NationMaster - Encyclopedia: FC Dallas

FC Dallas is a professional soccer (football) club based in Frisco, Texas, that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was known as the Dallas Burn from 1996 to 2004. The initials "FC" stand for Football Club.^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... Pizza Hut Park is a multi-purpose facility, featuring a 21,193 seat stadium, built and owned by the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco in Collin County, Texas. ... Frisco is a city located in Collin County and Denton County, Texas. ... 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F.C. Dallas Yeovil Town F.C. Greenock Morton F.C. Darlington F.C. Sporting Clube de Portugal Santos Laguna De Graafschap Shamrock Rovers F.C. Donegal Celtic... Image File history File links soccer jersey right arm with red shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Earthquakes, Quakes, The Boys in Blue, Los Terremotos de San JosÃ© Stadium Buck Shaw Stadium McAfee Coliseum (high attendance games)[1] Coach None Owner Earthquakes Soccer, LLC First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. 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The logo of The Inferno The Inferno is a die-hard group of fans of Major League Soccers FC Dallas, formerly the Dallas Burn. ... The Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy The MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation(USSF) affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way up to the top professional clubs of Major League Soccer. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The MLS Supporters Shield The Major League Soccer Supporters Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system - much like the Presidents Trophy in the NHL. While MLS is similar to other North American... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Location within the state of Texas County Collin County - Mayor Mike Simpson Area - City 181. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ...

History

The team was founded as the Dallas Burn in 1996 the inaugural year of Major League Soccer. From 1996-2002 the team played in the Cotton Bowl. In an effort to save money due to the club's unfavorable lease with the Cotton Bowl, the club played its 2003 home games at Dragon Stadium, a high school stadium in Southlake, a Fort Worth suburb. After listening to its fans, the Dallas Burn, as the team was called from 1996-2004, moved back to the Cotton Bowl for the 2004 season. Another factor to the move was the money that the club was losing due to the fact that there could be no alcohol sales at a public high school. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... For the Cotton Bowl game, see Cotton Bowl (game). ... Dragon Staduim is a stadium located in Southlake, Texas. ... Southlake is a city located primarily in the northeastern part of Tarrant County, Texas. ...

In August 2005, the club moved into Pizza Hut Park, a soccer-specific stadium in the northern suburb of Frisco. To celebrate this move, the club rebranded itself with a more soccer-fitting name, FC Dallas. Pizza Hut Park is a multi-purpose facility, featuring a 21,193 seat stadium, built and owned by the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco in Collin County, Texas. ... Columbus Crew Stadium opened in 1999 as the first of a growing number of American stadiums built for soccer Soccer-specific stadium (SSS) is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada. ... Location within the state of Texas County Collin County - Mayor Mike Simpson Area - City 181. ...

The 2006 season saw the creation of Hoops Nation, an official supporters' club that allows fans to get two free tickets each year, a t-shirt, and other benefits, in exchange for a membership fee. The club works in concert with the existing supporters' group, Inferno (whose name derives from the team's days as the Dallas Burn), by offering discounted tickets to the group's special section. Another active supporters' group are La Raza Latina. The 11th Major League Soccer season began on April 1, 2006 and will end with MLS Cup 2006 on November 12, 2006 at the same site: Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. ... Hoops Nation is the official supporters group of Major League Soccers FC Dallas. ... The logo of The Inferno The Inferno is a die-hard group of fans of Major League Soccers FC Dallas, formerly the Dallas Burn. ...

Colors and nickname

The team's colors are red, white,silver, and blue. The home jerseys are red, white and blue, the away jerseys are primarily silver. The club has used "Hoops" as part of press releases and marketing campaigns. The Hoops nickname describes the horizontal bands of the team's home and away kits, and refers to the similar sobriquets given to teams such as Celtic F.C. and Queens Park Rangers. Fans and media have also used such monikers as FCD, The Red Stripes, the Waldos, and the Toros. Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik in IPA; AIM: CCP)[1] is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based at Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London. ...

