Who will Dallas protect this year? (Getty Images)

With the expansion draft being next week I have to pull in some two-a-days for my expansion draft lists. Earlier today we looked at DC United's roster and who could be protected or not not this afternoon I want to turn our attention to FC Dallas.

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Jeff Cunningham had reasons to smile late in 2009. (Getty Images)

This season was certainly a tale of two halves for FC Dallas. Things got off to the rockiest of starts that saw fans across North Texas grew more upset with the way things were being run in Frisco while the end of the year sure seemed to show things could actually be headed into the right direction for 2010.

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Major League Soccer's playoff hopefuls went into the season finale with a whole host of possibilities ahead of them. And without wishing to put too fine a point on it, they all crapped the bed. Here's what happened in a spectacular, surprising and decisive Week 32, the final week of the MLS regular season for 2009. Click to continue reading...

STARTERS
Don Garber will take calls on Fox Football Fone-In show on Mon Oct 26 from 6-8pm Central. Jesse Marsch of Chivas USA is also scheduled to appear.
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Minnesota Thunder GM Djorn Buchholz has left the team to become CEO of the Austin Aztex. On a personal note Buchholz has been a fantastic person to deal with at the team and will be greatly missed by me as a fan of the team. Click to continue reading...

Galaxy 1 San Jose Earthquakes 0

The Galaxy gradually asserted their control as the first half wore on and although I'm sure Coach Bruce Arena would like to see more movement and that telling pass in the final third of the field L.A. have certainly subdued any early life the Earthquakes showed.

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Galaxy 1 San Jose Earthquakes 0

Former Chivas USA defender Bobby Burling deflected a Landon Donovan shot into the net in the 24th minute, the ball going up and over Joe Cannon and giving him no chance.

Incidentally, while I know it's early if this result holds the Galaxy will play the Sounders, who are losing 1-0 to Dallas right now, in Seattle on Thursday.

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When the Major League Soccer schedule was released many months ago, the first game that stood out was the last one: Saturday, Oct. 24, at Real Salt Lake.

RSL knocked the Rapids out of the playoffs (and put itself in) in the final minute of the final game of 2008. And the league set up a similar showdown by pairing the two in the 2009 finale.

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Eric Brunner trade turned into a solid deal for Columbus. (Getty Images)

Since we are nearly done with the 2009 regular season I figured it was high time we started looking back at the best deals that were made that shaped this season into what it has become. I say going into every year that there will pretty much be a trade that shakes up things a bit when it happens and really helps push a club towards the playoffs instead of an early start to winter.

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FC Dallas, of all teams, are starting to get some major run, first for their improbable run to the brink of a playoff berth (Hey don't laugh. How great would it be to play those guys in the first round?) and the second for hosting a viewing of US v Honduras at Robertson North on Saturday night. Click to continue reading...

Luis Angel Landin is one of the new faces in MLS. (Getty Images)

I guess you could really say its just been a rather slow week in terms of news. Sure rosters were finalized on Tuesday night for the rest of the year and the league announced their big break next summer but other than that it's been rather calm in Major League Soccer this week.

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MLS rosters are finally frozen. Here's a look at how much each team has changed since March.
Also worth checking is something that can shake up a roster without a personnel decision: the injury list.
CHICAGO
Hasn't changed much since the beginning of the season except for the departure of unhappy defender Bakary Soumare to Europe. Click to continue reading...

Galaxy 1 Dallas 2

We've just had two goals in two minutes.

Dallas got their second goal in the 25th minute, Jeff Cunningham splitting A.J. DeLaGarza and Omar Gonzalez as he ran onto a long through ball by Atiba Harris and poked it home.

A.J. DeLaGarza pulled one back almost immediately for the Galaxy, getting behind the Dallas defense on a quickly taken free kick by David Beckham and getting a fortunate bounce off the goalkeeper that rebounded back to him and then into the net.

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I've personally never felt as bad about a Wizards game as I did after last night's 6-0 drubbing at the hands of FC Dallas. I mean I'm more embarrassed about this game than I was at the time of the Chicago 7-0 debacle back in 2001. That's because for this game I'd spent hours in the car, and more money traveling down to Dallas for this game than for the game at Arrowhead against the Fire. Click to continue reading...

Hello again and welcome to this edition of "Wild and Wacky", a look at yesterday's Major League Soccer results, news and - well, anything else that might come up.
Like, for example, DCUnited fan's lunch.
The Districters coughed up three goals in three first half minutes against Houston yesterday, a collapse the likes of which I can't recall. Click to continue reading...

Today, FC Dallas made their second move of the transfer window by signing Jair Benitez from Deportivo Cali on loan for the rest of the season. Benitez is a 30 year old Columbian left fullback with good speed and average ball handling skills. To make room for him in the 24 man roster, FC Dallas [...] Click to continue reading...

GOAT MEAT
I was going to post this morning on how Dynamo not just beat Chivas June 10 (And who can forget that classic goal at the end of first half injury time from Goalden Holden), they completely ruined the Amerigoats' season. But Kyle McCarthy at Goal.com did it for me (minus the Dynamo ruining them angle). Click to continue reading...

FCD made a nice little video of Harris on his first day. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas have signed Chivas USA striker Atiba Harris in exchange for midfielder Marcelo Saragosa. "We are excited to be able to bring Atiba Harris to FC Dallas," said FC Dallas Head Coach Schellas Hyndman. "He is a tough, hard-nosed player who can play as both a wide midfielder and forward. As a player with tremendous athleticism, speed and power, we feel he will be able to make an immediate impact.

