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FC Dallas begins preseason February 12

February 7, 2007 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


FRISCO, Texas (Wednesday, February 7, 2007) - FC Dallas today announced the team's complete preseason schedule as it begins preparation for the 2007 MLS season. FCD will travel, train, and play 11 preseason games in Brazil, Puerto Rico, Phoenix, Ariz. and Oklahoma City, Okla. in addition to Dallas and Frisco. Most of the players have already arrived and have been undergoing medical and fitness tests this week, with the first full training session scheduled for Monday, Feb. 12 at 9:30 a.m.

NOTES ON PRESEASON TRAINING:

- After one week of training at Pizza Hut Park, the team will see its first competition - the Columbus Crew - in Phoenix, Arizona on Feb. 18.

- Will play SMU in Dallas on Feb. 23

- Travel to Curitiba, Brazil from Feb. 26 - March 9 and stay at Club Atletico Paranaense's world-class training center. Will play three games in Brazil before facing Atletico Paranaense in the first leg of the USA-Brazil Challenge on March 7 at Kyocera Arena.

- Will play the Columbus Crew again, this time at Pizza Hut Park on Sunday, March 11 in the inaugural Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup, honoring the late owner of each club and serving as a fundraiser for Dallas SCORES. Go to www.fcdallas.net for more on the Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup and how to contribute.

- Will return to Oklahoma for the third time in four years on March 17 to face the Chicago Fire.

- Will travel to Bayamon, Puerto Rico for games versus the Puerto Rico Islanders (United Soccer Leagues - 1st Division) and the Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS). Also playing in the two doubleheaders is the Rochester Rhinos (USL-1st Div).

- For the second consecutive year, FCD will finish the preseason with a home game against a foreign opponent, this time facing Atletico Paranaense in the second-leg of the USA-Brazil Challlenge. Season ticket holder should use Bonus Game A for this game.

- Twenty-one roster players were joined by draft picks Scott Jones, Tommy Krizanovic, Sandi Gbandi, Andrew Daniels, and Anthony Wallace this week for fitness and medical tests. Kenny Cooper and Marcelo Saragosa will join the team later this week.

- Three draft picks will not be attending preseason: Chase Wileman (SMU) has elected to finish school at SMU prior to joining the team; Ryan Guy (University of San Diego) has chosen to explore opportunities overseas; 15-year old Abdus Ibrahim will remain with the U.S. U-17 residency class in Bradenton, Florida until he finished school in May.

- Also joining the team in preseason camp will be Eddie Santeliz (Guatemala) and Sebastian Letoux (France), who were invited after being seen at last weekend's FC Dallas invite-only player combine.

PRESEASON TRAINING SCHEDULE (Subject to change)

Feb. 5-10: Players reports for fitness assessments

Feb. 12-16: Training at Pizza Hut Park

Feb. 17-19: Training / Game in Phoenix, Arizona

Feb. 19-25: Training at Pizza Hut Park

Feb. 26-Mar. 9 Training / Games in Brazil

Mar. 10-16: Training at Pizza Hut Park

Mar. 21-26: Training / Games in Puerto Rico

Mar. 26-Apr. 6 Training / Game at Pizza Hut Park

PRESEASON GAME SCHEDULE (Subject to change - all times Central)

Sun. Feb. 18: vs. Columbus Crew at Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Ariz. - 7:30 p.m. CT

Fri. Feb. 23: vs. SMU at Westcott Field on the campus of SMU, Dallas - 6:30 p.m. CT

Thur. Mar. 1 vs. Atletico Paranaense Reserves at CAP Training Center Stadium, Curitiba, Brazil

Sat. Mar. 3 vs. TBD

Mon. Mar. 5 vs. Atletico Paranaense U-20's at CAP Training Center Stadium, Curitiba, Brazil

Wed. Mar. 7 vs. Atletico Paranaense at Kyocera Arena, Curitiba, Brazil; away-leg of USA-Brazil Challenge

Sun. Mar. 11 vs. Columbus Crew at Pizza Hut Park in the inaugural Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup - 5 p.m.

Sat. Mar. 17 vs. Chicago Fire at University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. - 7 p.m.

Thur.Mar. 22 vs. Puerto Rico Islanders at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Sat. Mar. 24 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Sat. Mar. 31 vs. Atletico Paranaense at Pizza Hut Park: return-leg of USA-Brazil Challenge - 7:30 p.m.

Sat. Apr. 7 2007 MLS Season opener: at Real Salt Lake - 5:00 p.m.

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