CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTIRE FC DALLAS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
FRISCO, Texas – Major League Soccer fans won’t have to wait long for a 2010 MLS Cup re-match, as the defending champion Colorado Rapids visit Pizza Hut Park to face MLS Cup runners-up FC Dallas on April 9, according to the schedule MLS released today.
With the addition of teams in Portland and Vancouver, the MLS regular-season schedule has expanded to 34 games with every team playing each of the other 17 clubs once at home and once away.
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In deference to the Texas heat, the Dallas side will play only four games at home during the hottest part of summer (July/August) with all but one kick-off time slated for 8:00 p.m.
All 18 clubs will play their season openers during the week of First Kick 2011, presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods, with the Dallas side hosting Brimstone Cup rival Chicago Fire at Pizza Hut Park on Saturday, March 19.
ESPN continues its live coverage of MLS with a total of 21 regular season games – 17 on ESPN2, four on ESPN, and all 21 on ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com, and ESPN Deportes Radio. Nine of the games on ESPN platforms feature duels between regional rivals, including the last four broadcasts of the season, when the drama reaches its peak. The ESPN/ESPN2 MLS broadcast package will include eight additional broadcast windows to allow for the coverage of international matches involving MLS clubs during the summer.
The Univision family of networks will broadcast 30 MLS regular season games live: 20 on Galavisión and 10 on TeleFutura. In response to fan preferences, MLS and Univision worked together to schedule more nationally-televised games on weekend nights.
ESPN’s platforms and the Univision family of networks also will broadcast the 2011 MLS AT&T All-Star Game (July 27 at Red Bull Arena) and MLS Cup 2011; more details to be announced at a later date. FC Dallas local broadcast info as well as the MLS Cup Playoff format and dates will be announced in the near future.
Click here to see the entire 2011 FC Dallas regular season schedule.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit FCDallas.com or call 469.365.0000.