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By TRAVIS CLARK
After a lengthy wait, Kevin Hartman finally has a new home. One of the longest tenured players
in MLS, Hartman found himself out of contract with Kansas City and unable to find a new club.
That all changed Monday when Hartman's rights were traded to FC Dallas The move comes amid
rumors that FC Dallas is looking to upgrade from returning starter Dario Sala.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
After a lengthy wait, Kevin Hartman finally has a new home. One of the longest tenured players
in MLS, Hartman found himself out of contract with Kansas City and unable to find a new club.
That all changed Monday when Hartman's rights were traded to FC Dallas The move comes amid
rumors that FC Dallas is looking to upgrade from returning starter Dario Sala.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
Jackson, Mississippi was the backdrop for a friendly between FC Dallas and Chicago Fire Sunday
afternoon.
Amidst the CBA uncertainty and pushed back roster deadlines, Chicago and Dallas both fielded
strong starting lineups as the preseason dwindles away and the start of the 2010 season
approaches.
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Good afternoon everyone. We're here in Orlando, Florida for the Walt Disney Soccer Classic
consolation match between FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo.
This is Franco Panizo and I will be providing commentary throughout the match so please feel
free to follow along here. As always, you are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions in the
comments section below.
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Good afternoon everyone. We're here in Orlando, Florida for the Walt Disney Soccer Classic
consolation match between FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo.
This is Franco Panizo and I will be providing commentary throughout the match so please feel
free to follow along here. As always, you are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions in the
comments section below.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
Fresh off the heels of a 1-0 loss to Florida International University on Sunday, Dallas was
ready to bounce back in the next preseason friendly.
They managed just that in a Tuesday win over the New England Revolution, scoring twice and
keeping a cleansheet in Orlando, Florida.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
The Seattle Sounders opened up the La Manga Cup preseason competition with a 3-0 loss to
Rosenborg BK on Thursday.
Seattle came out with a fairly strong first XI that included Fredy Montero, Kasey Keller and
Freddie Ljungberg. Proceedings got off to a bad start, however, when Rosenborg opened the scoring
inside two minutes of the match.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
The Seattle Sounders opened up the La Manga Cup preseason competition with a 3-0 loss to
Rosenborg BK on Thursday.
Seattle came out with a fairly strong first XI that included Fredy Montero, Kasey Keller and
Freddie Ljungberg. Proceedings got off to a bad start, however, when Rosenborg opened the scoring
inside two minutes of the match.
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The Philadelphia Union's first organized match got the expansion club off to a flying start as
three different players scored in a 5-0 exhibition romp over the University of North Carolina in
Greensboro on Saturday night.
Sebastien LeToux scored a first-half hat-trick while Shea Salinas and Jack McInerney added
second-half strikes to give Union head coach Peter Nowak his first victory as Philly head
coach.
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The Philadelphia Union's first organized match got the expansion club off to a flying start as
three different players scored in a 5-0 exhibition romp over the University of North Carolina in
Greensboro on Saturday night.
Sebastien LeToux scored a first-half hat-trick while Shea Salinas and Jack McInerney added
second-half strikes to give Union head coach Peter Nowak his first victory as Philly head
coach.
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While Charlie Davies and Oguchi Onyewu are making quality progress toward recovery from serious
injuries, one potential U.S. World Cup player is not.
Jermaine Jones is still on the sidelines for Schalke 04 and there is still no timetable on his
exact return. Schalke 04 press officer Thomas Spiegel told ESPN.
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The New York Red Bulls, Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas and Toronto FC will compete in the inaugural
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic on Feb. 25-27 at the ESPN Wide World of Sport complex outside
Orlando.
The Red Bulls will face the Houston Dynamo in one semifinal, with TFC and FC Dallas playing in
the other semifinal, both on Feb.
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When FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman told SBI earlier this week that he was open to offers
for midfielder Dave Van Den Bergh, the news came as no surprise to MLS teams. However, when he said
that the team's assist leader was still in Dallas' plans, that statement came as news to one
person.
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When FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman told SBI earlier this week that he was open to offers
for midfielder Dave Van Den Bergh, the news came as no surprise to MLS teams. However, when he said
that the team's assist leader was still in Dallas' plans, that statement came as news to one
person.
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With the 2010 MLS Draft just days away it is becoming increasingly clear that FC Dallas will be
one of the key controllers of the action at Saturday's draft.
FC Dallas currently holds the No. 5 and No. 6 picks in the draft, and with a roster that is
already one of the youngest in MLS, Dallas is poised to be the target of teams interested in moving
up in the draft.
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With the 2010 MLS Draft just days away it is becoming increasingly clear that FC Dallas will be
one of the key controllers of the action at Saturday's draft.
FC Dallas currently holds the No. 5 and No. 6 picks in the draft, and with a roster that is
already one of the youngest in MLS, Dallas is poised to be the target of teams interested in moving
up in the draft.
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FC Dallas has spent a good part of this off-season completing new deals and exercising contract
options on most of the key figures that helped push the club to the brink of the playoffs.
The key word being most.
SBI has learned that FC Dallas declined to pick up the option on midfielder Dave Van Den Bergh's
contract and has been actively shopping the Dutch midfielder around the league.
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FC Dallas has spent a good part of this off-season completing new deals and exercising contract
options on most of the key figures that helped push the club to the brink of the playoffs.
The key word being most.
SBI has learned that FC Dallas declined to pick up the option on midfielder Dave Van Den Bergh's
contract and has been actively shopping the Dutch midfielder around the league.
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Good morning all. It is a slow Tuesday in the soccer world and while there aren't a ton of major
stories making the rounds today, there is still plenty to think about if you are an American soccer
fan.
