Toyota Stadium comes alive again on Saturday night as FC Dallas hosts the Chicago Fire for the first time in Frisco since 2013 looking to extend the franchise-record home unbeaten streak to 16 games and extend their lead at the top of the MLS standings. Here are the 10 things to know about #FCDvCHI:
1. Saturday is our annual Special Olympics Doubleheader as the FC Dallas SO team supported by Globe Life will play Chicago Fire's SO team immediately following the MLS match. We encourage all FC Dallas fans to stay and support the squad. CLICK HERE to learn more about them and to see how you can pledge your donation of support!
2. Our honorary Lamar Hunt Statue scarfer is Zachary Parcher from FCDSO! Arrive early at 7:30 to the statue on the north concourse and cheer on Zach!
3. We received overwhelming response to our #DallasStrong t-shirts! If you purchased a t-shirt, it's available for pickup in the northeast terrace at Toyota Stadium. We had to cap the t-shirts available for Saturday's match, but if you would still like to order yours, CLICK HERE and get yours to be available at our 7/31 match vs Vancouver!
4. Saturday's match is a heavyweight battle for the Brimstone Cup and summer intern Miranda Henson has designed a fitting match poster. Get yours in the team store!
5. We'll be keeping you updated during the match on the progress of our U-16s & U-18s in the USSDA National Championship game. They'll be playing during the Chicago match and you can click here to see how they got to the national championship.
6. Saturday's match sees FCD take their 15-game home unbeaten streak against a Fire team that has four straight wins against Dallas. Get a closer look at Saturday's opponent in a rare visit to Frisco.
7. Be sure to participate in our 50/50 raffle on Saturday night with half of the proceeds going to the winner and the other half going to the Line of Duty fund!.
8. Saturday's forecast calls for clear skies and temperatures in the upper 80s at kickoff.
9. If you can't make the match, tune to TXA21 for #FCDvCHI with Mark Followill and Steve Jolley on the broadcast. You can also tune in through the airwaves on 100.7FM with Steve Davis or 1270AM with Carlos Alvarado and Rafa Calderon and don't forget the Toyota Post-Game show on Facebook Live after the match!
10. Don't have your tickets yet? You still have time to snag yours right here to join us at Toyota Stadium as we start our stretch run towards the playoffs!