The 20-year-old FC Dallas striker Jesus Ferreira took the ball from midfield and cut so swiftly he left one Real Salt Lake defender on the ground and another befuddled before hitting the net with a narrow angle blast. It was FC Dallas’ second goal in a 3-2 loss to RSL
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Weekend Focus: Teen Ricardo Pepi provides timely boost for FC Dallas
So far in 2021, the FC Dallas Academy has earned rave reviews for the progress of its alumni – which now include Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, Boavista right back Reggie Cannon, Roma fullback Bryan Reynolds, and Bayern Munich defender (loaned to Hoffenheim) Chris Richards – all of whom are on the United States national team. Historically, […]
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Weston McKennie on how FC Dallas youth experience shaped him and what he's learned from Cristiano Ronaldo
Even when wearing a mask and hoodie, the 22-year-old American Weston McKennie gets recognized when he goes out in Turin, his home since he joined Italian power Juventus from Germany’s Schalke 04 in August of 2020. On a rare homecoming to Texas, after his first season playing alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, McKennie is visiting FC Dallas, […]
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Weekend Focus: Cosmopolitan Texan teen Justin Che follows path of FC Dallas boys to Europe and USMNT
When looking at current landscape of the current youth movement in American soccer, it really started when players of the 1998 birth year matured. That class generated Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie. After the 1998 class, every birth year through 2002 (Giovanni Reyna, Yunus Musah) is represented on the U.S team’s 23 player Nations League […]
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Watch: Chris Richards' Bayern Munich highlights and interview
Bayern Munich’s 20-year-old FC Dallas product Chris Richards, who made its UEFA Champions Leagueroster, discusses his experiences and aspirations with the German club. He also answers fan questions.
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Veteran Ryan Hollingshead expects FC Dallas' maturing youth movement to pay dividends in 2020
FC Dallas’ academy has produced more first-team talent than any other in Major League Soccer, and its young, vibrant collection of players appears increasingly ready to contend for hardware, no matterhow celebrated the names nor depth of talent its rivals may possess. That fits snugly into the arc head coach Luchi Gonzalez, who had plenty […]
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Eric Quill on winning USL League One, FC Dallas' youth setup, and U.S. U-17s
After guiding Texans SC Houston to the 2017 Development Academy U-17/18 national championship title, Eric Quill moved to FC Dallas to coach its second team. North Texas SC, whosefield players’ average age was under 20, lifted the 2019 USL League One title in October. Quill had also served as an assistant coach to Dave van […]
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FC Dallas wins in style with Luchi's kids
A couple of big-name coaches, Frank deBoer and Matias Almeyda, are still searching for their first MLS win with Atlanta United and San Jose, respectively. Marc Dos Santos arrived in Vancouver with thereputation as one of the top young coaches in North America, but the Whitecaps’ 0-0 tie with Seattle on Saturday was their first […]
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Watch: Oscar Pareja bid farewell to FC Dallas
Tijuana Xolos-bound Oscar Pareja makes clear his deep affection for the MLS club he spent two decades with as player and coach. In his own words: Watch Oscar Pareja’s heartfelt goodbye message. — FC Dallas (@FCDallas)November 20, 2018
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Oscar Pareja leaves FC Dallas, clearing way for move to Tijuana
Oscar Pareja, an FC Dallasinstitution, is leaving the MLS club, where he served as head coach for the last five years. FC Dallas announced they have mutually agreed to part ways. The move clears the way for the50-year-old Colombian to become the head coach at Mexican club Tijuana, as first reported by Goal.com’s Ives Galarcep. […]