[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Veteran midfielder Daniel Hernandez is moving into the coaching ranks, gradually. FC Dallas announced Wednesday Hernandez, 35,had signed a three-year contract that will add assistant coaching duties to his repertoire. He will play the 2012 season, training camp for which starts Jan. 16, while also working as acoach, after which he and FCD […]
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Shea off to Arsenal for training
FC Dallas winger Brek Shea, one of MLS’s top young players, will begin a month-long training stint at Arsenal after the USA’s friendlies against France and Slovenia Nov. 11 and15. FC Dallas said the decision to send Shea to train with the Gunners was made after U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann encouraged his MLS-basedplayers to […]
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Red Bulls down dull Dallas in first wild-card game
[MLS PLAYOFFS: DALLAS-NEW YORK] Fatigue and finishing plagued FC Dallas once again as it faltered at home, losing the first wild-card game in MLS playoffhistory, 2-0, to New York Wednesday at Pizza Hut Park. Some random thoughts in the aftermath of the Red Bulls’ 2-0 victory that sends New York into the MLS conference semifinals […]
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FC Dallas' George John hoping for happier ending this year
[MLS PLAYOFFS: DALLAS-NEW YORK] The scorer of the winning goal in last year’s MLS Cup would much prefer not to repeat the feat: FC Dallas defenderGeorge John says he long ago put behind him the 2-1 loss to Colorado decided by his own goal in overtime. In each of his three professional seasons, John has […]
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DeRo edges Wondo for Golden Boot
[MLS GOLEADORES] D.C. United’s Dwayne De Rosario and San Jose’s Chris Wondolowski each scored a league-leading 16th goal inthe last week of MLS regular-season play, but De Rosario claimed the Golden Boot on the assist tiebreaker, having set up 12 goals to Wondolowski’s three assists. For more on this season’s leadingscorers and Golden Boot history. […]
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Toronto FC drills FC Dallas to advance
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Toronto’s hopes of the MLS playoffs faded away many weeks ago, yet it doggedly persevered in the Concacaf Champions League andTuesday night earned a spot in the quarterfinals by shocking FC Dallas, 3-0, at Pizza Hut Park. Rather than a game of two halves, the FC Dallas-Toronto FC group finale turned out […]
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Galaxy and Rapids win, FC Dallas in driver's seat
[CONCACAF CHAMPION LEAGUE] The Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids both won, but FC Dallas, which fell to Tauro FC, 5-3, in Panama, may be the best placed tojoin in the Seattle Sounders in the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals. LOS ANGELES GALAXY-MORELIA. Juninhoscored in stoppage time to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 2-1 win […]
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Eastern battle, Texas showdown highlight crunch weekend
A weekend of important MLS matches is highlighted by Portland’s visit to Red Bull Arena, with the Timbers holding a one-point lead in the race for the finalplayoff spot, an Eastern Conference cage match between Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia, and an in-state showdown between FC Dallas and Houston. It can be said that there […]
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Captain Jack is darkhorse MVP candidate
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] If the Most Valuable Award meant more or less Player of the Year, which is the award given in most countries, the debate wouldn’t be anyless strident, but it would be simpler: Which star had the best season, Landon Donovan or Thierry Henry or Dwayne De Rosario or somebody else? Both are captains, […]
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Dallas held to tie at home by Tauro FC
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] What looked perhaps on paper to be the easiest of six group games for FC Dallas turned into a frustrating 1-1 tie with Tauro FC ofPanama Wednesday night at Pizza Hut Park. A victory seemed likely after just 23 seconds of play – the fastest goal in CCL history — when Daniel […]