In MLS, you still have three teams still looking for head coaches. D.C. United is down to two
candidates in Akron's Caleb Porter and former KC head coach Curt
Onalfo (our money is on Porter being the pick).
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Good morning all. It is a slow Tuesday in the soccer world and while there aren't a ton of major
stories making the rounds today, there is still plenty to think about if you are an American soccer
fan.
In MLS, you still have three teams still looking for head coaches. D.C. United is down to two
candidates in Akron's Caleb Porter and former KC head coach Curt
Onalfo (our money is on Porter being the pick).
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Hannover 96 and German national team goalkeeper Robert Enke has died of an apparent suicide
after being hit by a train.
A recent member of the German national team, Enke had reportedly struggled to cope with the
death of his two-year old daughter, who died from a heart ailment in 2006.
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Hannover 96 and German national team goalkeeper Robert Enke has died of an apparent suicide
after being hit by a train.
A recent member of the German national team, Enke had reportedly struggled to cope with the
death of his two-year old daughter, who died from a heart ailment in 2006.
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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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Jeff Cunningham can't stop scoring goals and it is time to start asking the question: Is he now
the MLS MVP front-runner?
No, FC Dallas still hasn't qualified for the playoffs, and it still has plenty of work to do,
but the fact that FCD has rattled off four wins in five matches to pull within striking distance of
the post-season is a direct product of Cunningham's goal-scoring hot streak.
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Jeff Cunningham can't stop scoring goals and it is time to start asking the question: Is he now
the MLS MVP front-runner?
No, FC Dallas still hasn't qualified for the playoffs, and it still has plenty of work to do,
but the fact that FCD has rattled off four wins in five matches to pull within striking distance of
the post-season is a direct product of Cunningham's goal-scoring hot streak.
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It will likely end up being too little too late, but FC Dallas continues to show that it has
plenty of fight left in it. Counted out all season with a poor start to 2009, the amazing
turnaround continued last night against a San Jose team that played hard but came up short, losing
Dallas by a 2-1 scoreline.
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It will likely end up being too little too late, but FC Dallas continues to show that it has
plenty of fight left in it. Counted out all season with a poor start to 2009, the amazing
turnaround continued last night against a San Jose team that played hard but came up short to
Dallas, 2-1.
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The MLS playoffs don't begin for another three weeks but tonight will offer us an elimination
game with some playoff-like drama.
FC Dallas visits San Jose tonight (10pm, Direct Kick) in a match both teams need to win in
order to maintain any realistic chance in the MLS playoff race.
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The MLS playoffs don't begin for another three weeks but tonight will offer us an elimination
game with some playoff-like drama.
FC Dallas visits San Jose tonight (10pm, Direct Kick) in a match both teams need to win in
order to maintain any realistic chance in the MLS playoff race.
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FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham was voted MLS player of the month for September after his
seven goals and three assists helped FC Dallas post a 3-1-1 record during the month.
Cunningham edged out a group of players including Shalrie Joseph, Josh Wolff and Eddie
Gaven.
The award is the second player of the month honor of Cunningham's career.
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FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham was voted MLS player of the month for September after his
seven goals and three assists helped FC Dallas post a 3-1-1 record during the month.
Cunningham edged out a group of players including Shalrie Joseph, Josh Wolff and Eddie
Gaven.
The award is the second player of the month honor of Cunningham's career.
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FC Dallas' slim playoff hopes gained more steam on Wednesday night after a Jeff Cunningham goal
helped give Dallas a 1-0 victory against New England at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
Cunningham headed home a Jair Benitez cross in the 71st minute to give FC Dallas its third win
in four matches and move the Texas club closer to the playoff pack with three matches
remaining.
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FC Dallas' slim playoff hopes gained more steam on Wednesday night after a Jeff Cunningham goal
helped give Dallas a 1-0 victory against New England at the Cotton Bowl.
Cunningham headed home a Jair Benitez cross in the 71st minute to give FC Dallas its third win
in four matches and move the Texas club closer to the playoff pack with three matches
remaining.
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It's Friday and it is time to start a new series, which is more like the old series.
Every Friday, I will touch on some of the week's popular subjects being discussed by readers, as
well astouch on news stories SBI may have missed.
The first subject today is Jermaine Jones.
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It's Friday and it is time to start a new series, which is more like the old series.
Every Friday, I will touch on some of the week's popular subjects being discussed by readers, as
well astouch on news stories SBI may have missed. We've called these types of posts Musings and
TGIF before, but now we'll be going with Friday Free Kicks and plan to make it a weekly series.
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Say what you want about the first team, they keep bringing in young and talented players. After
sending five players to the U-20 World Cup, yesterday FC Dallas announced their first ever Academy
signing of midfielder Bryan Leyva yesterday.
A 17-year-old who was born in Mexico, Leyva has been a part of the Dallas Academy for over a
year, joining in June 2008.
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Jeff Cunningham led the charge in FC Dallas' 6-3 drubbing of the Los Angeles Galaxy, and was
honored with his 12th career MLS Player of the Week award for his efforts.
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The Los Angeles Galaxy had spent much of the current MLS season playing stingy defense and
establishing itself as a legitimate MLS title contender.
At least before last night.
FC Dallas walked into Home Depot Center on Saturday and proceeded to dismantle Bruce Arena's
squad as a combination of speed, impeccable service and defensive breakdowns by LA turned last
night's Western Conference clash into a 6-3 blowout.
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Just a week after looking like he would be playing in Turkey, Heath Pearce is headed to MLS to
play for a turkey of a team.
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