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Author: Dan Crooke

Just an English gent scribbling things about the game I love. I worked in various capacities in the sport from 2004 until moving to Texas in 2012. As soon as the jet lag wore off, I sought out my new local team and started writing about them before long.
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Categories FC Dallas

Heartbreak after 10-man Dallas rallies back at LAFC

FC Dallas fought back from a dire opening five minutes that shipped a goal, going down to ten men, and having a goal chalked off….

March 26, 2023March 26, 2023
Jesus Ferreira celebrates his game-winning goal in the MLS match against Sporting KC on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Toyota Stadium. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Categories FC Dallas, Major League Soccer

FCD grabs late winner after Paes double save

FC Dallas came from behind with a late Jesus Ferreira winner to finish out an incident packed second half at Toyota Stadium.

March 19, 2023March 19, 2023
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Categories FC Dallas

FCD off to a rough start in Loons loss

FC Dallas opened the 2023 campaign with a disappointing loss to Minnesota United. A game that Nico Estevez described as a typical first game of…

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023
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Categories US National Teams

USWNT repeats SheBelieves Cup success in Frisco

For the third time, the United States Women’s National Team lifted the SheBelieves Cup at Toyota Stadium on Wednesday night. In the early game at…

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023
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Categories FC Dallas, Major League Soccer, Roster Rankings

FC Dallas & North Texas SC Roster Rankings – Preseason 2023

Our silly little player power rankings return for their fifth season!

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023
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Categories FC Dallas, Major League Soccer

MLS Season Pass arrives loaded with strong preseason content

Today we’re stepping into a new era for MLS broadcasts with this morning’s launch of MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. After a couple of…

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023
Nico Estevez
Categories FC Dallas, Major League Soccer

For FC Dallas “mentality” is the new buzzword as the ‘process” moves on

The word process became a buzzword around Toyota Stadium in 2022.

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023
Alan Velasco attempts to dribble past a Barcelona SC defender, January 26. 2023. (Daniel McCullough, 3rd Degree)
Categories FC Dallas

FC Dallas falls 1-0 in first preseason runout

FC Dallas got its preparation for the 2023 season underway with a 1-0 loss to Ecuador’s Barcelona SC on Wednesday night at Toyota Stadium.

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023
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Categories NWSL

DFW trio eyeing high picks in the 2023 NWSL Draft

Thursday sees the 2023 NWSL Draft take place in Philadelphia with nine players registered from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023
FC Dallas Head Coach Nico Estevez goes full cowboy. (Courtesy FC Dallas)
Categories FC Dallas, Major League Soccer

A look back at the 2022 FC Dallas season

Ted Lasso took umbrage with the saying ‘it’s the hope that kills you.’ To use the full phrase, it’s not the despair, it’s the hope that gets you.

October 30, 2022October 30, 2022

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