I won't lie to you all, I've had a case of the Mondays. As much as I want to post a big long edition of things tonight I just for the life of me don't have the time to do so tonight. Instead I have a couple links with very short comments on them.

McCarty Re-signs with FCD (link) Good stuff by Dallas to get one of their better midfielders back for next year.

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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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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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As the playoff race has heated up in Major League Soccer, so have the goals that have been scored. This week we saw plenty of good goals but only a select amount were above the rest.

The best goal for me was either Sainey Nyassi's run against New York or Brad Davis' strike against RSL.

(Note QuickKicks on the league site did not have the Columbus/Chicago goals)

Order of video: David Beckham, Edson Buddle, Brian Ching, Yura Movsisyan, Brad Davis, Dax McCarty, Jimmy Conrad, Sainey Nyassi, and John Wolyneic.

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Loads of goals this week in MLS. Some were good and others were so-so. Throw in a few PKs and it was a busy weekend in MLS.

There are plenty of goals this week, especially since we had a 6-3 game and a 3-2 game.

Order of video: Frankie Hejduk, Maicon Santos, Dave van den Burgh, Jeff Cunningham, A.

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Plenty of good goals this past week in Major League Soccer. Some were better than others but that is for you all to decide. I've took out what I thought were some of the best from this past week including one hat trick.

Order of video: Geoff Cameron, Nate Jaqua, Kheli Dube (hat trick), Juan Pablo Angel, Dax McCarty, Dane Richards, Chris Wondonlowski, Sacha Kljestan, and Landon Donovan.

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Kosuke Kimura celebrates his winning goal with striker Conor Casey on Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

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When Colorado Rapids defender Kosuke Kimura arrived at his locker after Saturday night's game, nearly every member of the media at Dick's Sporting Goods Park was there waiting microphone, camera or pen in hand.

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Ugo Ihemelu of the Rapids nearly scored on a corner kick in the 81st minute, when the Rapids were trailing FC Dallas 1-0. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

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There seemed to be no end to the goal-scoring chances the Colorado Rapids created on Wednesday night.

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Steve Davis has something to say about the new deep-lying playmaker... Click to continue reading...

 

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The San Jose Earthquakes and FC Dallas had the framework in place for a trade involving out-of-favor FCD midfielder Dax McCarty but the deal fell apart after Dallas tried to extract more out of San Jose.

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The San Jose Earthquakes and FC Dallas had the framework in place for a trade involving out-of-favor FCD midfielder Dax McCarty but the deal fell apart after Dallas tried to extract more out of San Jose.

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Colorado's surplus to requirements midfielder is not in the FCD sights. Click to continue reading...

Colorado's surplus to requirements midfielder is not in the FCD sights. Click to continue reading...

This may be a bit convoluted, so stay with me if you can. While I was at FCD training this morning, SBI said FC Dallas was about to deal Dax McCarty to San Jose. At the time I hadn't heard about it, so as I mentioned here, I asked FCD Head Coach Schellas Hyndman about McCarty in a general way and the gaffer didn't mention any trade. Click to continue reading...

 

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U.S. Olympic team midfielder Dax McCarty has played his last game for FC Dallas.

The Hoops are set to deal McCarty to the San Jose Earthquakes, a source with knowledge of the deal told SBI on Thursday.

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Athe end of last season Dax McCarty asked to be traded. Click to continue reading...

Some FC Dallas news for you all this afternoon, probably something you may have heard by now as it was emailed to me earlier in the day by US Soccer. FC Dallas midfielder Dax McCarty has been added to the Olympic roster for next month's Olympics in China. He replaces injured Real Salt Lake midfielder Nathan [. Click to continue reading...

...and knowing said game isn't over, here's a couple things that come to mind: - Tell me we don't usually play so fitfully. A couple players have "it" - and I'll get to that below - but the general vibe I'm getting is damned sloppy. So, tell me this is fatigue. Because, if [...] Click to continue reading...

* West freakin' Ham? Oh, for crying out loud MLS--is this the best you can do for an All-Star opponent? Sure, the Hammers have an American on the roster, but assuming the U-23's can finish the job in qualifying, Spector will be in China, not Canada. * And speaking of our Canuck compatriots in the Frozen White North, beware of TFC. Click to continue reading...

Post-game recap later. Couple thoughts beforehand:
1) According to critics, Dax McCarty had a better-than-average game last night v. Cuba. I would tend to agree. I hesitate to applaud, however, because he still looks raw to me. He has more stamina than anyone else on the pitch and enough pace to stem a budding attack and get the job done, but his field awareness and defensive tactics leave much to be desired. Click to continue reading...

Well, I think it's safe to say the United States played themselves into a tie. Freddy Adu had the only goal within the first 15 minutes of the first half, but Cuba equalized right before the half. Not thinking coherently right now, I find it appropriate to just lay out what thoughts I can muster: The [. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas Record (W-L-T): 13-12-5; 37 GF, 44 GA Source Material: Schedule/match reports; roster Overview Some recent constants held for FC Dallas in 2007: lead the Western Conference at in the early-mid part of the season - check; head into the post-season like a pack of whipped dogs - check; consequently, lose in the first round - check; have [. Click to continue reading...

I held true to my viewing schedule for once: my Saturday featured Red Bull New York's gutsy draw against the Chicago Fire and the New England Revolution's (at-long-last-hallelujah) sharp win over visiting FC Dallas. By coincidence, both games threw two roughly equal teams into contention. By lesser coincidence, the gap in quality between the respective [. Click to continue reading...

He may have been playing in the shadow of Altidore, Adu, and Szetela for the US in the U20 World Cup, but slowly and assuredly, Dax McCarty is making a name for himself in the MLS with his current club, FC Dallas.
Coming from parents who were both talented athletes in their prime, it's really no surprise that McCarty is so physically-gifted, but what is surprising is the sport in which he chose to concentrate. Click to continue reading...

Football is a funny game. The US Copa America Team played Argentina toe to toe for 65 minutes on Thursday night, yet lost by the lopsided score of 4 to 1. Yesterday the highly touted US Under 20 National Team was thoroughly dominated by South Korea in the U-20 World Cup Opener but managed a 1-1 draw. US Coach Thomas Rongen has a lot of work to do before the US faces Poland who shocked Brazil yesterday on Tuesday. Click to continue reading...

Football is a funny game. The US Copa America Team played Argentina toe to toe for 65 minutes on Thursday night, yet lost by the lopsided score of 4 to 1. Yesterday the highly touted US Under 20 National Team was thoroughly dominated by South Korea in the U-20 World Cup Opener but managed a 1-1 draw. US Coach Thomas Rongen has a lot of work to do before the US faces Poland who shocked Brazil yesterday on Tuesday. Click to continue reading...