The FC Dallas Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
FC Dallas say no — this time
The offer from APOEL for Anderson Julio was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Deadline passes with 16 signed and 0 gone
That is the business done at FC Dallas until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Herman Johansson signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Herman Johansson commits to FC Dallas for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at FC Dallas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
FC Dallas baulk at the price for Blake Gillingham
Houston Dynamo wanted more than $120.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Market10 Aug 2026
FC Dallas promote Luca Wright from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luca Wright has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Cameron Turner joins the FC Dallas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cameron Turner is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Sean McKennie joins the FC Dallas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sean McKennie is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Bernard Kamungo
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Bernard Kamungo, and the manager let it.
In brief
- The dugout Herman Johansson asks for a word with the manager
- Squad No place for Cal Jennings in the new shape
- Squad A wage question at FC Dallas