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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
FRISCO – Blake Wagner's six starts for FC Dallas are turning heads with the U.S. Olympic team. Wagner, 20, and fellow midfielder Brek Shea, 18, flew to France on Wednesday to join the Under-23 team that will participate in the Toulon International tournament. FC Dallas: | | Official sites: | | Wagner was FC Dallas' starting left midfielder until Saturday, when coach Steve Morrow...
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Rough Mix :: The LiveDaily MP3 Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... The new, downsized heavy metal festival is set to take place Aug. 9 in Frisco, TX, a suburb of Dallas, at 20,500-seat Pizza Hut Park, home of Major League Soccer's FC Dallas club. In keeping with the event's history, the concert will feature bands playing concurrently on three stages. * * * Bon Jovi has tacked a Boston engagement onto the final stretch of shows for the group's ongoing...
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The Offside Rules (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former FC Dallas/West Ham/Reading/Newcastle/Portsmouth keeper and all-around good guy Shake Hislop has been writing a weekly MLS column for the U.K.'s Guardian this season. It's an interesting perspective coming from someone who has played in the league and has loads of EPL and Trinidad & Tobago national team experience. This week he went light on the MLS stuff to to talk about a organization...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | yesterday
The battle for first place in the West, first match of round 8… Feaured on this week’s ESPN “MLS Primetime Thursday” from MLSNet, “The Rocky Mountain Cup rivalry is renewed on MLS Primetime Thursday with another glittering bauble on offer for the winner — first place, for the time being — in the Western Conference. The Colorado Rapids are still atop the West, tied with FC Dallas, despite losing...
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
... road losing streak (they've allowed eight goals in that stretch), the Rapids are tied with FC Dallas for the Western Conference lead with nine points from a 3-4-0 record. They're a more potent team than last season after trading for 2006 Most Valuable Player Chrisitan Gomez during the offseason, but still haven't seen a superstar scorer emerge. Coach Jason Kreis acknowledged that RSL should...
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Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... road losing streak (they've allowed eight goals in that stretch), the Rapids are tied with FC Dallas for the Western Conference lead with nine points from a 3-4-0 record. They're a more potent team than last season after trading for 2006 Most Valuable Player Chrisitan Gomez during the offseason, but still haven't seen a superstar scorer emerge. Coach Jason Kreis acknowledged that RSL should...
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WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... one more time, all victories coming on the road. Big time ouch for the western clubs. Furthermore, FC Dallas and Colorado have nine points and lead the West. Dallas, 2-2-3, is the only team in the conference without a losing record. THE ONLY TEAM. Yeah, its looking that bad right now for the west. Six of seven teams in the East have 10 points or more and the conference has a combined...
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Quarter Volley (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... Nobody averages less than 10 shots per game, and the teams tied for the lowest SPG (Toronto and FC Dallas) are 4th and 8th in terms of points per game. The most efficient team in terms of shots that are goals is Chicago. This is noteworthy because they're also 2nd in percentage of shots on goal, and 3rd in both goals per game and shots on goal that are goals, as well as 2nd in points per...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
FC Dallas' Blake Wagner and Brek Shea were among 22 players named to the U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team that will participate in the Toulon International Tournament in Toulon, France. Wagner and Shea will leave Dallas today.
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WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... Angeles Galaxy), Kamani Hill (Vfl Wolfsburg), Jonathan Leathers (Kansas City Wizards), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Julian Valentin (Los Angeles Galaxy), Rob Valentino (New England Revolution), Blake Wagner (FC Dallas) MIDFIELDERS - Bryan Arguez (Hertha Berlin), Corey Ashe (Houston Dynamo), Greg Dalby (SC Charleroi), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Lee Nguyen (Randers FC) FORWARDS - Gabe...
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Soccer y Fútbol (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... Angeles Galaxy), Kamani Hill (Vfl Wolfsburg), Jonathan Leathers (Kansas City Wizards), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Julian Valentin (Los Angeles Galaxy), Rob Valentino (New England Revolution), Blake Wagner (FC Dallas).MIDFIELDERS: Bryan Arguez (Hertha Berlin), Corey Ashe (Dynamo), Greg Dalby (SC Charleroi), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Lee Nguyen (Randers FC).FORWARDS: Gabe Ferrari...
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U.S. Soccer (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... World Cup, along with Hertha Berlin teammate Ellis McLoughlin, Southampton's Kyle Davies and FC Dallas defender Brek Shea. In addition to Major League Soccer, seven leagues from across the globe contribute players to the U.S. roster. Sammy Ochoa, who will be part of his first U.S. National Team camp since the 2005 Under-20 World Cup, plays for UAG Tecos in Mexico. Goalkeeper Quentin Westberg,...
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WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... the league. However his goal wasn't my pick for goal of the week. That nod goes to Kenny Cooper of FC Dallas. His goal just edged out Blanco’s blast in my books because of the slight degree of difficulty of striking the ball at that weird angle on the turf against RSL. Unlike last weekend, the goals were much better looking this weekend. Judge for yourself!
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
There are many sentences that any longtime MLS observer would be surprised to find himself typing -- or even imagining. "Madonna sings national anthem at FC Dallas game" comes to mind. So does "Dema Kovalenko receives Fair Play Award." Or, a personal favorite, "Greg Lalas scores."
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Sideline Views (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
1. Columbus Crew - Those who said Robbie Rogers should have stayed in Europe probably haven't watched him blossom in MLS play this season. 2. Chicago Fire - At this point in the season, Blanco is the king of the DPs. 3. New England Revolution - Boston's team is battling to find consistency. 4. FC Dallas - Hoops spinning in circles. 5. Toronto FC - Will streamers on the corners still get tacit...
