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Frisco, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - FC Dallas and Vancouver Whitecaps FC will open the 2014 MLS Cup playoffs on Wednesday when the two sides square off at Toyota Stadium. The winner of the Western Conference play-in game will march on to face Supporters Shield-winner Seattle Sounders FC, but the road to the conference semifinals will not be easy for either club. Toyota Stadium has not see many visitors leave with points this season. Though Dallas suffered a 2-0 defeat to the Portland Timbers in its regular season finale, the club went on a run of eight straight league wins on home soil. Dallas could have avoided Wednesdays play-in game with a victory over the Timbers, but head coach Oscar Pareja chalked up the defeat to Portlands urgency in a must-win situation, rather than potential complacency setting in for a Dallas side that already had a playoff berth secured. No, this team did not relax, Pareja said after the match. This team played against a rival today that made things difficult for us. We werent able to respond, but thats part of the game. Today I have to give credit to a team that did things right even though we could not find solutions on the field that resulted in points on the scoreboard. The day I see it, I will say it, but no, this team was not relaxed tonight. I see them work and run and today they walked into the locker room after having given it all. They didnt get the result, which sometimes you dont get the result youre looking for, but they did not relax. While FCDs home form in the second-half of the season has been impressive, the club may rue its loss to Portland given that it will now face a surging Vancouver side. The Caps concluded the regular season with 13 points put of a possible 15, a run that included three successive wins over Real Salt Lake, Dallas and Seattle. The rich vein of form meant that the club controlled its own destiny heading into Saturdays regular season finale, and with Portland topping Dallas earlier in the day, Vancouver needed a victory over the Colorado Rapids to secure fifth place in the West. The Whitecaps faithful at BC Place on Saturday were made to sweat it out as the winner only came in the 70th minute when Kendall Waston headed home a corner kick for the lone goal of the affair. Weve not been bad over the last few games, Vancouver boss Carl Robinson told reporters after the game. I think today was probably the story of our season in 90 minutes because we played very well at times, we had a few half chances we didnt take, then we started to get edgy a little bit, and then the big man scoring the goal. Robinson also singled out the play of goalkeeper David Ousted, who was called upon to make several key saves in order for the club to hold off the Rapids and collect the win. I think it was fitting that David Ousted kept us in it with two fantastic saves in the last three or four minutes because God knows what I would have done if one of them had gone in, said Robinson. Wednesdays clash figures to be a closely-contested affair as Vancouver and Dallas split the three-game regular season series. After the two sides played to a 2-2 draw at BC Place on July 27, Dallas claimed a 2-1 home win on Sept. 13 while Vancouver ran out to a 2-0 win over FCD on Oct. 18. Johnathan Abram Youth Jersey . - Even with a new coach, the Denver Nuggets still love to push the basketball. Antonio Brown Jersey . - Vince Carter, heading into his 17th NBA season, doesnt consider age a big issue anymore. http://www.footballraidersmall.com/Youth...f-Elite-Jersey/. The two were in the batting cage moments before game time. Bautista was taking final warm up cuts. Pillar was hitting soft toss. 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The Parisian club clinched the French league title on Wednesday. "I believe this was my best season," Ibrahimovic said. "I think our team had a great season and I hope it will continue next year." Ibrahimovic was also selected in the French leagues team of the year alongside five teammates. PSGs Salvatore Sirigu was picked as ggoalkeeper while Toulouse right back Serge Aurier, PSG centre back Thiago Silva, Saint-Etienne defender Loic Perrin and Monaco leftback Layvin Kurzawa formed the back four.dddddddddddd PSG duo Marco Verratti and Thiago Motta joined Monaco playmaker James Rodriguez in midfield. Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette and PSG striker Edinson Cavani completed the attacking trio. Lille coach Rene Girard was voted coach of the year, fending off competition from PSGs Laurent Blanc, Monacos Claudio Ranieri and Lyons Remi Garde. With one round left, Lille sits in third place in the French league, behind champion PSG and Monaco. Only two other players have twice won the top award in French football: former Bordeaux striker Pedro Pauleta and Eden Hazard when he was with Lille. Past winners of the award include David Ginola, Zinedine Zidane, Didier Drogba and Karim Benzema. ' ' '