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After beating the New England Revolution, 1-0, on Saturday, FC Dallas has climbed two more spots in MLSsoccer.com's Power Rankings to the fifth spot. The club has been ranked as low as 15th in the league's power rankings after the loss to Chivas USA in Week 2, but since FC Dallas has made its run to the top of the league standings the team has moved up 10 spots.
You can see the full MLSsoccer.com Power Rankings here.
Other sites have FC Dallas ranked higher. Sport's Illustrated ranked FCD fourth, while Bleacher Report put the club in second place and Yahoo! Sports and ESPN FC both have FC Dallas ranked as number one.
What do you think? Where should FC Dallas be in the MLS Power Rankings?
NEW YORK / PARIS – Major League Soccer (MLS) and the French Football Federation (FFF) today announced a partnership that will provide MLS youth academy coaches with world class training through a 16-month youth development course and earn their Elite Formation Coaching License (EFCL).
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FFF Course – Eight weeks (320 hours) of field and classroom instruction
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European Club Observations -- Two weeks of immersion at an international youth academy at two of the following clubs: Paris St. Germain, Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, VfB Stuttgart
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Integration of the Program with MLS Academy – Creation and/or modification of the Club’s youth curriculum and evaluation system for the development of players
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Chicago Fire
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Larry
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Sunderland
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Chivas USA
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Sasha
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van der Mos
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Colorado Rapids
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Steve
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Cooke
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Columbus Crew
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Billy
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Thompson
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FC Dallas
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Luchi
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Gonzalez
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D.C. United
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Nolan
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Sheldon
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Houston Dynamo
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James
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Clarkson
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Sporting Kansas City
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Jon
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Parry
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LA Galaxy
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Jovan
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Kirovski
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Montreal Impact
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Wilfried
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Nancy
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New England Revolution
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Bryan
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Scales
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New York Red Bulls
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John
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Wolyniec
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Philadelphia Union
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Peter
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Fuller
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Portland Timbers
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Mike
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Smith
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Real Salt Lake
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Freddy
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Juarez
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San Jose Earthquakes
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Chris
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Leitch
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Seattle Sounders FC
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Darren
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Sawatzky
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Toronto FC
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Danny
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Dichio
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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Craig
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Dalrymple
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MLS
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Greg
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Vanney
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U.S. Soccer
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Marc
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Nicholls
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NEW YORK – Major League Soccer and USL PRO announced today a groundbreaking, multi-year partnership that will enhance the development of professional soccer players in North America, strengthen the competition in both leagues, and establish a solid foundation for future collaboration.
For 2013, the partnership will include interleague play between USL PRO and MLS Reserve League teams, and the establishment of several exclusive team affiliations. These initial programs will immediately improve professional player development in the United States and Canada. Additional technical and commercial initiatives between the two leagues will be announced as they are finalized in the coming months.
“This partnership represents the first step in a long-term alliance between MLS and USL PRO to connect domestic professional soccer through a system that benefits player development, competition and the overall business of our sport ,” MLS Executive Vice President of Player Relations & Competition Todd Durbin said. “Over the past several years, USL PRO has made great strides in restructuring their league in a manner that serves to complement the objectives of MLS. This is a win-win for all involved, and it demonstrates our strong commitment to growing North American professional soccer at all levels.”
Each club affiliation will be customized to meet the needs of the respective teams, but all will include at least four players on long-term loan from the MLS parent club to its USL PRO affiliate. Those MLS teams with formal USL PRO affiliates will not participate in the 2013 MLS Reserve League. Neither MLS nor USL PRO clubs are required to enter into an affiliation, and specific affiliations will be announced in the coming days.
Each of the 13 USL PRO teams will compete in two interleague games against MLS Reserve teams. With the exception of Antigua, which will play both of its games at MLS Reserve teams, USL PRO teams have been paired with a single MLS team to play a home and home series. All interleague games will count in both the official USL PRO and MLS Reserve League standings. Details of the fixtures will be announced in conjunction with the forthcoming release of the official 2013 USL PRO schedule.
“USL PRO has for the past several years been the most sophisticated and competitive professional soccer league under MLS,” USL CEO Alec Papadakis said. “This new partnership with MLS will elevate and strengthen the level of competition for domestic professional soccer while simultaneously creating a more sustainable financial model for team owners. As a result, we expect this partnership will forge a seamless system for the development of players and coaches, and promote the expansion of professional soccer into new North American markets.”
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
The MLS Reserve League provides meaningful competition for players who are not regulars in the first team’s matches such as young players, players returning from injury, and youth development products. Each of the 19 MLS clubs will field either a Reserve Team or establish an affiliation with a USL PRO club. After fielding reserve sides from 2005 through 2008, Major League Soccer re-launched its Reserve League in 2011, providing essential development opportunities to players. In 2013, the conference alignment and the schedule for the MLS Reserve League will be announced in the coming weeks.
USL PRO
USL PRO is the strongest, best operated and most experienced North American men’s professional soccer league below MLS, both on and off the field. Focused on franchise stability and longevity, USL PRO will feature 13 teams participating in the 2013 season, including expansion teams in Phoenix and Tampa. The league is focused on aggressive but deliberate growth by adding teams fully capable of meeting USL and US Soccer standards, which are located in markets that further promote regional league play. In addition to league play, USL PRO teams will compete in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as well as various domestic and international exhibitions. USL PRO is the longest-standing pro league affiliate member of US Soccer.
