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Kenny Cooper returns to FC Dallas

New York Red Bulls forward Kenny Cooper
Kenny Cooper returns to FC Dallas in a trade with New York Red Bulls
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Updated Feb 4, 2013 7:46 PM ET
     
 

FRISCO, Texas (AP)

FC Dallas is bringing back former All-Star forward Kenny Cooper in a trade with the New York Red Bulls.

The deal announced Monday sends allocation money to New York for Cooper, a former Dallas high school standout who scored 11 goals in 29 starts when he made his MLS debut in 2006.

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Cooper had 18 goals and three assists in 30 starts 2008, when he was an All-Star and the league's Comeback Player of the Year after an injury-shortened 2007 season.

Cooper was transferred to 1860 Munich during the 2009 season but was limited by injuries in two seasons there. The 28-year-old returned to MLS with Portland before getting traded to New York.

FC Dallas also acquired forward Eric Hassli from Toronto for a conditional second-round pick in 2014.

 

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