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In what may be the first of several moves, Marcelo Saragosa is out, Atiba Harris in. We call that a positive first step and hope for more. Click to continue reading...

Here are three goals that he's scored this year. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas traded Marcelo Saragosa to Chivas USA for midfielder/forward Atiba Harris.
The readers of the FCD Blog of course have plenty to say...more after the fold.
From Post: FC Dallas Trades for Atiba Harris
"It's about time we finally got rid of him! Now if we could just get rid of the coach. Click to continue reading...

Apparently trying to beef up a wimpy midfield, Chivas USA today sent Atiba Harris to Dallas in exchange for midfielder Marcelo Saragosa, who played for the Galaxy from 2004-2006.

Here's a sprawling Saragosa playing against once and former teammate Paulo Nagamura last year in this Daily Breeze file photo.

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Atiba Harris is now a member of FC Dallas after the club completed a trade with Chivas USA on Friday. Going the other way is midfielder Marcelo Saragosa. "We're excited to be able to bring Atiba Harris to FC Dallas," said FCD Head Coach Schellas Hyndman. "He is a tough, hard-nosed player who can play as both a wide midfielder and forward. Click to continue reading...

In a move that has been brewing for a couple of week and merely waited on the health of Marcelo Saragosa; FC Dallas has sent their Brazilian midfielder/defender to Chivas USA for midfielder/forward Atiba Harris. FCD has been in sore need of a wide right midfielder and Harris can perhaps solve that problem. Click to continue reading...

Another day, another trade. FC Dallas and Chivas are the partners this time around. Today the clubs swapped players but no draft picks were involved.

Chivas sent striker Atiba Harris to Dallas in exchange for midfielder Marcelo Saragosa.

I can honestly tell you this trade does very little for either side.

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FC Dallas has traded Marcela Saragosa for Atiba Harris in a surprise move today. Click here for the official report. Saragosa had lost his starting spot this year due to injury and poor form. I have never been a fan of Saragosa's, but he was liked by Schellas Hyndman which allowed him to play even when [. Click to continue reading...

FC DALLAS ACQUIRES ATIBA HARRIS FROM CHIVAS USA

IN EXCHANGE FOR MARCELO SARAGOSA

FRISCO, Texas (Friday, July 17, 2009) – FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock today announced that the team has acquired midfielder / forward Atiba Harris from Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Marcelo Saragosa.

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David Beckham returned to Southern California Friday, but after making an appearance in El Segundo today with former Real Madrid teammate Zinedine Zidane will watch from the AEG suite.

That means the Galaxy make just one change to the unit that beat New England 1-0 last time out with Landon Donovan returning from national team duty to take his usual spot in midfield at the exprense of Eddie Lewis.

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Chivas USA made some player personnel moves Friday ahead of Saturday's derby against the Galaxy in Carson.

To wit:
*Defender Bobby Burling was removed from the disabled list. Burling, 24, went on the DL after undergoing sports hernia surgery March 5, less than two weeks before Chivas USA's season opener.

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Charleston Battery 3 Chivas USA 1

Notable:
*Jesse Marsch scored in the 28th minute for Chivas USA to tie the game at one apiece, but it wasn't enough to see the club win a U.S. Open Cup game for the first time in four years.

*Chivas USA goalkeeper Lance Parker made his second start of year after playing last Saturday in SuperLiga against San Luis.

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Americans Abroad / USMNT
Feilhaber Could Play In Another Final - Soccer By Ives
Three Keys For The US vs. Brazil - MLS Talk
US Team Focuses On Tasks, Not Tributes - Goal (NY Times)
A Guy From Green Bay Plays The Other Football - New York Times
Anxious USMNT Fans Unite - Match Fit USA
Decision Time For US Before The Final - Goal (NY Times)
US Win Away From Doing The Impossible - MLSnet
US Vows To Go For Broke In Unlikely Final With Brazil - Associated Press
Onyewu: Final Is Big Boost - Soccer365
Bradley: Our Second Chance - FIFA. Click to continue reading...

Chivas USA Coach Preki makes two changes from the team that lost to the Columbus Crew last time out, Claudio Suarez making his first start of the season in defense in place of Shavar Thomas (who is on the bench) and Sasha Victorine starting in midfield for Atiba Harris. Harris suffered from knee pain all week long, club officials said.

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Houston Dynamo 1-0 Chivas USA
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On a steaming hot night in Houston, the Dynamo took a huge stride in tethering in the Goats at the top of the West with a 1-0 win in front of a very respectable 14,500 Wednesday night crowd at Robertson Stadium.

Chivas came in sporting the best overall record in MLS and a 6 point lead at the top of the Western standings, but left in a somewhat more precarious position after being out muscled by the Orange, despite setting up in a defensive 4-5-1 to try to nullify the ever effective Houston engine room.

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This preview and statistical guide comes courtesy of MLSR partner Seattle's Prost Amerka Soccer.Â
The preview is an excerpt  -  Read the full preview at Prost Amerika Soccer.

Sounders return to the site of their worst result of the season. Their sole two goal defeat came at the Home Depot Centre on April 18th where an own goal contributed to a lacklustre Seattle defeat.

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The Chivas USA blog, Dentro del Rebano, gives a behind the scenes look at the making of their stimulus package commercial. Jesse Marsch, Paulo Nagamura, and Atiba Harris eventually make their way through the entire thing.

That is why they make money to play soccer, not appear in commercials.

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