Missing some key pieces in their midfield due to international call ups, FC Dallas put out a very young team on Saturday against the Colorado Rapids and came away with a 1-0 win. After the win, FC Dallas is up to 4th in the West with 7 points.
This stat was repeated a lot of places but I think it originated with FC Dallas color commentator Steve Davis, the FCD starting midfield average age was 19.7 years old and the front 6 combined was 21.7 years. As our friend and Dallas Tornado great Mike Renshaw always says, "Soccer is a young man's game.