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Jozy Altidore found the back of the net for the fourth consecutive match on Tuesday as the United States hung on to top Honduras, 1-0, in 2014 World Cup qualifying at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Jermaine Jones, left, of the U.S. clashes with Roger Espinoza of Honduras. The U.S. is atop its World Cup qualifying group and next plays a qualifier in September.

Ahead of Saturday's basement battle, toilet bowl, whatever you want to call it, I swapped questions with Adam Taylor of SBN's DC blog Black and Red United .

Mired in a club-record 11-game winless stretch, D.C. United on Thursday added veteran leadership and defensive polish with the acquisition of left back Alain Rochat .

After grinding out a tough point at Rio Tinto and welcoming Mike Magee back home to Chicago, the Men in Red will face off against the cellar-dwellers in the East After the additions of Soumare and Magee, hopefully the team will get a nice little boost and put some points together.

As we prepare for tomorrow's match-up between the Black-and-Red and the visiting Timbers, we look back at the last time the two teams met - last fall in Portland, where a controversial penalty gave D.C. the lead before United eventually succumbed to persistently shoddy defending and were forced to settle for the draw.

Links, links, and more links in this edition of United Abroad. It seems like everyone that used to play for our beloved team is scoring goals for their new team, except for Facundo Erpen of course.

This past weekend's Major League Soccer action saw the continuation of some impressive -- and some not-so-impressive -- streaks as the Portland Timbers are on cruise control, while D.C. United keeps struggling as we look back on Week 12 in MLS.