| 12/18/00 |
INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES ANNOUNCED FOR 2001 SEASON. Individual ticket prices for the 2001 season have now been set, with the price increasing $1 per game in most seating areas, with the exception of one seating area that has increased by $2 per game. Day of game ticket prices range from $10-$22 and season ticket packages start as low as $42, which continues to make the Burn one of the most affordable tickets in the Metroplex. from Dallas Burn |
| 12/18/00 |
BURN CONTRIBUTING IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON. Once again, the Burn is actively participating in several holiday programs. The team recently donated dozens of new soccer balls to Jingle Balls, a community project spearheaded by the Dallas All Sports Association. The balls will be distributed to underprivileged youth throughout the Metroplex for the holidays. Additionally, for the third straight year, the Burn will participate in the Navidad en el Barrio Christmas program, with the donation of gifts for underprivileged families in the Metroplex. from Dallas Burn |
| 12/18/00 |
BURN EXCEEDS LAST YEAR’S SEASON TICKET TOTAL. With more than three months remaining until the Burn kicks off the 2001season, the team has already surpassed last year’s total number of season tickets. As of today, the sales staff is 80% ahead of where they were in season ticket sales at this point last year, already topping last year’s final season ticket sales number. from Dallas Burn |
| 12/15/00 |
DALLAS BURN TO UNVEIL NEW WEBSITE www.DallasBurn.com Scheduled to Go Live on January 3 – The Dallas Burn announced today that the team has partnered with New Media Gateway, a service-oriented multi-media house in Dallas, to totally revamp and redesign their website for the upcoming year. The new website, formerly burnsoccer.com, will now be dallasburn.com and is scheduled to go live on Wednesday, January 3. from Dallas Burn |
| 12/12/00 |
MLS UNANIMOUSLY WINS PLAYER LAWSUIT – Monday, December 11, 2000 – Earlier today, at the conclusion of a twelve-week trial, a Federal Court jury in Boston unanimously found that MLS is not an illegal monopoly, as the lawyers for the soccer players had claimed. The verdict resolves all but some minor claims in a class action lawsuit that was originally filed by a small group of MLS players in 1997. The original suit challenged the league’s single-entity structure and claimed that the USSF had improperly designated MLS as the sole Division I league in 1996 and 1997. In April of this year the Court ruled that the League’s single entity structure was both legal and proper. Today’s verdict confirms the legality of the designation decision of the USSF, which was also a defendant in the case. The suit had been organized and funded completely by the NFL Players Association. from Dallas Burn |
| 12/6/00 |
Tampa Bay names Mondelo Head Coach Former Metros, P-40 Coach takes over as the Mutiny’s fourth Head Coach. Tampa Bay Mutiny President & General Manager Bill Manning today named Alfonso Mondelo as the fourth head coach in team history. Mondelo, 42, brings nearly two decades of coaching experience to Tampa, taking the New York / New Jersey MetroStars to a playoff berth in 1998 as well as leading the Long Island Rough Riders for four successful seasons. Mondelo most recently served as MLS Director of Player Development and head coach of the U.S. Project-40 squad. from MLSnet.com |
| 12/6/00 |
ESPN station to compete with ‘The Ticket.’ Sports talk is about to get serious in Dallas. ESPN Radio will make its local debut early next year on the 103.3 frequency recently bought by ABC Inc., a company official confirmed Tuesday. The station will feature “a very high-profile, quality mix of local hosts, combined with the national hosts from ESPN such as Dan Patrick and Tony Kornheiser,” said Tyler Cox, station manager of ABC-owned KMEO-FM (96.7) and part of the ABC group involved in the coordination of the new station. The Dallas Morning News |
| 12/4/00 |
BURN TRADES MARK SANTEL TO KANSAS CITY WIZARDS Dallas Gains Third Round Selection in 2001 MLS Draft DALLAS. Dallas Burn President and General Manager Andy Swift announced today that the team has traded midfielder and Missouri native Mark Santel to the Kansas City Wizards for the Wizards’ third-round selection (25th overall) in the 2001 MLS Draft. from Dallas Burn |
| 11/17/00 |
ZARCO NETS GOAL FOR EL SALVADOR IN QUALIFYING WIN. Burn midfielder Jorge “Zarco” Rodriguez netted a goal in El Salvador’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Jamaica yesterday in El Salvador. Despite the win, El Salvador failed to advance to the final round of qualifying, finishing third in their group with nine points, three points behind second-place finisher Jamaica and six points back of first-place Honduras. from Dallas Burn |
| 11/13/00 |
BURN MIDFIELDER JORGE RODRIGUEZ LOANED TO C.D. AGUILA OF EL SALVADOR FIRST DIVISION. Dallas Burn midfielder Jorge Rodriguez has been loaned to CD Aguila of the El Salvador First Division for the remainder of the team’s season, it was announced today by Burn President and General Manager Andy Swift. Rodriguez departed Guadalajara, where the Burn was recently training and playing games, to join his new team in El Salvador for this weekend’s game. Aguila, the 1999 El Salvador national champions, are currently in third place in the ten-team league. from Dallas Burn |
| 11/13/00 |
Goalkeeper Matt Jordan to Train with AA Gent in Belgium. Andy Swift announced that goalkeeper Matt Jordan would be training with Belgium First Division squad AA Gent. Jordan leaves Dallas on November 18 and will train in Belgium for the remainder of the year. Last year, Jordan spent one month training with First Division side Feyenoord in the Netherlands. from Dallas Burn |
