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FC Dallas Acquires Angolan Midfielder Manuel Cafumana on Loan from Maccabi Haifa
FC Dallas announced today that the club has acquired Angolan midfielder Manuel ‘Show’ Cafumana on a one-year loan, with an option to buy from Maccabi Haifa of Ligat ha’Al.
The 25-year old will occupy an international slot on the roster, pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC).
The Angolan midfielder joins Dallas after a season with Maccabi Haifa, playing 31 times across Ligat ha’Al, Gavia haMedina, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Europa Conference League. Prior to Maccabi, Show spent three seasons (2021-23) with Bulgarian first division side Ludogorets Razgrad making 73 appearances across all competitions. With Ludogorets, Show won back-to-back efbet Liga titles (2022, 2023), the 2023 Tsar’s Cup and the Bulgarian Super Cup in 2022.
Show signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille on July 16, 2019. He was loaned to Portuguese club Belenenses SAD for the 2019-20 Liga NOS season, appearing 26 times for Belenenses across all competitions. Show spent 2020-21 in Liga NOS on loan with Boavista alongside FC Dallas Academy alum Reggie Cannon. He registered 33 appearances for the Portuguese club.
Show debuted with the Angolan National Team at age 19 in an international friendly versus South Africa on March 21, 2018. He has made 31 total appearances with Angola and has represented his country in the Africa Cup of Nations. He is currently seeking the nation’s second-ever World Cup berth ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026, which will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
If you had July 22 in the summer transfer office pool for FC Dallas to sign a new player, you win.
Show has primarily been a defensive midfielder in his career, so this is a move to try and fill in the gaps on the roster where Liam Fraser and Paxton Pomykal were for the team this season. With both of those players out, Show will get a chance to earn some playing time, possibly in the Leagues Cup tournament starting this weekend in St. Louis.
It’s not surprising for FC Dallas to make this kind of deal. I would have preferred to see FCD use the money that would have gone to Pomykal on the salary cap to add another center defender. However, the decision to essentially rent a player for the rest of the season could work out well, as it did with Asier Illarramendi and Fraser last season.
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Ivory Coast is headed to the knockout round at the 2026 World Cup.
With everything on the line Thursday afternoon, the Ivory Coast played perhaps its best match of the tournament so far to lock down second place in Group E and advance to the knockout stage of the tournament. Ivory Coast will head to Dallas where they will play their first elimination match on Tuesday, June 30 against the second-place team from Group I.
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While we don’t yet know Ivory Coast’s opponent, we do know that it will either be France or Norway, meaning either way the African squad will have to defend against one of the best goal scorers in the world.
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As the runner-up of Group E, Ivory Coast will take on the second-place finisher from Group I. Ivory Coast’s opponent will be finalized on Friday, but given the current standings it will be either France or Norway.
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Ivory Coast World Cup schedule
- Sunday, June 14 – Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador – WIN 1-0
- Saturday, June 20 – Ivory Coast vs. Germany – LOSS 2-1
- Thursday, June 25 – Ivory Coast vs. Curacao – WIN 2-0
- Tuesday, June 30 (Round of 32) – Ivory Coast vs. Group I runner up at AT&T Stadium in Dallas – Shop tickets
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Oftentimes, it’s a good idea to extend players early. The Dallas Cowboys have learned this the hard way as they’ve allowed negotiations with key contributors such as Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons to get out of hand.
Prescott was able to use his leverage to land a contract worth $60 million per season, which was a record at the time. Lamb held out during that same offseason, eventually landing a deal worth $34 million annually, whereas Parsons forced his way out after his negotiations stalled.
To their credit, the Cowboys might have tried to avoid more issues by signing a few players early. That includes guard Tyler Smith, who landed a four-year, $96 million extension in 2025. That has proven to be a home run, but the same can’t be said for another one of their big extensions.
Dallas decided to lock up cornerback DaRon Bland, signing the former fifth-round pick to a four-year, $92 million extension. This was a surprise move from the Cowboys since Bland was coming off a frustrating season, which was marred by a foot injury. The Cowboys were banking on Bland returning to the form we saw in 2023, but that wasn’t the case.
Bland continued to struggle with durability and wasn’t the impact player we saw during his breakout season when he was on the field. Now, he enters his fifth season in the league with a hefty price tag, and there are questions about his long-term status with the team.
DaRon Bland’s cap hit in 2026 is a problem
According to Over The Cap, Bland has the fifth-highest cap hit on the team this season. Bland, who is earning an annual average salary of $23 million, has a hit of $17 million this year.
The good news for the Cowboys is that they seemed to protect themselves slightly with this deal. While they can’t feasibly move on in 2026, even if Bland loses his starting job, they do have a way out of his deal next year.
Dallas can release Bland ahead of the 2027 season while absorbing a dead cap hit of $12.941 million. That would essentially make his deal a two-year contract for $36.355 million. That’s still not an ideal situation for the Cowboys, but that’s also what happens when the front office rolls the dice.
It’s also an unfortunate trend, as the Cowboys decided to extend Michael Gallup and Terence Steele while coming off injury-plagued seasons, and the results weren’t much better.
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When the Dallas Wings travel to Las Vegas for a clash with the Aces on Thursday night, they’ll be without one of their key players.
Alanna Smith is listed as out for Thursday on the latest WNBA injury report as she is in concussion protocol.
Smith seemingly suffered an injury to her face on Saturday night during the Wings’ 93-92 win over the Chicago Sky. In the first quarter, Smith was shaken up after a head-to-head collision with Gabriela Jaquez as Smith was defending the Sky rookie’s drive to the basket. At halftime, the team announced that Smith would not return to the game.
On Monday, Smith didn’t play in the Wings’ 112-110 overtime win over the Seattle Storm, listed as being out due to a face injury. Smith has worn a protective face mask after she suffered a nasal fracture in the Wings’ preseason game against the Aces on May 3.
Smith is the highest-paid player on the Dallas roster, signing a three-year deal worth about $3.7 million this offseason. Last season with the Minnesota Lynx, she was the co-Defensive Player of the Year, sharing the award with A’ja Wilson.
A 6-foot-4 forward from Australia who played collegiately at Stanford, Smith found a consistent role over the past two seasons with the Minnesota Lynx, starting in all 81 games she appeared in for Cheryl Reeve’s squad. Across two seasons in Minnesota, Smith averaged 9.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, helping the Lynx make back-to-back playoff appearances — including a trip to the Finals in 2024.
With the Wings, she’s started in just seven of the 15 games she’s appeared in, playing an average of 15.1 minutes per game. She’s posting 3.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Dallas has instead turned to Jessica Shepard in the frontcourt, who also arrived via free agency after spending last season with the Lynx. The Notre Dame product is posting career-highs in points (14.2), rebounds (11.1) and assists (5.6) per game while shooting 57% from the floor.
Still, Smith brings an imposing presence on defense, one that would have come in handy against the Aces.
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