Playing for Keeps

The boys leading 3-nil in the 83rd minute here at Celtic Park.

The phenom George Dryer looking for his second hat trick of the tournament.

On the sideline, McKinley gets there ahead of his marker.

McKinley looking for a shot. There's Dryer in the box.

Goal. Oh, what a goal from Dryer! That was magnificent.

Going down the left wing, crosses to Dryer.

Oh, what a brilliant goal!

Dryer launched himself at the ball and smashed it into the back of the net.

-with room to run.

Moreno, feeling the pressure, leaves it for Dryer.

Dryer with a shot from near midfield, goal! Goal!

George Dryer with an absolute rocket.

-King George does it one more time. -King George! The glorious....

-Dryer is down and it doesn't look good. -A terrible injury for Dryer.

-They've called for a stretcher. -It's a sad day.

George Dryer leaves the game at age 36.

Long live King George.

And now for CSA Sports in Washington, l'm George Dryer.

On a last second penalty kick today, DC United beat the Colorado Rapids 4-3.

Now with that victory--

Now with that victory...

...United has put together its longest winning streak since 2000.

This is your credit card company with an urgent message for George Dryer.

Please contact us immediately.

Your account is 1 20 days past due. Thank you.

Oh, Mr. George, Mr. George.

Oh, hey, Param, l'm just....

Last week you said you were gonna get me the security deposit.

l did, that's right. By the way, did your son like the soccer jersey?

Yeah, thank you, but you know the security deposit....

-l'm on my way to the bank right now. -But it's been two weeks.

-Yeah, yeah, don't worry. l'm on it. -Two weeks.

So this is me with the Celtic in 2003, against Portugal in the final UF cup.

Liverpool, AC Milan 2005.

-lt's good stuff when you put it together. -Yeah.

Four medals. This is the boots l wore...

...when l scored against England when l played with Scotland.

Best moment of my life.

-ls that you and Beckham? -Yeah.

Quarterfinal of the Champions league. That was a great game.

That's cool, man.

So, what are you doing here in Virginia?

l'm just here visiting my boy. He lives here with his mom.

Yeah, trying to patch things up, right? l know, l know.

l gotta kind of get a bit of a move on. So, what do you think for all this?

l can give you $300 cash for everything.

$300.

-You kidding me? -No.

-For all of this? -Yeah.

Now, if you had some LeBron James....

Hey, kiddo.

-We've been waiting for a half-hour. -l know, sorry.

-Traffic was jammed. A nightmare. -That crazy suburban traffic.

Dad, we're gonna be late.

We'll be fashionably late. Totally different.

-l used to do it all the time. -You still do.

Your mom's a funny lady, you know? Can l take him for dinner after?

-Come on, Mom. -He's got homework.

What if we're back by 7?

We'll be back by 7.

Fine, 7. But that doesn't mean 8 or 8:1 5.

-No, no, no, 7. -Enjoy practice. You're late.

-Say, "Bye, Mom." -Bye, Mom.

Bye, Mom.

So l moved into my new place.

l know.

Oh, yeah, your mom tell you?

Wait till you see it.

You got your own room this time. You're gonna love it, kiddo.

l'm sorry l haven't been by in a while. l know it's been a couple of weeks.

lt's more than a couple of weeks. lt's been a plethora of weeks.

Oh, a plethora, huh?

lt means a lot.

We're gonna have a plethora of good times today, what do you say, champ?

-Hey, how's the team doing? -The team bites.

We lost all our games. We haven't scored all season.

Really?

Well, that sucks.

So, what does your coach say about that?

l don't know.

Well, always remember, you have to respect your coach, okay?

-Okay. -All right. Go. Come on.

Enjoy.

Kick it with your toes. Remember, we want to score goals.

Go, go find a ball. Hello, hey, what did they say?

This way, this way, kick the ball. We're having fun.

Hold on a sec. Kick it like...all right? With your toes.

lt's not like it's real football.

Just kick the ball into the goal.

So your legs are getting much longer, huh?

You're gonna be taller than me soon.

You got a girlfriend? No?

Well, l need to fix you up, then.

