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FRISCO, Texas – FC Dallas has terminated the contract of Colombian striker Luis Perea by mutual consent, the club announced today.
Perea joined the team in March and appeared in two games, playing a total of 15 minutes with the first team.
A native of Medellin, Colombia, Perea spent his youth career with Atlético Nacional. In 2010, he appeared in 36 games for León de Huánuco, scoring 22 goals for the Peruvian side. The success led to a loan with Chilean football club Everton de Viña del Mar, where the young forward notched six goals in 13 games. Perea then remained in Peru to play for Universidad San Martin de Porres until the club folded in March.
The unknown voters behind the MLS Power Rankings hammered FC Dallas for its 4-1 loss at DC United by dropping FCD to No. 15 in the Week Four rankings. FCD had been at the six-spot for the last two weeks. Here's what the voters had to say:Looks like Schellas Hyndman has another in-season rebuilding project on his hands. Dallas didn't look up for the fight, and the "Brek Shea is tired!" mantra is played out. Has the guy been tired since October? Plenty of time to recover since then - now he needs to produce.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the first Party at the Pubs watch party for 2012. We easily gave away the MLS pint glasses to the first 100 people and had a standing room crowd inside The Allen Wickers. Our next Party at the Pubs is Saturday, April 28 at Trinity Hall in Dallas when FCD travels west to face LA Galaxy.
Our April Fool's jersey announcement took Twitter by storm on Sunday. We picked out our favorite responses to the announcement and compiled them here for your enjoyment.
They got fooled:
Ahh @FCDallas totally got me with that fake black jersey! I wanted one!
— Adri Salazar (@adrisalazar) April 1, 2012
@FCDallas got me good... I was confused all day
— Jaime Dali Damian (@Jaime_Damian) April 1, 2012
Not the biggest fans of the look:
@MLS @fcdallas disgusting and wrong!!!!!
— Laura Dwyer (@lausydwyer) April 1, 2012
FUGLY. Looks like wifebeater jersey. “@MLS: This summer @FCDallas will be debuting sleeveless jerseys. bit.ly/HBYOdv ”
— Mark McClellan (@amazingcube) April 1, 2012
They got a laugh:
@FCDallas hilarious haha!
— Mike Praust (@Praust) April 1, 2012
@FCDallas Best MLS April Fools joke I've seen so far!
— Facemarked (@Facemarked) April 1, 2012
It's sleeveless:
@mls @fcdallas Awesome! Black and sleeveless. Totally the best new jersey. Only fat guys with fat arms will hate it.
— Kris Kolodziej (@kolodziejk) April 1, 2012
Sun's out, guns out. RT @FCDallas: #FCDallas reveals new third kit featuring sleeveless jersey. Take a look: bit.ly/Hdx7nr
— SMASH (@smash1983) April 1, 2012
Media reaction:
interesting. gun show in @FCDallas this year. fcdallas.com/news/2012/04/f… #bicepcurls #1005 #1006 #1007 #dontactlikeyouareNOTimpressed
— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) April 1, 2012
This should be interesting. RT @FCDallas: #FCDallas reveals new third kit featuring sleeveless jersey: bit.ly/Hdx7nr
— Paul Carr (@PCarrESPN) April 1, 2012
I salute @FCDallas for their April Fool's gag. fcdallas.com/news/2012/04/f… (Who reveals a new jersey on Sunday Morning?)
— Bob Sturm (@SportsSturm) April 1, 2012
Friday, March 30
| Match | Time | National TV | Local TV | Online |
| D.C. vs. Dallas | 7:30 pm ET |
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None |
 Blackout: USA |
Saturday, March 31
| Match | Time | National TV | Local TV | Online |
| Toronto vs. Columbus | 2 pm ET |
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Fox Sports Ohio (CLB) |
Blackout: Canada/CLB |
| Philadelphia vs. Vancouver | 4 pm ET |
Direct Kick (USA) |
WPVI-ABC6 (PHI) SNET Pacific (VAN) |
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| New York vs. Montreal | 4 pm ET |
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MSG (NY) |
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| Seattle vs. San Jose | 10 pm ET |
Direct Kick (USA) |
KONG/KOMO2 (SEA) |
Blackout: SEA |
| Portland vs. Salt Lake | 10 pm ET |
Direct Kick (USA) |
ROOT Sports (POR) KTVX-ABC4 (RSL) |
Blackout: POR |
| LA vs. New England | 11 pm ET |
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None | N/A |
Sunday, April 1
| Match | Time | National TV | Local TV | Online |
| Colorado vs. Chicago | 7 pm ET |
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Altitude 2 (COL) |
Blackout: USA |
| Chivas USA vs. Sporting KC | 9 pm ET |
Direct Kick (USA) |
KDOC (CHV) KSMO (SKC) |
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Blackout rules may apply.
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FC Dallas faces DC United on Friday in another nationally televised game for FCD. First kick is at 6:30 p.m. CT. Join us for our first Party at the Pubs event to watch the match.
The mystery voters behind the MLS Power Rankings kept FC Dallas at No. 6 in the Week Three rankings. FCD remained steady at the six-spot for the following reason:A short-handed effort like the one they put on against Sporting says a lot about this team's character. But it was telling that they just couldn't keep up in the dying minutes. Two years ago, it was FCD blowing past the competition at that point in the game.
Soccer players got an extra treat Sunday with an FC Dallas watch party at Premier Park in Balch Springs. Members of the North Texas Premier Soccer Association got to watch the FCD/Sporting KC match on a jumbo tron at the fields. They also, not surprisingly, ate a hundred pizzas from Papa Johns and drained four kegs provided by Budweiser. Also raffled off were tickets to June's Mexico/Brazil match at Cowboys Stadium. The great people and beautiful weather made it a fun event for everyone.
FCD GOAL: Ricardo Villar stuns KC with stellar free kick
PK SAVE: Hartman denies Kamara from the spot
SAVE: Hartman dives low to deny Zusi strike
Looking for a place to watch your FC Dallas matches this year? Check out our new Party at the Pubs page presented by Budweiser and watch this Sunday's match against Sporting Kansas City at any one of our DFW-area pub partners.
Also, we'll have our first official away game watching party or Party at the Pubs next Friday, March 30 at The Allen Wickers in Plano when FC Dallas takes on DC United from our nation's capital at 6:30. The first 100 guests will receive MLS-branded pint glasses, there will be a drawing for a team autographed ball, $2 domestic bottles, $2 wells, $2 margaritas, the FC Dallas Promo Girls, and much more! We'll see you there.