Late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning (depending on when you caught it), FC Dallas revealed some major stadium news. The local city council in Frisco approved a $182 million renovation, allowing the club to renovate the third-oldest soccer-specific stadium in MLS.
From a new canopy roof on the stadium, a large video board, and new concessions stands to a mixed-use facility that will take about a decade to complete, the renovations will drastically change how people view FC Dallas around the league with regard to their stadium.
After thoroughly reviewing all the news, I realized there was so much to get excited about with the club's announcement about the stadium renovation. Here are some things I am excited about and some that could put a bit of cold water on it all.
What’s good about the renovations?
In a weird way, this feels like a brand-new stadium when it is all said and done. Stadium construction costs tend to run pretty high these days around MLS, and the fact that the club is putting in a little over $180 million tells you how big of an upgrade this will all be.
While the upgrades to the South End of the stadium a few years ago were excellent, as they brought in the National Soccer Hall of Fame and some much-needed improvements to that portion of the facility, they didn’t do what this upgrade will do. Which brings the stadium into the modern soccer stadium era in MLS.