From MLSSoccer.comFor the second consecutive year, Major League Soccer has set new marks for attendance.
Overall, the league average grew more than five percent, coming in at 18,807. This bettered the 2011 mark of 17,844 by nearly 1,000 fans per game.
MLS regular-season attendance in 2012 topped the 6 million mark for the first time ever, with a total of 6,074,729 fans.
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MLS also finished seventh in global average attendance.
CLICK HERE to read more details & global attendance chart to see where MLS ranks.
Full match highlights from FC Dallas' 2-2 draw with Chivas USA.
GOAL: David Ferreira sets up Jackson for the opening goal of the game in the 73rd minute.
GOAL: Ferreira gets his second assist as he feeds Fabian Castillo on the wing for the 2-0 lead.
GOAL: Second half substitute Laurent Courtois pulls one back for Chivas USA in the 90th minute.
GOAL: Juan Agudelo ties the match in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
NEW YORK – The MLS Disciplinary Committee has fined D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen an undisclosed amount for public criticism of match officials following the D.C. versus Philadelphia Union match on August 19.
Additionally, FC Dallas have been fined an undisclosed amount for improper bench behavior following their game against Real Salt Lake on August 17.
Fines collected will be donated to the charitable partners of MLS W.O.R.K.S. and the MLS Players Union.
Friday, June 29
| Match | Time | National TV | Local TV | Online |
| Kansas City vs. Chicago | 7 pm CT |
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Saturday, June 30
| San Jose vs. Los Angeles | 9 pm CT |
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| Colorado vs. Portland | 8 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
Altitude (COL) |
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| Houston vs. Philadelphia | 7:30 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
Fox Sports Houston/Multimedios (HOU) |
 BO: HOU |
| Columbus vs. Salt Lake | 7 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
FS Ohio (CLB) |
BO: CLB |
| Match | Time | National TV | Local TV | Online |
| Toronto vs. New York | 6 pm CT |
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Sportsnet One (TOR) |
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| New England vs. Seattle | 6:30 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
CSN New England (NE) |
BO: SEA/NE on DK only |
| D.C. United vs. Montreal | 6:30 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
CSN Washington (MTL) |
BO: DC |
Saturday, April 28
| Match | Time | National TV | Local TV | Online |
| Montreal vs. Portland | 1 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
TVA Sports (MTL) |
Blackout: POR |
| New York vs. New England | 2:30 pm CT |
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None |
Blackout: USA |
| Philadelphia vs. San Jose | 6 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
Comcast Sportsnet (PHI) |
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| D.C. United vs. Houston | 6:30 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
Comcast Sportsnet (DC) |
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| Columbus vs. Vancouver | 6:30 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
Fox Sports Ohio (CLB) |
Blackout: CLB |
| Chicago vs. Seattle | 7:30 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
NBC5.2 (CHI) |
Blackout: SEA |
| Colorado vs. Chivas USA | 8 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
Altitude (COL) |
Blackout: CLB/CHV |
| Salt Lake vs. Toronto | 8 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
KUCW-30 (RSL) GolTV (TOR) |
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| LA vs. Dallas | 9:30 pm CT |
Direct Kick (USA) |
KDOC/KWHY (LA) Fox Sports SW Plus (DAL) |
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Blackout rules may apply.
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NEW YORK – The MLS Disciplinary Committee has suspended FC Dallas forward Blas Pérez one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for endangering the safety of his opponent when he elbowed Jordan Harvey in the 29th minute of the April 21 game against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Pérez will serve his suspension this Wednesday when FC Dallas hosts Real Salt Lake at 7:30 p.m. CT.
Fines collected will be donated to the charitable partners of MLS W.O.R.K.S. and the MLS Players Union.
Big story this afternoon in the soccer world is MLS Commissioner Don Garber's comments on wanting the league to use goal-line review technology as soon as possible. Garber made the comments Thursday while speaking to the Associated Press Sports Editors. MLS fans could see the technology is use as quickly as this summer, if approved.
"We're interested in being a test league and we hope that we could achieve that,'' MLS Commissioner Don Garber said Thursday while speaking to the Associated Press Sports Editors. ''I would be open to whatever it is that could be done to ensure that we have goal-line technology.''
The International Football Association Board meets July 2 and could approve Sony Corp.'s Hawk-Eye or GoalRef, owned by a German-Danish company. Following a series of erroneous calls in high-profile games ranging from the 2010 World Cup to this year's FA Cup, there could be more support for goal-line technology among tradition-bound soccer officials.
Hawk-Eye is a camera-based ball-tracking system used in tennis and cricket. GoalRef employs a magnetic field with a special ball. Both could be approved.
Each system sends a signal within a second of the ball crossing the line to the referee, who makes the final decision.
If approval is granted in July, Garber said, MLS could implement the technology at some point during this season, which began in March. The Premier League hopes to use it for its 2012-13 season, which starts in August.
''There's a lot more that we need to learn about it, understanding the process,'' Garber said. ''The bottom line here is that I would be open to using goal-line technology as soon as it is made available.''