The NWSL’s San Diego Wave has signed 17-year-old Jaedyn Shaw through 2023. The league had to create a loophole for the Frisco native to sign…
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.
MLS Disciplinary Committee comes down on FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo
The latest edition of the Texas Derby racked up fines and warnings on both sides. In the aftermath of a disallowed go-ahead goal – as…
Takeaways as FCD pestered by problematic Pigeons
Two heavily rotated teams played to a close result, but ultimately FC Dallas didn’t look much of a threat to defending MLS Cup winners NYCFC….
Ferreira and Arriola are All-Stars
The MLS All-Star game had a huge FC Dallas fingerprint on it as Ricardo Pepi scored the winning penalty against the Liga MX All-Stars, and…
Quakes II come from behind against ten-man North Texas
North Texas SC slipped to third in the Western Conference of MLS Next Pro after dropping a second straight result and San Jose avenged a 1-0 loss in the Bay Area.
Takeaways as FCD takes El Capitan but not the win
Jesus Ferreira looked like securing a third goal and three points deep into injury time on Saturday evening only to see the Dynamo players celebrating 30 seconds later.
Takeaways as Whitecaps dampen FCD’s return
Finally, after a long international break, FC Dallas was back to MLS play.
The 2026 World Cup is coming to Dallas
The first step in a long plan to bring the FIFA World Cup Final and several other elements of the tournament to DFW was cleared…
Eventually green green grass of home
As successful as the on-field product has been at Toyota Stadium in early 2022, there have been concerns of the field itself. Players slipping became…
Cotton Bowl to host Barcelona and Juventus in new tour
The inaugural Soccer Champions Tour is coming to Dallas with FC Barcelona and Juventus taking over the Cotton Bowl on Tuesday, July 26. The pair,…