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FC Dallas President and General Manager Michael Hitchcock and Mario Petraglia, President of Clube Atletico Paranaense (CAP) from Brazils Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, announced today that the clubs have established an exclusive partnership that includes a home-and-away series to be played in 2007. As part of the partnership, the two clubs will also explore opportunities to, in good faith, loan players to each other on a free basis. A third key component, with anticipation of Major League Soccers announcement of a new Youth Development initiative, is for FC Dallas to learn the youth player development structure and coaching techniques and philosophies from one of the top South American clubs.

"One of our strategic goals at the beginning of the year was to align ourselves with three top clubs in Mexico, South America and Europe," said Hitchcock. "We felt that with Atletico Paranaenses success at the youth level, not only here in Dallas through their Dallas Cup championships but also internationally by seeing the players they develop playing all over the world, in addition to their forward thinking management team, makes them the perfect club partner in South America."

Through the partnership, the clubs will play two first-team games in 2007 with dates to be agreed upon by both sides. One game will be played at FC Dallas home stadium of Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas and the other at Kyocera Arena, home of Atletico Paranaense in Curitiba, Brazil.

In addition to the games, the clubs management staffs will also explore opportunities to learn from each both on and off the field. The teams will offer each other opportunities to acquire players on free loans, providing each club with an expanded base of professional players that could potentially form part of each others rosters. Other elements include coaches summits to observe coaching and scouting techniques, as well as player development programs. The organizations will also explore opportunities to co-host and market youth academies and camps in addition to opportunities for each clubs youth teams to participate in tournaments the others market.

Off the field, the management side of the clubs will jointly develop and work on future projects including: joint cooperative efforts regarding the growth of sponsors; cooperative efforts on soccer education programs; host business summits to develop mutual business relationships and strategies; and exchange best practices in the areas of business, marketing, ticket sales, sponsorship, broadcasting, and match-day commercial and entertainment activities.

The relationship between FC Dallas and Atletico Paranaense began when Atletico board member Frank Romanoski, who moved to the The Colony, Texas in June, and former Dallas Tornados soccer player Jorge Miguel, presented the CAP structure and philosophy to FC Dallas management in March 2006.

Paranaense becomes FCDs second international club partner, with Tigres UANL of Mexicos First Division being the clubs neighboring brother through a partnership signed in March 2006. FC Dallas management is in talks with several European clubs to establish a similar agreement.