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As I wrote a few days ago, the odds were starting to get a little long for Charlie Campbell and with Maykel Galindo not lighting it up in camp the Fabian Castillo signing was going to be trouble for him.

And so it goes, as FCD today parted with both Campbell and Galindo, the team announced via twitter. While unannounced, trialists Kevin Gall and Cristian Arrieta both did not return to Dallas with the team.

While FCD has not finalized their roster and won't till next week, it's starting to look like Scott Gordon may grab that last roster spot.

Thus here's the roster dance as it sits today.

Last updated: 3/10/11

Senior Roster (18 to 20)

MLS rosters are expanding to 30. Players 1 to 20 are on the senior roster and have to fit in the salary cap. (MLS teams may carry only 18 players on this senior roster if they wish)

FCD has 8 international slots in 2010 with 6 currently filled.

1	David Ferreira	(I1) Colombian, (8/9/79)
2	Daniel Hernandez	Re-signed for 2010. US M/D (7/23/76)
3	Jair Benitez	(I2) Colombian LB, (1/11/79).
4	Marvin Chávez	(I3) Honduran MF, (11/3/83)
5	Brek Shea	Promoted from GA. MF US U20. (2/28/90).
6	Ugo Ihemelu	US D. (4/3/83)
7	George John	US CB. (3/20/87)
8	Kevin Hartman	US GK.
9	Zach Loyd	M/D US
10	Jackson	(I4) 22 year old M/D from São Paulo, Brazilian.
11	Eric Alexander	US M
12	Milton Rodriguez	(I5) 34 year old Colombian striker
13	Eric Avila	Promoted from GA 2011. MF US U23. (11/24/87)
14	Kyle Davies	US D. (4/11/89)
15	Bruno Guarda	Brazil MF. (2/6/86) Promoted to senior roster for 2011. Green card
16	Ricardo Villar	(I6) Barry Gorman’s handpicked McCarty replacement.
17	Chris Seitz	Dario Sala replacement. US GK.
18	Bobby Warshaw	2011 first round pick. US M
19	Andrew Jacobson	US D-mid. Acquired from Philly.
20	Fabian Castillo	18 year old Colombian striker.
--	Edson Edward	US D, on IR.

Players occupying roster spots 1-24 will earn at least $42,000 in 2011.

Off-Budget Roster (10)

Roster Spots 21 to 30. Generation adidas, developmental players, and home grown. Players 24 and under that don’t count on the salary cap. MLS teams can have a maximum of 10 off-budget players.

21	Josh Lambo	(Ga 1) GK US (11/19/90)
22	Peri Marosevic	(Ga 2) US F (5/5/89)
23	Andrew Wiedeman	(Ga 3) US F, has been playing some RB too.
24	Bryan Leyva	(HG 1) Mexican MF (2/9/92) green card.
25	Ruben Luna	(HG 2) (I?) Mexican striker
26	Victor Ulloa	(HG 3) Midfielder
27	Moises Hernandez	(HG 4) US D, former U20
28	Jonathan Top	(HG 5) US striker.
29	Richard Sanchez	(HG 6) Mexican keeper
30	Scott Gordon	2011 draft pick, D from Lynn.

Players occupying roster spots 21-30 will earn at least $32,600 in 2011.



Other Players

Anyone connected, rumored, tried out, waived, training invited, or signed as a short term player.

Christian Arrieta	31 Puerto Rican D
Kevin Gall	Welsh striker 29, trialist
Craig Hill	2011 Supplemental pick, GK
Paul Ogunyemi	2011 Supplemental pick, F/M
Maykel Galindo	Trialist, ex-Chivas USA
Alexis Pradie	2011 draft pick
Charlie Campbell	2011 draft pick
Bruno Martins	Spring trialist, Brazilian Dmid.
Bryan Martinez	Supplemental draft pick.
Sheldon Palmer	Jamaican spring trialist out of a Juco.
Jason Yeisley	3010 2010 FCD striker, let go in the spring.
Jeff Cunningham	Contract not renewed
Dario Sala	Contract not renewed
Heath Pearce	Traded to Chivas USA in pre-season
Atiba Harris	Lost in the 2011 Expansion draft.
Dax McCarty	Lost in the 2011 Expansion draft.