Rivalries

FC Dallas' oldest rivalry is with Eastern conference rival the Chicago Fire. Since 2001, they have competed for the Brimstone Cup, which goes to the team that wins the season series between the two teams. In 2005, the San Jose Earthquakes were put on hold and the team was relocated to Houston, sparking an intra-state rivalry with the new Houston club. The two teams play for El Capitan, a cannon that goes to the regular season victor. Recently, animosity has grown between fans and players of FC Dallas and the Colorado Rapids, mainly sparking from Colorado players' comments towards the fans^[2] and Colorado's victories over FC Dallas in the post season. Year founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Nickname La Maquina Roja, Men in Red, CF97 Stadium Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL Coach Juan Carlos Osorio[1] Owner Andell Holdings First Game Miami Fusion 0â€“2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0â€“7 Chicago Fire... Brimstone Cup logo The Brimstone Cup is a soccer trophy awarded to the yearly winner of the rivalry between the Chicago Fire and F.C. Dallas Major League Soccer teams. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Earthquakes, Quakes, The Boys in Blue, Los Terremotos de San JosÃ© Stadium Buck Shaw Stadium McAfee Coliseum (high attendance games)[1] Coach None Owner Earthquakes Soccer, LLC First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996... Year founded 2005 League Major League Soccer Nickname Dynamo, Orange Crush, La Naranja, The Men in Orange, The Orange Stadium Robertson Stadium Houston, TX Coach Dominic Kinnear, 2006â€” Owner AEG First Game Houston Dynamo 5â€“2 Colorado Rapids (Robertson Stadium; April 2, 2006) Largest Win 4-0, three times Worst... The Texas Derby, or El Capitan Clasico, is a soccer rivalry (derby) between Texass two MLS teams Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Rapids, Pids Stadium Dicks Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO Coach Fernando Clavijo, 2005â€” Owner Stan Kroenke First Game Kansas City Wiz 3â€“0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Colorado Rapids 4â€“0 Kansas City Wiz (Mile...

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Honors

The MLS Supporters Shield The Major League Soccer Supporters Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system - much like the Presidents Trophy in the NHL. While MLS is similar to other North American... The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way to the professional teams of Major League Soccer. ...

Current roster

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The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Pablo Ricchetti (born January 9, 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentinian soccer midfielder who plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Abraham Broham Thompson (born January 12, 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Juan Carlos Toja (born May 24, 1985 in BogotÃ¡, Colombia) is a Colombian soccer player who plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Roberto Javier MiÃ±a Mercado (born November 7, 1984) is an Ecuadorian soccer striker, who currently plays for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... This article is about the Brazilian footballer who played in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Clarence Goodson (born May 17, 1982) is an American soccer player, who currently plays central defender for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Arturo Alvarez (born June 28, 1985 in Houston, Texas) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Michael Dax McCarty (born April 30, 1987 in Winter Park, Florida) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Drew Moor (born January 15, 1984 in Dallas, Texas) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Adrian Serioux has a lovely bbh and had an affair with shazad(born May 12, 1979 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian international soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... David Wagenfuhr (born June 22, 1982) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defender for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Aaron Pitchkolan (born March 14, 1983 in Aurora, Colorado) is an American football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Abdus Ibrahim (b. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Bobby Rhine (born April 18, 1976 in St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Carlos Ruiz (born September 15, 1979 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a football player in both Major League Soccer and the Guatemala national team. ... The team captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Alex Yi (born March 21, 1982 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Michael Dello-Russo (born August 22, 1983 in White Plains, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Blake Wagner (born January 29, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Juan SebastiÃ¡n Botero, born in Ames, Iowa to Colombian parents, is a soccer midfielder for FC Dallas. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Dominic Oduro (born August 13, 1985 in Pramso, Ghana) is a soccer stiker for FC Dallas. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Anthony Wallace (b. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Scott Jones (born September 22, 1983 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American soccer midfielder for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Ray Burse Jr. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Sandi Gbandi (born 12 July 1983 in Harbel) is a Liberian-American soccer player with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer in the United States. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... This article is about the soccer player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Ricardo Alves Pereira or simply Ricardinho (born August 8, 1988 in Sinop), is a Brazilian striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... DarÃo Alberto Sala (born October 17, 1974 in CÃ³rdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine football (soccer) goalkeeper, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ...

