It is with great sadness that I relay the news today of the passing of Freddy Garcia Jr. Freddie spent a few years as essentially a full time FC Dallas practice player back in the 2004-2005 seasons. He played in quite a few scrimmages over the years and always represented himself well in the red and white. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas goalkeeper Josh Lambo (Middleton) will be part of the Major League Soccer Generation...
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Empty stands were a common sight at Pizza Hut Park this year. (Getty Images)

I hope everyone is getting use to the longer days again after the time change this weekend. Nothing like getting darker a bit earlier again here but that's just how it goes. I have a few goodies to discuss tonight leading off with a big time look at something former Chicago Fire GM Peter Wilt sent Alexi Lalas a few years back.

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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...

In the second annual installment of an interview with three Major League Soccer players, ASN's Dallas beat writer (with the help of his two kids) came up with 20 questions not really related to soccer to get to know them a little better.
First up, Colorado Rapids defender Drew Moor.

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There are so many clichés that commentators, pundits, coaches and players use, whether intentionally or inadvertently, when talking about the Beautiful Game (that's one). One way or another, pretty much all applied to FC Dallas in 2009.
ASN's Marc Stern provides a thorough season review over at our FCD page. Click to continue reading...

Regular readers will remember that in my last post on the salary cap, I referenced a BA Duane article in which he talked about the split in the owners group:

With Portland and Vancouver coming into the league in 2011 and Philly next year the new wave MLS clubs (along with the larger of the original markets) could start gain more power.

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Anybody casually tuning in to Major League Soccer's Week 32 action and teetering over the great lake of MLS fandom will have jumped right in. The final week of the regular season began with a cluster of teams fighting it out to take up the final three playoff spots. The results and their impact on the playoff bracket were hugely surprising and entirely unpredictable as slip-ups and upsets allowed an unfancied team to leap into the post-season from outside everyone's assumed candidates.

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Match Fit USA has learned that Mexican legend Jorge Campos may be under consideration for FC Dallas' newly created Technical Director position. Campos has had contact with the club in regards to the...

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The expansion draft for the 2010 Philadelphia Union will almost certainly take place on the Friday following MLS Cup. There will be a window that week to make trades then a freeze one day before the expansion draft. Since the 2009 season is over for FCD it makes sense to now look at who might get protected. Click to continue reading...

The Major League Soccer regular season is finished and the playoffs are starting this week. It was an interesting regular season which included new franchise Seattle making the playoffs and leading the league in home attendance. Other clubs such as the New York Red Bulls struggled all year and were the worst team in the league.

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With seven teams now finished the regular season and now playoffs to plan for, the attention turns to 2010. That can include a myriad of things -- from a new stadium to a brand new coach. FC Dallas, who ended the season one win away from the playoffs, didn't do enough to save General Manager Michael Hithcock's job, as the club parted ways with him today.

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I just got word from the FC Dallas front office that Michael Hitchcock is out as General Manager. A letter was sent to season ticket holders with the news. In the letter Clark lays out the plan to replace Hitchcock, which includes President John Wagner officially taking over full control operations.

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FC Dallas has will not be renewing the contract of General Manager Michael Hitchcock. Clark Hunt today sent a letter to season ticket holders announcing the change. In the letter Clark lays out the plan to replace Hitchcock, which includes President John Wagner officially taking over full control operations, as he had already taken over unofficially. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas has moved on from Pablo Ricchetti and the one-time captain will no longer be training with the team. While FC Dallas has not waived Ricchetti, the coach has cut ties and informed the player he is not wanted in Dallas anymore. Everything we do right now is trying to get better," Said Hyndman.

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People often ask me what I think of Schellas Hyndman, not as a man or human being of course, but as a soccer coach. Frankly, I'm not really sure, there are some things I like a lot about him, and some things that bug me quite a bit. There was a great finish to the season so I have hope for 2010, yet I still see some trouble signs. Click to continue reading...

The regular season is done, over, finished or whatever other adjective you want to use. For the second straight season WVH got to participate in the league's media vote for the season awards. Voting is now over and I felt it was time to share my votes with you all.

I'll have to admit some awards were tougher to vote on than others but I tried to span the entire season's body of work as much as I could for these awards.

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DC United saw their season come to a close after this weekend with their draw at Kansas City and FC Dallas winning at Seattle. The time has come to decide what the team needs to do next season. This is the second season in a row United has not made the playoffs with winning the Supporter's Shield the 2 years prior.

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"Shut up Fool!"
In the world of blogging and sports media, there is no art more refined and time tested than the systematic ridicule of a poor performing sports team. When things start to go wrong, everyone from the owner on down to the equipment managers can be a target for the criticism of those of us who make our way in sports forming opinions and shouting them loudly from the hilltops. Click to continue reading...

