D.C. United, Emilio garner special recognitions

July 10, 2008 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release

Washington, D.C. (July 10, 2008) - Both D.C. United and club forward Luciano Emilio have recently received special recognition. The club's front office was honored by Turnkey PRISM for its customer service operations, while the 2007 MLS MVP was honored for his play on the field over the last year as a nominee in this year's ESPY Awards.

United, a finalist for the annual Turnkey PRISM Award in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 received an honorable mention for their customer service efforts over the past year. The Turnkey PRISM Award is presented to the American major league team that best exemplifies the PRISM ideals across five criteria: managing human resources, marketing (branding, advertising and promotion), fan development, community relations and customer/client service. Last season, the club received an honorable mention for their community relations programming.

Major League Soccer Stories from July 10, 2008

• Kansas City Wizards Defeat New York Red Bulls 2-1 Thursday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark - Sporting Kansas City
• Chivas USA's Claudio Suárez to present his official biography, "The Story of a Warrior" - Club Deportivo Chivas USA
• Real Salt Lake U-17s Take Home SUM U-17 Cup - Real Salt Lake
• D.C. United, Emilio garner special recognitions - D.C. United
• MLS W.O.R.K.S. Unveils Active Bodies Active Minds Program - MLS
• Toronto Heading To The Windy City - Toronto FC
• New England Revolution vs. Santos Laguna Game Notes - New England Revolution
• Kenny Cooper Voted to MLS All-Star First XI - FC Dallas
• Sounders to Play Rochester Friday Live on FOX Soccer Channel - Seattle Sounders FC
• Chivas USA's Sacha Kljestan voted to MLS All Star First XI - Club Deportivo Chivas USA
• Cuauhtémoc Blanco Chosen for 2008 MLS All-Star First XI - Chicago Fire FC
• Revolution Trio Voted to MLS All-Star First XI - New England Revolution
• Kansas City Wizards Defender Jimmy Conrad Named to Fifth-Consecutive MLS All-Star Roster - Sporting Kansas City
• MLS All-Star First XI Includes Five Debutants, Six Returnees - MLS
• TFC Waive Lombardo - Toronto FC
• MLS All-Star First XI Includes Five Debutants, Six Returnees - MLS
• D.C. United Academy holds tryouts for youth teams - D.C. United
• MLS Disciplinary Committee Suspends and Fines Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis - MLS
• RSL Falls 4-1 to Santos Laguna in XanGo Cup 2008 - Real Salt Lake
• Toronto FC 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 - Toronto FC

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