If FC Dallas wants to stay alive in the postseason, it will have to do so without one of its best offensive players. Alan Velasco tore the anterior cruciate...
FC Dallas midfielder Alan Velasco reacts after scoring a goal during first half play against the Colorado Rapids. The two teams played their MLS match at Toyota Stadium in Frisco on October 14, 2023.Alan Velasco tore the anterior cruciate ligament and partially tore the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee“We are sad,” FC Dallas coach Nico Estévez said. “Alan is a fantastic kid. Alan is very loved within the team and a very important player in our scheme.
To stay alive in the postseason, FC Dallas must beat Seattle on Saturday at Toyota Stadium to force a third and final match on Friday, Nov. 10 in Seattle. “Science does not lie, the data is there; the risk of injury is much greater in any sport that is played on artificial grass,” Estévez said.“I think the league should rethink about the safety of the players,” Estévez said. I think it’s a good opportunity to make a big change, and I think it would allow the league to make a big leap in quality.
The Spanish midfielder, who arrived at FC Dallas in mid-summer, said the Sounders are not invincible.
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