It was an inaugural season in which the Fire also won the US Open Cup and the MLS Cup, giving them access to international competitions that raised the prestige of the club.
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We will then have the offseason to speculate whether or not the Earthquakes can pull off the rare repeat in 2012 despite a schedule full of US Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League matches.
He covered Spain's 2010 World Cup victory from Madrid and has broadcast live from Wimbledon, the US Open (both tennis and golf), the Ryder Cup, the Open Championship, the Rugby World Cup, the Tour de France, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and five consecutive Champions League finals.
About 100 events are planned including a concert to open the Ryder Cup and a flotilla to celebrate the Forth Road Bridge's 50th anniversary.
West Indies, who open the World Cup against Pakistan in Jamaica on 13 March, beat Australia during the group stages of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Wales face New Zealand in Cardiff on 27 November, their last match against Tri-Nations opposition before they open their World Cup campaign against South Africa in Wellington on 11 September.
The seven two-tonne basalt stones once belonged to Rathmore Golf Club in Portrush, home course of US Open winner and Ryder Cup hero Graeme McDowell.
The 28-year-old beat fellow American Troy Kelly with a four-foot birdie putt at the third extra hole to earn a place at the British Open, the FedEx Cup playoffs and next year's Masters.
The 31-year-old's confidence heading into his second appearance comes not only from his maiden major victory at Pebble Beach, but also his Wales Open win at Ryder Cup venue Celtic Manor two weeks previously.
Along with his Hotel Gloria, which will not open before the FIFA World Cup begins in June 2014.
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Players will then walk to High Street carrying the cup before boarding open-top double deck buses for the remainder of the journey to the bay.
Despite the disaster, the Chilean Davis Cup tennis team will open competition Saturday in Coquimbo, Chile, against Israel.
Patrick, 30, is currently enjoying her first full year as a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver after racing open-wheel IndyCars for several years.
"A three-month ban would mean that I not only will miss the Australian Open, but also the Davis Cup in Australia, " said Koubek.
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The Atlas Lions are in Group A for the Nations Cup in Ghana and open their campaign against Namibia on 21 January before games against Guinea and Ghana.
Detective Angelica Salmeron said she stopped Deon Dennis because he was drinking alcohol out of a plastic cup and had an open bottle of Hennessy cognac on the street with him.
Nadal has endured an injury-ravaged year, missing out on defending his Olympic title at London 2012 as well as sitting out the U.S. Open and Spain's Davis Cup final defeat in November.
The injury prevented him from defending his Olympic title at London 2012, while he also missed out on the U.S. Open and Spain's Davis Cup final defeat by the Czech Republic in November.
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Portsmouth defender Aaron Makoena - who became the first South African to reach 100 caps in the 5-0 friendly win over Guatemala on Monday - was also picked by the World Cup hosts, who open the tournament at Soccer City against Mexico in a Group A clash on 11 June.
It was a disappointing day for US Open champion McDowell and ex-Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie.
In 2008, Mardy Fish partnered with Williams to win the Hopman Cup prior to the Australian Open.
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McDowell has still had a superb year however - winning the US Open and helping Europe regain the Ryder Cup.
The stadium remains on target to open in 2006 with the 2006 FA Cup Final set to be the first match played there.
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They are the controlled, power game England used to win the World Cup, or the more open, flowing style favoured by Wales in their recent Six Nations triumph.
Scarborough's newly refurbished Open Air Theatre will also be screening World Cup games.
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He fills a fan's cup, pours more into the open mouths of audience members, then tosses the bottle to the crowd.
Rather than the World Cup, this is the RoboCup US Open held this week in Georgia.
The Bridgend-based club open their competitive season with a home Northern Rail Cup tie against Widnes Vikings on Friday 9 February.
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Ask most people about the FA Cup and you'll hear that the open format is good for the game.
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