Scott Sidway
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Plano, TX, United States
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Commentary: Summer swoon has silenced FC Dallas' grand ambitions
FRISCO, Texas – You could hear a pin drop in the FC Dallas locker room. Day 56 since the club’s last win came and went, ending on an undesired yet familiar note: leaving the stadium with one point or fewer. If it feels like an eternity since the club has earned three points, it’s because it → Read More
The gang's back together as trio look to jumpstart FC Dallas attack
FRISCO – For FC Dallas, the gang appears to be back together. The trio of FCD’s most potent attackers – Maxi Urruti, Michael Barrios and Mauro Diaz – hadn’t started a game together since an Aug. 5 trip to Philadelphia before Saturday night. Reunited, though, they took their team to a 2-2 → Read More
Houston Dynamo displays character in salvaging draw against FC Dallas
FRISCO, Texas. – What looked to be yet another road struggle for the Houston Dynamo turned into what could be a springboard heading into the final months of the season. After conceding a deluge of goals with a 1-0 lead, the visiting Dynamo were able to salvage a point against FC Dallas, keep El → Read More
Matt Hedges optimistic he'll get his US national team shot at the Gold Cup
FRISCO, Tex. – For Matt Hedges, the US national team's 2018 World Cup qualifiers earlier this month were only the beginning. Even though the FC Dallas center back didn’t play against Mexico at the Estadio Azteca in a 1-1 draw, Hedges is optimistic he'll get a chance to show what he can do in a → Read More
FC Dallas' Mauro Diaz nearing first start since return from Achilles injury
FRISCO, Texas – Slowly but surely, Mauro Diaz is making his presence felt again for FC Dallas. FCD’s best playmaker over the past few years has only played a handful of minutes in MLS this year, coming off the bench in four straight matches dating back to a May 28 scoreless draw against Texas → Read More
Losing is a "weird feeling" for no longer unbeaten FC Dallas
FRISCO, Texas -- And then there were none. MLS’s lone remaining unbeaten FC Dallas took their first loss of the season Saturday night falling 1-0 to the visiting San Jose Earthquakes, and leaving the hosts with a sour taste in their mouth as they continue a busy week – three games in eight days. → Read More
Jahmir Hyka "happy" with wonder goal to beat FC Dallas
FRISCO, Tx -- The San Jose Earthquakes have found the antidote for FC Dallas, and his name is Jahmir Hyka. The 5-foot-7 piece of FCD Kyrptonite known as Hyka was the savior for San Jose yet again Saturday night, pinballing a goal home in the 81st minute off the right post to send the Quakes home → Read More
Tommy McNamara seizes opportunity in rare start in NYCFC's 1-1 draw at FCD
FRISCO, Texas – Tommy McNamara was minutes, if not seconds, away from his night coming to a close in Frisco. But with Miguel Camargo standing on the sideline ready to check in and David Villa lined up to take a free kick in the 68th minute, McNamara gladly sent Camargo back to the bench by bravely → Read More
Another FC Dallas comeback, another day for MLS's only unbeaten
FRISCO, Texas—Earning points late has become all too familiar a sight for FC Dallas. Their 2017 season has been filled with comebacks, from MLS play to their earlier appearance in the 2016/17 CONCACAF Champions League, and Saturday night proved no exception to this season-long run of salvaging → Read More
Carlos Gruezo, Kellyn Acosta partnership pays off in FC Dallas' counter
FRISCO, Texas—Kellyn Acosta has been picking up the offensive slack in the midfield for FC Dallas this season, leading the club with four goals across all competitions as playmaker Mauro Diaz continues to recover from his Achilles' injury. It's Acosta's teamwork with defensive midfielder Carlos → Read More
FC Dallas accepts target is on back as last undefeated side
FRISCO,Texas – In an early-season rematch between Western Conference powers, what Sporting Kansas City couldn't do at home, FC Dallas did. It took more than 70 minutes scoreless minutes at Toyota Park on Saturday -- following the 90 these teams logged in a 0-0 draw on March 11 in Kansas City -- → Read More
Young and old lead FC Dallas to win over MNUFC as Morales, Gonzalez shine
FRISCO, Texas – Any thoughts of a post-CONCACAF Champions League hangover for FC Dallas were dispelled quickly on Saturday night. After a heartbreaking exit from the international tournament at the hands of Pachuca in Mexico on Tuesday, FCD were able to take advantage of some home cooking against → Read More
FC Dallas hail red-hot Maxi Urruti as "one of the best forwards in MLS"
FRISCO – By any measure, Maxi Urruti is on fire for FC Dallas. The Argentine’s blazing start to his second season in Frisco continued with a brace in FCD’s 2-1 comeback win over the New England Revolution on Saturday. Urruti has scored three goals in the two MLS games he’s played in thus far → Read More
FC Dallas overcome early jitters in CCL to mount yet another key comeback
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Trophy or not, FC Dallas celebrate landmark season: 'Never say die'
FRISCO, Texas – It was nearly déjà vu at Toyota Stadium on Sunday night. After Fanendo Adi scored a decisive goal for Portland in the 54th minute, FC Dallas faced almost certain elimination from the 2015 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. And yet, the home team mustered enough energy to stage a furious → Read More
FC Dallas' Mauro Diaz credits revamped regime under new fitness coach Fabian Bazan for turnaround in 2015
FRISCO, Texas – It’s every strength and conditioning coach’s job to put his players in the best position possible to endure the rigors of a 34-game MLS season. But FC Dallas’ Fabian Bazan has had a unique challenge. In his first year with the club, he inherited a roster that suffered from a → Read More
FC Dallas keep faith in defensive mainstay Zach Loyd despite rough outing in Leg 1 of Western Conference Championship
FRISCO, Texas – Zach Loyd has been a staple of the FC Dallas backline for years. He has started at least 28 games in four of the last five seasons, and has made countless clearances that have kept his team in games in 2015. But in leg one of the Audi 2015 Western Conference Championship against → Read More
FC Dallas cite deep bench, culture of competition as key ingredients in playoff run: "Everybody is engaged"
FRISCO, Texas – Much is made about who makes the starting 11 every week and how the head coach will approach a game tactically. But in Frisco, the remaining seven players on the FC Dallas bench have proven to be equally important throughout the season, particularly in the Audi 2015 MLS Cup → Read More
10 things about Fabian Castillo: FC Dallas star on his accomplishments, relationship with Oscar Pareja
FC Dallas winger Fabian Castillo's stardom in 2015 hasn't exactly come out of nowhere. But few would argue he's had his best season in MLS this year. The Colombian international enjoyed a breakout season, and ahead of Dallas' Western Conference Championship Leg 1 game against the Portland Timbers on → Read More
The FC Dallas Way: Technical director Fernando Clavijo explains FCD's homegrown vision for club, country
FRISCO, Texas – At this point, there can be no doubt: The FC Dallas model is working. Consider the ages of the FC Dallas starting XI from their series-clinching win over the Seattle Sounders two weeks ago: 20, 20, 23, 23, 24, 24, 24, 24, 25, 28 and 32. Add to the fact that three of them were → Read More