WASHINGTON - D.C. United, this morning, filed a discovery rights claim on the Philadelphia Union Raccoon as United claim that the Raccoon belonged to their academy and was therefore a D.C. United youth player.

“This is clearly our domain and we feel that some significant financial compensation must be in place to redress our loss in playing time,” stated on D.C. United spokesman.

Sources say that this is just the tip of the iceberg for the fight for the burgeoning Union youth player as the Philadelphia Union are ready to counter that just because he may have a United descendant that Raccinho was, in fact, a Union academy member for the past 4 years.

“The Raccoon is from Philadelphia and debuted in Chester, he will stay in Philadelphia,” stated one Union official.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this when Major League Soccer indicates that Inter Miami will have the first right to sign the new international start.