Frustrated in Wednesday's 0-0 tie against Seattle, Alvaro Saborio broke out in a big way against Portland, punishing the Timbers with a hat trick. The reuniting of Nat Borchers and Jamison Olave in the back also helped RSL.
Columbus8 (8)Columbus6-6-4The Crew squandered a one-goal lead in the second half against Montreal, but given how the Impact dominated the match, it was a case of soccer justice being served.
Houston9 (9)Houston6-5-7Getting out of Livestrong Sporting Park with a draw amounts to solid work for Dominic Kinnear's side, but when combined with a home draw against Chicago, the chasing pack in the East is beginning to gain ground on the Dynamo.
Seattle Sounders FC10 (10)Seattle Sounders FC8-5-6The feel-good factor hit the red line on Saturday in Seattle. Not only did the Sounders snap a nine-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over Colorado, but Steve Zakuani made his long-awaited return to league action following a broken leg sustained last yea
Los Angeles11 (11)Los Angeles7-10-2After losing a heartbreaker in midweek to Philly, the Galaxy reprised their 2011 form against Chicago, riding Robbie Keane's two goals and some stout defending to defeat the Fire 2-0. Can L.A. keep it up?
Chivas USA12 (14)Chivas USA5-7-5Chivas' defense continues to prop up its woeful attack. The Goats were shutout for the sixth time in 10 home games in tying Vancouver. At this rate, Chivas' average of .65 goals per game will break D.C. United's mark of .70 set in 2010.
Colorado13 (12)Colorado7-10-1The Rapids are sinking in the West, no matter how often manager Oscar Pareja changes his formation. This is due in part to a defense that is making killer mistakes and looks weak in the air.
New England14 (15)New England6-7-4A five-game unbeaten streak, thanks in part to a 2-0 win over New York on Sunday, has New England sniffing around the playoff places. With new forward Jerry Bengtson on board, the Revs are poised for the stretch run.
Montreal Impact15 (13)Montreal Impact6-11-3The Impact rebounded well from an earlier loss to Kansas City by rallying from a goal down to top Columbus 2-1. Unfortunately for Montreal, its conference rivals have between two and four games in hand, making a run up the standings unlikely.
Philadelphia Union16 (17)Philadelphia Union5-9-2The Union look like a more stable and cohesive outfit under new manager John Hackworth, as Philly followed up a priceless road win in L.A. with a 3-0 hammering of Toronto.
Portland Timbers17 (16)Portland Timbers5-8-4The Timbers couldn't sustain the momentum generated by an encouraging midweek win over San Jose, as a second-half capitulation against RSL left Portland winless on the road this season.
Toronto FC18 (18)Toronto FC2-11-4After extending its unbeaten run to five games with a tie against Dallas -- thanks to another goal from Danny Koevermans -- Toronto appeared to run out of gas against a rejuvenated Philadelphia side.
FC Dallas19 (19)FC Dallas3-9-7On the surface, the two draws FCD recorded this week count as progress. That said, with its winless streak at 13 games, Dallas desperately needs wins. The hope is that with David Ferreira back on the field, victories will soon follow.