FC Dallas celebrates college signing night

The FC Dallas Academy and FC Dallas Youth players who are graduating and have signed college letters of commitments celebrated with their parents and siblings at FCD's Chase College Signing Night on Wednesday evening. More than 80 FC Dallas Youth student-athletes who signed national letters of intent to play college soccer were on hand.

There was a great deal of pride on display from the parents and kids and well as those who run the Academy and Youth programs. Developing pro players is only one part of the program's mandate, getting as many of their kids college opportunities is the other half.

Every one of these kids has a story and has done something remarkable by advancing to play at the…