I think about FC Dallas more than I should. I think about that team a lot because it continues to be a Major League Soccer conundrum. The Hoops are MLS originals who from the outside seem to have done everything correctly. They survived the early years and built on that success. They moved out of the cavernous Cotton Bowl with a capacity of 92,100, into the more intimate confines of the soccer-specific Toyota Stadium. They have intense rivalries with Houston and Colorado, an important factor with both supporters and the MLS higher-ups.
And lately, they’ve been very successful.