Notable players

Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Diego Luis SoÃ±ora (born July 17, 1969 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football (soccer) defender and midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Dario Alberto Sala (born October 17, 1974 in CÃ³rdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine football (soccer) goalkeeper, who currently plays for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... Joselito Vaca (born August 12, 1982 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia) is a Bolivian soccer player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for Blooming of the Bolivian league. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... This article is about the Brazilian footballer who played in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Leonel Ãlvarez (born July 30, 1965 in Remedios, Colombia) is a Colombian football defensive midfielder, one of the best in the countrys history. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Ã“scar Pareja (born August 10, 1968 in MedellÃn, Colombia) is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Juan Carlos Toja (born May 24, 1985 in BogotÃ¡, Colombia) is a Colombian soccer player who plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... John Jairo Trellez (born April 29, 1968 in Turbo) is a former Colombian soccer player, a striker who played most of his career with Atletico Nacional of MedellÃn. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Ariel Graziani (born June 7, 1971 in Empalme, Argentina) is a naturalized Ecuadorian striker for Liga de Quito of the Ecuadorian First Division. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Roberto Javier MiÃ±a Mercado (born November 7, 1984) is an Ecuadorian soccer striker, who currently plays for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_El_Salvador. ... El Salvador Ronald Cerritos (born January 3, 1975 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran football (soccer) forward, who currently plays for Houston 1836 of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_El_Salvador. ... Jorge Humberto El Zarco RodrÃguez (Born May 20, 1971 in La UniÃ³n, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional soccer player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Simo Valakari (born April 24, 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... Carlos Ruiz (born September 15, 1979 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a football player in both Major League Soccer and the Guatemala national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Ronnie OBrien (born January 5, 1979 in Bray, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who currently plays right midfield for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Hugo SÃ¡nchez MÃ¡rquez (born July 11, 1958), popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi and Hugol, is the Mexican National Teams coach and Mexican former football striker who played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Antonio Chivas MartÃnez (born July 9, 1977 in Yahualica, Jalisco) is a Mexican-American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... Stephen Joseph Morrow (born July 2, 1970 in Belfast) is a Northern Ireland former football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Alain Sutter (born January 22, 1968 in Bern) was one of the most successful Swiss football players during the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ... Neil Shaka Hislop (born February 22, 1969 in Hackney, London) is a 6 ft 6 inch football goalkeeper who currently plays for West Ham United F.C. Hislop is the first choice keeper for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Arturo Alvarez (born June 28, 1985 in Houston, Texas) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the soccer player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Chad Deering (born September 2, 1970 in Garland, Texas) is a retired American soccer midfielder. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mark Dodd (born September 14, 1965, in Dallas, Texas) was a soccer goalkeeper, who played in Major League Soccer for the Dallas Burn. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Cory Gibbs (born January 14, 1980 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American soccer player, who currently plays central defender for Charlton Athletic in the FA Premier League. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Eddie Johnson (poster) Edward (Eddie) Ed Johnson (born March 31, 1984 in Palm Coast, Florida) is an American soccer player, currently considered one of the best young players in America. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jason Kreis (born December 29, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former American soccer forward, and is tied as Major League Soccers all-time regular-season leader in goals with D.C. Uniteds Jaime Moreno. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mark Santel (born July 5, 1968 in Saint Louis, Missouri) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder. ...

Head coaches

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... David Dir was the head coach of Dallas Burn, now FC Dallas, from 1996, the clubs inagaural year until the year 2000. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mike Jeffries (born May 20, 1962 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American soccer coach, who coached the Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) of Major League Soccer from 2001 to 2003, when he was fired near the end of the year and replaced with Colin Clarke. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... Colin Clarke (born October 30, 1962 in Newry) is a former Northern Irish football (soccer) player, who is currently the head coach for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... Stephen Joseph Morrow (born July 2, 1970 in Belfast) is a Northern Ireland former football player. ...

Team records

MLS regular season only, through 2006 season Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jason Kreis (born December 29, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former American soccer forward, and is tied as Major League Soccers all-time regular-season leader in goals with D.C. Uniteds Jaime Moreno. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jason Kreis (born December 29, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former American soccer forward, and is tied as Major League Soccers all-time regular-season leader in goals with D.C. Uniteds Jaime Moreno. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jason Kreis (born December 29, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former American soccer forward, and is tied as Major League Soccers all-time regular-season leader in goals with D.C. Uniteds Jaime Moreno. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Matt Jordan (born October 13, 1975 in Aurora, Colorado) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. ...

Ownership

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Home stadiums

For the Cotton Bowl game, see Cotton Bowl (game). ... Dragon Stadium is a stadium in Southlake, Texas. ... For the Cotton Bowl game, see Cotton Bowl (game). ... Pizza Hut Park is a multi-purpose facility, featuring a 21,193 seat stadium, built and owned by the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco in Collin County, Texas. ...

Media

FC Dallas's matches appear on television on FSN Southwest and KFWD. Brad Sham does the play-by-play while former Dallas coach Dave Dir does color commentary. FSN Southwest is a regional cable sports network that operates in all or parts of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas. ... KFWD (channel 52) is an independent station in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ... Brad Sham is a notable American sportscaster who is best known as the radio play-by-play voice of the Dallas Cowboys. ... David Dir was the head coach of Dallas Burn, now FC Dallas, from 1996, the clubs inagaural year until the year 2000. ...

All matches are broadcast on radio, the English carrier is KXEZ and KZMP(AM) carries Spanish language broadcasts. Ray Canevari does the English play-by-play, while Carlos Alvarado and Jesus Padilla do Spanish play-by-play and color, respectively. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ...

Partner teams

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International competition

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Trivia

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