US Soccer has announced the nominees for Male and Female Young Player of the Year and four players with local connections are up for the two awards.
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Thomas Roberts Training at FC Augsburg
FC Dallas Homegrown midfielder Thomas Roberts has finished his 3rd training stint with Bayern Munich, but rather than return to the United States the creative playmaker has stayed in-country to train at FC Augsburg.
FC Dallas Acquires Fafà Picault from Philadelphia Union
FC Dallas announced today that the club has acquired Fabrice “Fafà” Picault in exchange for $300,000 of 2020 General Allocation Money from the Philadelphia Union.
Has Dom Badji Been Traded?
No official word yet, but it seems like Dominic Badji may have been traded by FC Dallas based on this Instagram post from the player himself.
FC Dallas Inks Matt Hedges to a New Three Year Contract
FC Dallas announced today that the club has re-signed Matt Hedges to a new three-year contract with club options for 2023 and 2024.
Oscar Pareja Depature from Club Tijuana Confirmed
Club Tijuana has officially confirmed the mutually agreed upon departure of Oscar Pareja via twitter. Pareja has been heavily linked to Orlando City in the last few weeks.
Digging into FC Dallas’ Year by Year Records
I brought back another old feature from 3rd Degree this week, the FC Dallas Year by Year. While I was working on it I started noticing a few odds and ends worth sharing.
Ricardo Pepi Injured, on Crutches in Munich
There’s little info to go on yet, but from his Instagram, it appears Ricardo Pepi has injured his left ankle/leg/foot.
“Outcast Media” Roundtable — 2005 FC Dallas Re-Brand
The Chicago Fire re-brand this week triggered lots of discussion about brands and made us think back to the FC Dallas rebrand of 2005. “Why not?” we thought, “Let’s roundtable that!”
Best XI | Academy Products
The rules are simple, pick a Bext XI of players who have left the FC Dallas Academy. Beyond each Best XI choice, I’ve put a shortlist of nominees.