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The Loons are about to be on the road again.

The team will head south on Monday, traveling to Casa Grande, Ariz. There, United will play New England Revolution on Jan. 31 and Croatian side Istra 1961 on Feb.3.

United takes off again to Portland, where it will face Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Feb. 9, Portland Timbers on Feb. 12 and Real Salt Lake on Feb. 15, all at Portland's Providence Park.

(You can get tickets to these doubleheader matchups in the round-robin tournament at Timbers.com. Prices start at $10 per ticket while full tournament packages start at $39.)

Finally, the Loons head to Orlando and will match up with MLS Cup finalist Toronto FC at 3 p.m. ET Feb. 22 and San Antonio FC of the USL on Feb. 26. The

The regularl season begins March 3 at the Timbers.

Follow me for updates from Arizona and Portland. A source says there is an In-N-Out somewhere near Casa Grande, so looks like it'll be a worthwhile trip.