How's school?

lt's fine.

My class was supposed to go on a field trip.

But Mom's been stressed out lately. Matt says it's because of the wedding.

The wedding?

Yeah, Matt and Mom.

Matt and Mom are getting married?

-Hey, guys. How was practice? -lt was great. They were really good.

l almost scored a goal.

Almost, really? That's amazing. Hey, George.

Hey, Matt.

All right, upstairs.

-Hey. Good night, champ. -Good night, Dad.

Thanks, George.

So...

...congratulations.

Lewis told me your big news.

l was gonna tell you, but--

No, l mean it's fine. l mean, it's no big deal--

l mean, obviously it's a big deal for you.

lt's okay, you don't have to say anything.

l just....

Anyway, okay. lt's good. Well done.

Thank you.

All right, l better be-- l'll see you next week.

Yeah. Good night.

All right. Good night.

Now, with this victory...

...United has now put together its longest winning streak since 2004.

Are you excited? Well, l am, especially since their next game...

...is against L.A. Galaxy at the L.A. Home Depot Center.

Now, Beckham back from injury, Landon Donovan back from suspension.

This is shaping up to be a good one. My gran won't be missing this.

This is George Dryer signing out, CSA Sports in Washington.

Have a great night.

lt's the European Cup, 2003.

You, me, Smitty and those Swedish med students...

...who l believe were twins.

First, they weren't Swedish. lrish.

Secondly, they weren't med students, they were nursing students.

-Finally, they weren't even twins. -What?

No, they were triplets.

l could kick myself for not writing a book, not that anybody would believe it.

Yeah, that's a good point.

Hey, ladies and gentlemen.

-You all remember George Dryer? -How you doing?

What have you been up to?

You were doing some real estate deal up in Canada or something?

What do you know about Canada? Or real estate?

Well, it was vacation homes in Winnipeg. l was just a spokesman, so--

And you had a sports bar, right?

Yeah, yeah, l had a bar. You know, the economy.

-Right, right. -Didn't work out.

Actually, l've been thinking now about something you suggested.

Like sports-casting.

l made a demo.

l thought l would-- You know, l'd show it to you first.

No, l'll definitely take a look at it.

They're always looking for someone to replace me around here.

-Chip, you're on. -Oh, shit.

Hey, look, put this on my desk, all right. lt belongs to my man here.

Listen, take care, man.

All right, man.

-Good to see you. -Always good to see you.

Stick around if you want.

-Hey, man. How's it going? -l'm good, l'm good.

George Dryer, huh?

Yeah, back in the day that man got more ass than a toilet seat.

Hang on, here we go.

All right, soccer fans, big game going on today.

Joining us with a look at the matchups in that clash is of course Chip Johnson.

Chip, what do you have?

When our beloved DC United faces off with the Revolution this afternoon...

...it's all gonna come down to defense.

Unfortunately for us, Jerry, the black and red have that in spades....

Coach, should we keep going?

That's good. Just keep doing what you're doing.

Put your foot into it. Kick it with your toes.

Just straight on.

Like l told you a hundred times.

Hey, kiddo, give me the ball.

Just use your toes.

Okay, anybody want to know how to shoot?

-Dad, what are you doing? -No, it's fine.

All right, any of you want to score some goals this season?

Yeah.

Okay, go in the goal, okay?

So first of all you need to know that you don't kick with your toe.

You plant your foot here and you follow through.

On the laces, okay?

You gotta plant your left foot down and follow through.

-Who wants to learn how to do that? -Me!

All right, you, come on, let's go.

Give him some encouragement.

Left foot next to the ball, right foot follows through. Come on.

Thattaboy, terrific.

We're learning how to shoot. We're learning how to score.

Okay, here we are, here we go.

You just can't-- Okay, anybody else want to go?

Okay, who's gonna go? You? Okay, on you go.

All right, there we go.

Home, sweet home.

-Did you enjoy that? -Yes.

-You're really good, Dad. -Thank you.

-Bye, Dad. -All right.

-Bye, champ. -Bye.

-l'll see you Saturday, okay? -Okay.