Protected List
It took longer than expected to get the full protected list for Wednesday's Expansion draft but here is FC Dallas' list:Defenders - Jair Benitez, Kyle Davies, Ugo Ihemelu, George John and Heath PearceMidfielders - Marvin Chavez, David Ferreira, Atiba Harris, Daniel Hernandez and Dax McCartyForward - Jeff CunninghamGeneration adidas and Home Grown players are also protected.

Expansion Draft Rules
Real Salt Lake captured the 2009 MLS Cup last night in penalty kicks over the LA Galaxy securing the first major championship for the organization.The teams now turn their focus to the 2010 season with the Philadelphia Union SC joining as the League’s 16th team. This week the Union will sign their first players through the MLS Expansion draft.By 2 pm CT today, all current MLS teams must submit a list of the 11 players they are protecting. There will be 10 rounds of the draft while the Union may only select one player from each team which means five teams will not lose a player. Before submitting their protected list, teams have a three hour window to make trades. T

The Goals of 2009
FC Dallas scored 50 goals in 30 regualar season games this season, 17 of which were attributed to the 2009 MLS Budweiser Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham. Here are all of the goal scorers from this season:Jeff Cunningham (17)David Ferreira (8)Kenny Cooper (7)Dax McCarty (3)Drew Moor (3)Dave van den Bergh (3)Atiba Harris (2)Andre Rocha (2)Eric Avila (1)Ugo Ihemelu (1)George John (1)Below is a video highlighting all 50 regular season goals, enjoy!Find more videos like this on MyFCDallas

U.S. 1, Denmark 3
The U.S. plays their final fixture of 2009 today versus Denmark at 1:30 p.m. CT, the broadcast will start on ESPN Classic and move to ESPN2 after the FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Greece and Ukraine.Three FC Dallas players, Jeff Cunningham, Dax McCarty and Heath Pearce are all part of the 22-man roster that traveled to Denmark for the international friendly.(UPDATE) - Jeff Cunningham scored his first international goal in today's 3-1 loss to Denmark. U.S.' only goal came in the 26th minute off a mistake by the Denmark goalkeeper, Cunningham took the opportunity and hit a low left-footed shot inside the post. Dax McCarty earned his second cap with the Nats

Commerical Shoot
FC Dallas players Jair Benitez, Dario Sala, Daniel Hernandez and Marvin Chavez all participated in a commercial shoot last week for First Choice Power. The power company is conducting a reality show in which families will get paired up with a FC Dallas player to see which family can reduce their energy co