Dan Gaichas, MatchNight in Chicago - The time has come to say goodbye to both MatchNight and The
Fire Alarm. As of Saturday, March 31st, the MatchNight network officially shuts down and The Fire
Alarm name will officially be retired.
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Brian O'Connell, MatchNight in New England - This was the kind of game of that makes Bea Arthur
look like Christina Aguilera, for even a sideline of half-naked Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders
couldn't have redeemed the outward appearance of this game. Then again...
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Martin Fernandez, MatchNight in DC - It is with great disappointment that we say goodbye to the
MatchNight network of sites. But, even though the network is shutting down, UnitedMania.com will
carry on in the years to come as it has for the past decade.
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Brian O'Connell, MatchNight in New England - With the unfortunate end only days away, I offer you
the following testimony from that of a saddened MatchNight writer who discovered his own
soccer-writing spark from the very site he loyally contributed to.
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Buzz Carrick, MatchNight in Dallas - We have located a new server and put together a new portal and
database. You will see the same uninterrupted great coverage of FC Dallas from us that you have
gotten for the last 10 years. We hope you will enjoy the next decade as much as we did the last.
Sometime today you will see the new face of our coverage.
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Buzz Carrick, MatchNight in Dallas - Ah the good ole USA. Nothing like a US game to mess with the
schedule at Pizza Hut Park. It's a busy day for the staff as both Guatemala and the US train this
afternoon. FCD canceled their afternoon session today and did a super tough session this morning
instead of the two-a-day.
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MatchNight in New England - Landon, Landon, Landon (one for each goal)... Where, O where, was this
little goal-scoring streak of yours last summer?
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Buzz Carrick, MatchNight in Dallas - So that's about it. The USL/MLS challenge hosted by the Puerto
Rico Islanders has come to an end with LA sweeping their two games and FCD going one and one.
Primarily a reserve unit played in the first game against the Islanders and the senior squad took
care of Rochester in the second match. At this point the preseason is effectively over with only
the game against Atletico Paranaense remaining, which is not really a friendly as it's the second
leg of the USA-Brazil Challenge.
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Dan Gaichas, MatchNight in Chicago - An Eric Vasquez goal in the 19th minute was all the USL-1 side
needed to defeat the Fire, 1-0.
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Scott Viar, MatchNight in America - Heading into 2007, the United States National Team's most
talented player (and the one with the biggest expectations placed upon him) had not scored in the
Stars-and-Stripes in eighteen months. How things have changed in the new year.
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Rusty Silber, MatchNight in Chicago - The Storm deserves more than a high-five after winning
back-to-back games over the weekend and moving into third place in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
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Dan Gaichas, MatchNight in Chicago - The Blast scored the first two goals, then the Storm scored
the next six as the they earned a huge victory over the defending champs, 12-4, at 1st Mariner
Arena.
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Brian O'Connell, MatchNight in New England - Although the Revs have yet to break camp, and the
season opener two weeks away, this year's rookie crop appears to be quite a talented bunch based on
the club's preseason tilts and training sessions.
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Dan Gaichas, MatchNight in Chicago - A late goal by Walter Martinez lifted the Hounduran National
Team past the Fire, 2-1, in Fort Lauderdale. It is the fourth successive defeat this preseason for
the Fire.
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Brian O'Connell, MatchNight in New England - Shalrie Joseph must have stolen lollipops from
infants, or kicked numerous puppies in a previous life. For these are the only explanations one can
ascertain the absolute sheer bad karma (or luck, depending upon one's philosophy) that the
Revolution midfielder has experienced in the past seven months.
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DJ Walker, MatchNight in Dallas - Wow, only a 30 minute drive to see an FC Dallas match! This must
be what it's like to live in Plano.
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Dan Gaichas, MatchNight in Chicago - The Chicago Fire Premier of the Premier Developmental League
has hired former Chicago Power player Larry Sunderland as their new head coach. Sunderland replaces
Mike Matkovich who left to join Toronto FC as an assistant coach earlier this year.
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Buzz Carrick, MatchNight in Dallas - Richard Mulrooney has been traded to Toronto FC in exchange
for a partial allocation and the Canadian's natural first round 2008 SuperDraft pick. The trade
opened up a roster spot which FCD used to activate new signing, Colombian U20 Juan Carlos Toja.
Toja is expected to receive his work visa this week and join the team in a few days.
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Gina Zippilli, MatchNight in Dallas - Thankfully, 2007 is a new year and on Saturday night FC
Dallas took the Saturn Cup seriously. Played at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, most of the
names in the starting lineup for the Saturn Cup were recognizable as the first eleven was comprised
of mostly first-teamers. While the first half was sloppy, and the second half saw Dallas take and
lose the lead twice in a span of ten minutes, Dallas came out victorious in the end after a hard
fought match ending in a Dominic Oduro breakaway.
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Dan Gaichas, MatchNight in Chicago - The Storm got off to a strong start and then withstood a
Cougars comeback to win 19-13 at the Sears Centre. The win puts the Storm back in sole possession
of fourth place a half game ahead of the Milwaukee Wave (10-4 winners over Baltimore).
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