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Avery Johnson, you've got company.

On the heels of an embarrassing 5-1 loss to David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy before a record crowd at Pizza Hut Park last Sunday, FC Dallas general manager Michael Hitchcock has just fired head coach Steve Morrow.

Morrow will be replaced by fourth-year assistant coach Marco Ferruzzi on an interim basis. Ferruzzi will make his debut Saturday in Frisco against Real Salt Lake.

After opening the season with two wins and two ties, FC Dallas is in the midst of a four-game winless streak. The Hoops are 2-3-3, in fourth place in the MLS Western Conference.

Says Hitchcock, “We have set high standards, expectations, and goals for this team and organization. I feel that the team was not heading in the direction we had planned, and believe it is in the best interest of the club to make a coaching change at this time.”

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Look for this guy's wife at Ghostbar Saturday night. Just a guess.

Remember last summer when David Beckham’s visit to Dallas, er Frisco, was a huge deal? Then, he tweaked an ovary or something and his no-show was even huger?

Now, turns out, Mr. Posh Spice will play at Pizza Hut Park Sunday to little fanfare and not exactly lots of fans.

FC Dallas, which hosts Beckham’s LA Galaxy Sunday at 2, just announced a last-gasp batch of $20, standing-room only tickets available at Ticketmaster or by calling their futbol offices at 888.323.4625. So, cool, must mean it’s an overflow sellout, right?

Right?!

Notsamuch. According to the club, a “limited number of seats in most price categories, including Field Side Seats, are also available.”

How quickly we forget. -- Richie Whitt

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