Before I get into the guts of this post, which will be short anyway, I just want to say that I do not consider myself to be a tactical or analytic genius when it comes to futbol. I expect much of what I say will be up for debate and that people will feel free to tell me when they think I'm a raging idiot in the comments.

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Greetings from the Press Box at warm Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. The heat isn't oppressive, but it's pretty hot. Players' individual fitness will likely play a part in the match. The field is in very good shape, aside from two patches directly in front of the goalkeepers that have just been re-sodded. Click to continue reading...

Getting ready to leave to head on my second road trip of the year, this time down to Dallas for the Wizards 4th of July encounter with FC Dallas. Both teams are coming into the game on short rest, as they each played in the US Open Cup Tuesday night, where both teams won. Dallas should be the fresher team from that, though, as they were at home, and pulled off their win in regulation, while the Wizards had to travel to Carolina and went into extra time against the Railhawks. Click to continue reading...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9HdcMinxbE For those of you that are either not MLS fans, or were too distracted by the Euros to notice, FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo played on Thursday night to a 1-1 draw. What won't show up on most highlight reels is the absolutely shameful dive by Marcelo Saragosa of FC Dallas in the [. Click to continue reading...

When is Garger going to grow a pair and start fining and suspending players for actions such as these? Saragosa, with no one around him, goes down. At best he's trying to feign injury in hopes of avoiding a yellow for pulling on Dwayne DeRosario's jersey. At worst he's hoping the referee will assume DeRosario did something. Click to continue reading...

OK, here's something MLS has had enough of: Marcelo Saragosa. Acquired by Dallas from the... Click to continue reading...

If you were able to catch the second half of the Houston Dynamo v. FC Dallas Thursday night (27 June); besides tuning in to a very physical match with both teams playing for keeps, you also may have noticed something else quite interesting.
The Dynamo's favorite Canadian, Dwayne De Rosario, was running across field and was being hounded. Click to continue reading...

With a recent loss to in-state rival and defending MLS Champions Houston Dynamo, the FC Dallas front office made a move today to hope to push ahead of Houston and the rest of the league in hopes of winning the league crown this season. The Hoops have finally landed Brazilian play-maker Denilson today. A month ago [...] Click to continue reading...