Happy Thanksgiving, or rather belated, if a food coma and celebrating yet another Cowboys victory got in the way of scouring your favorite local soccer blogs for rumors of who FC Dallas might look to sign over the winter. While our treble-chasing hearts were broken by the Seattle Sounders, there is plenty to be thankful for from 2016.
Trophies. For a start, FC Dallas now has some. A 4-2 win over the New England Revolution in September ended a 19-year dry spell in major competition, as Dallas claimed the 103rd Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The only other silverware was the 1997 edition of the competition, where you can see our own Peter Welpton storm the field in Indianapolis with an enormous flag.