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FC Dallas's leader attributes diligent nature to his Colombian upbringing

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FC Dallas head coach Oscar Pareja speaks to the media during FC Dallas media day at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas Wednesday March 2, 2016. The FC Dallas season starts Sunday, March 6, 2016, against the Philadelphia Union. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

More than a week after facing the Nicaraguan champion, a team that Oscar Pareja said "surprised" his team with its quality, the FC Dallas coach still could name off its starting 11.

The name of the club, Real Esteli, is known only to hardcore fans of the CONCACAF Champions League, but though he could put the club out of his mind, Pareja still has the team stuck in his brain.