The FC Dallas Gazette
Squad10 Dec 2029
The knee: Kosi Thompson out for 29 days
29 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. FC Dallas lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Boardroom10 Dec 2029
The scrutiny sharpens at FC Dallas
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at FC Dallas is running low.
Squad10 Dec 2029
A falling-out at FC Dallas
Daniel and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom10 Dec 2029
FC Dallas counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at FC Dallas now.
The dugout10 Dec 2029
No hiding place for Michael Brooks
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Michael Brooks, and the manager let it.
The dugout10 Dec 2029
Andy Aguilera asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- The dugout AJ Marcucci has been promised minutes
- The dugout The manager comes out for Daniel