| 11/13/00 |
ESMUNDO RODRIGUEZ NETS A PAIR OF GOALS FOR PRO-40 IN ARGENTINA. Burn forward Esmundo Rodriguez netted two goals as the U.S. Pro-40 squad registered a 3-1 victory over a reserve team from Argentine power River Plate Wednesday in Argentina. Rodriguez, who finished second on the Pro-40 side in scoring last season with 14 points, tallied in the 4th and 58th minutes. The match was the first of Pro-40’s four-game tour of Argentina, which will continue tomorrow with an exhibition against Huracan. from Dallas burn |
| 11/10/00 |
BURN MIDFIELDER OSCAR PAREJA TO BE SPOKESPERSON FOR PROGRAM TEACHING ENGLISH TO RESTAURANT INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES. Press Conference Scheduled for Wednesday, November 15 to Kick Off “Transforming Restaurants Into Classrooms” Program. Dallas Burn midfielder Oscar Pareja has been named spokesperson for a revolutionary new program focusing on teaching English to restaurant industry employees. The “Transforming Restaurants Into Classrooms” program will be launched at a press conference Wednesday, November 15 at 12:00 p.m. at El Centro College. from Dallas Burn |
| 11/2/00 |
ESMUNDO RODRIGUEZ TO TRAVEL WITH PRO-40 TEAM TO ARGENTINA Burn midfielder/forward Esmundo Rodriguez will depart Saturday with the Pro-40 squad for a four-match tour of Argentina. The team has matches scheduled against Argentine First Division Clubs River Plate (Nov. 7), Huracan (Nov. 11), and Estudiantes de la Plata (Nov. 14), with a final match against either Independiente or San Lorenzo concluding the tour on November 16. The trip to Argentina will be the last official P-40 activity for Rodriguez, who will graduate from the program upon his return. from Dallas Burn |
| 11/1/00 |
BURN GOALKEEPER MARK DODD ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT – Dallas Burn goalkeeper Mark Dodd today announced his retirement from Major League Soccer. Dodd, 35, was a sixth-round selection (53rd overall) by the Burn in the 1996 MLS Draft. In his five years with the Burn, Dodd was a two-time All-Star selection and was named a finalist for Pepsi Goalkeeper of the Year in ‘96, ‘97 and ‘98, winning the honor in ‘96. Dodd played in a total of 92 games for the Burn and ends his career seventh all-time in league history in wins (44), third in saves (495) and tied for sixth with 16 shutouts. from Dallas Burn |
| 11/1/00 |
BURN WAIVES IRIBARREN AND NOETZEL - The Burn also announced today that the team has waived defender Ricardo Iribarren and backup goalkeeper Johann Noetzel. Iribarren, signed by the Burn last March, played in 22 games for the team this season tallying two assists. Noetzel, who was signed by the Burn last March due to Dodd’s injury, saw action in only one MLS game, playing the final match of the season and posting a 2-1 victory over San Jose. from Dallas Burn |
| 10/31/00 |
MLS Waiver Draft commences on Friday: The annual MLS Off-season Waiver Draft will take place this Friday, November 3, at 2:00 p.m. (ET) via conference call from the leagues headquarter offices in New York. The order of the Off-season Waiver Draft (which includes playoff performance) is as follows:
1. San Jose Earthquakes
2. DC United
3. Columbus Crew
4. Miami Fusion
5. Colorado Rapids
6. New England Revolution
7. Dallas Burn
8. Tampa Bay Mutiny
9. Los Angeles Galaxy
10. MetroStars
11. Chicago Fire
12. Kansas City Wizards
from MLSnet.com |
| 10/31/00 |
THREE TEAMS ANNOUNCE NEW OUTFITTERS: The Dallas Burn, New England Revolution and Tampa Bay Mutiny announced today Atletica, Umbro and Kappa, respectively, as their official uniform suppliers beginning with the 2001 season. Atletica, Kappa and Umbro are all Official Uniform Suppliers to Major League Soccer as a member of the league’s family of commercial affiliates. Each team will be outfitted with training and practice gear as well as official on-field apparel. Dallas, welcomes Atletica in a partnership which will include grassroots initiatives through youth and Hispanic adult leagues in the community. Atletica outfits eight teams in Mexico including the Mexican national team, Mexican champion Toluca and Chivas – Mexico’s most popular team. from MLSnet.com |
| 10/20/00 |
DALLAS BURN HEAD COACH DAVE DIR RELIEVED OF DUTIES. Dallas Burn Head Coach Dave Dir has been relieved of his duties, it was announced today by Burn President and General Manager Andy Swift. Dir, the only coach the Burn has ever had and the last charter MLS coach still with his original team, guided the Burn to an 81-75-4 record over his five years at the helm. Under Dir, the team qualified for the playoffs all five years, compiling a 6-11 record in playoff games. The Burn, one of the preseason favorites to win the MLS Cup this year, finished third in the Central Division with a 14-14-4 record and was swept in two games by the NY/NJ MetroStars in the first round of the playoffs. from Dallas Burn |
| 10/17/00 |
MATT JORDAN CALLED UP TO NATIONAL TEAM CAMP. Dallas Burn goalkeeper Matt Jordan was one of 24 players selected by United States National Team head coach Bruce Arena for training camp leading up to the international friendly match against Mexico at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Wednesday, October 25. Jordan, the Burn’s starting goalkeeper the last two years, will be one of 13 players invited to training that have yet to appear in a full international match for the United States. The players will arrive at the Arco U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California on Wednesday, October 18 for six days of preparation before relocating to Los Angeles on the day before the match. from Dallas Burn |