FC Dallas ended their Arizona camp with back to back shutouts at Grande Sports World in Casa Grande, Arizona on Monday evening. The FCD first team knocked off New York Red Bulls Reserves 4-0, then the FC Dallas reserves put a 3-0 win up on FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League.

FC Dallas has two more games this spring, the most important one at Pizza Hut Park against Chivas USA on the 12th. That game should feature the starters in what is the final dress rehearsal for opening day. On the 13th FCD will take on Central Arkansas in what should be the final reserve tune up for 2011. This second game will probably be the last chance for anyone not on the roster to make an impression.

Here's the scoring line and linup from each game on Monday in Arizona, after you take a look at them we'll talk a little about what it all means.

Game 1

Scoring Summary:
FCD - Marvin Chavez (David Ferreira) 17
FCD - Chavez 53
FCD - Maykel Galindo (Ricardo Villar) 57
FCD - Eric Avila (Galindo, Ferreira) 72

Lineups:
FC Dallas - Kevin Hartman, Jackson, George John (Zach Loyd 80), Brek Shea, Jair Benitez, Marvin Chavez, Daniel Hernandez (Andrew Jacobson 75), David Ferreira, Eric Alexander (Ricardo Villar 46), Eric Avila, Kevin Gall (Maykel Galindo 46).

Game 2

Scoring Summary:
FCD - Ruben Luna (Ricardo Villar) 3
FCD - Andrew Wiedeman 24
FCD - Milton Rodriguez (Bryan Leyva) 60

Misconduct Summary:
None

FC Dallas - Chris Seitz (Josh Lambo 46), Charlie Campbell, Scott Gordon, Zach Loyd (Victor Ulloa 24), Moises Hernandez, Andrew Wiedeman, Bobby Warshaw, Andrew Jacobson (Bryan Leyva 46), Peri Marosevic (Jonthan Top 60), Ricardo Villar (Bruno Guarda 46), Ruben Luna (Milton Rodriguez 46).

Now for the more important questions...

- Kevin Gall clearly getting a last shot to make an impression in the first game... and didn't score. I have to think at this point Gall has little shot at making it. Maykel Galindo got the run in the second half and did score... but is it to little to late? I would think it probably is. Hyndman said Galindo couldn't play high striker by himself in a 4-1-4-1 and FCD plays a 4-1-4-1. The new addition in Fabian Castillo makes it very tight on the roster.

- Eric Alexander is, as of right now, the first choice linking mid. We finally saw Ricardo Villar on the field, but a this point he hasn't played enough to make a serious challenge for the spot. Third at this spot is Bruno Guarda, who has fallen far form the days he was a lock starter as a rookie.

- It was nice to finally see George John's name on the team sheet, but is he healthy enough to start opening day? Zach Loyd is also back, but off the bench... Which means at this point it's almost a certainty that Brek Shea will be starting opening day at center back.

- And as a consequence Eric Avila seems to have a firm hold on the next wide mid spot, filling in for Shea at left.

As for the reserve game...

- Charlie Campbell appears to have a shot at outside back, but is there enough room? I just don't see enough space.

- Andrew Wiedeman and Peri Marosevic are so far out of the picture at striker that both are playing wide mid or wide back every time we see them in a scrimmage.

- With the current injuries, Scott Gordon may have played himself onto the team. Or at least Hyndman may have his hand forced to keep him. Gordon at CB vs Campbell at outside back? Could be.

- Game 2 starting 11 means we may see Ricardo Villar spelling David Ferreira some this season too.

FC Dallas has two new trialists in their Arizona camp, Christian Arrieta and Kevin Gall. Both played yesterday against the Montreal Impact.

Christian Arrieta (age 31) played last season with the Philadelphia Union, appearing in 16 games as a defender. He can play both center back, as he did in the FCD scrimmage, and right back. A Puerto Rican International (and US Citizen), Arrieta grew up in Europe and played in several lower levels of the Italian leagues before joining the Puerto Rico Islanders and eventually Union. At 6'2" Arrieta is a big, strong defender that Hyndman is likely considering for depth with all this center back injuries.

Kevin Gall (age 29) is a Welsh striker who has spent the majority of his career in the lower leagues in Great Britain, most recently with Wrexham. He at one time was in discussion to join Toronto FC, but the deal didn't happen. 5'9", Gall is a darting winger/striker of the kind FC Dallas already has in abundance.