The Major League Soccer 2009 regular season finished on Sunday, October 25, 2009. The playoff match-ups are now set with Columbus, Salt Lake, New England, Chivas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, and Houston qualifying. The Los Angeles Galaxy are the top seed in the Western Conference and will have home field advantage through the Conference Finals.

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The New England Revolution did what D.C. United, Toronto FC and FC Dallas could not. The Revs won to clinch a playoff berth.

New England beat the Columbus Crew, 1-0, on a Tim Larentowicz free kick on Sunday to secure the final MLS playoff berth and eliminate the Colorado Rapids from playoff contention.

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The New England Revolution did what D.C. United, Toronto FC and FC Dallas could not. The Revs won to clinch a playoff berth.

New England beat the Columbus Crew, 1-0, on a Jeff Larentowicz free kick on Sunday to secure the final MLS playoff berth and eliminate the Colorado Rapids from playoff contention.

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FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham capped off a remarkable late season surge with his second Bundweiser Golden Boot award as the League's top scorer. Cunningham had 17 goals in 2009, one better than the last time he won the Golden Boot in 2006. His '09 run included scoring in six straight games. MLS Golden Boot Winners 2009: 17 goals – Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas) 2008: 20 goals – Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy) 2007: 20. Click to continue reading...

That line is from Sigi Schmid, but I think it relates to so many of us after this first season. I know it personally feels that way. Last night, with all of the pomp, with the win, it was one of my favorite days of my young life that didn't involve family (yes, [...] Click to continue reading...

Sometimes miracles don't happen. The late surge by FC Dallas to secure an incredibly unlikely post-season berth came up short at packed Qwest Field in chilly Seattle as Dallas fell 2-1 to Seattle Sounders FC. Despite a furious late-season push, Dallas entered the match needing a win to secure a place in the post-season. Click to continue reading...

Of the six teams still trying to qualify for the MLS playoffs heading into Saturday's action, Real Salt Lake had the longest odds of actually making it. RSL needed to win its regular season finale and have three other teams drop points in order to qualify for the post-season.

That's exactly what happened.

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Of the six teams still trying to qualify for the MLS playoffs heading into Saturday's action, Real Salt Lake had the longest odds of actually making it. RSL needed to win its regular season finale and have three other teams drop points in order to qualify for the post-season.

That's exactly what happened.

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The Seattle Sounders shut down any hopes for the F.C. Dallas winning the Major League Soccer Cup this year by eliminating them from the playoffs. Saturday night's game at the Qwest Fields in Seattle was a saddening loss for Dallas when they let in two goals, ending the game 2-1.

Sigi Schmid waves to the fans, in a 3-0 Seattle Sounders victory over the New Your Red Bulls, Thursday, March 19, 2009.

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------------------ "Sing when you're winning" - RSL = 40pts
After having to swallow a 5-0 debacle in New York, one thing was clear - any team other than Toronto FC had to make the playoffs tonight. There was that brief moment where it was still possible that the Reds, that unbalanced, built-on-the cheap by Mo Johnston squad could still make the playoffs despite the club's horrifying display and completely mediocre season. Click to continue reading...

Hola y bienvenidos al live blogging de FútbolenSeattle.com. Me dirigo en este momento hacia el Downtown de Seattle, hacia el Qwest Field, la casa de Los Sounders FC. En una hora aproximadamente estarán iniciando el último partido de la temporada regular ante el FC Dallas. Voy en la ruta expressa del Sound Transit (de donde estoy [. Click to continue reading...

The last weekend of the Major League Soccer season is about to get underway and six teams are still alive for two remaining playoff spots.

Tonight's five matches will go a long way in determining which two teams will join the Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire in the Eastern Conference bracket of the MLS playoffs.

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The last weekend of the Major League Soccer season is about to get underway and six teams are still alive for two remaining playoff spots.

Tonight's five matches will go a long way in determining which two teams will join the Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire in the Eastern Conference bracket of the MLS playoffs.

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With two playoff spots remaining and six teams in the hunt, things could get a little dicey in MLS this weekend.

Colorado (40 points) is the only team that controls its own destiny and if they get a win at Real Salt Lake tonight (9 p.m. on FSC) they will clinch the 3rd or 4th seed in the Eastern Conference.

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If form matters, then Dallas is the one team that the Sounders don't want to face. Since September 1st they earned 16 points, best in the league. Sounders though are tied for 3rd with 10 points over that same stretch. Much of their success has been credited to one Jeff Cunningham, who [...] Click to continue reading...