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FC Dallas vs Colorado Rapids: Preview, game notes, lineup predictions and how to watch
FC Dallas looks to snap a six-game winless streak this weekend when they head to the Rocky Mountains to battle the Colorado Rapids.
The Rapids are coming off a big 3-0 road win in San Jose last weekend, while FC Dallas has picked up two straight scoreless draws against St. Louis and Seattle.
Key player for FC Dallas: Asier Illarramendi – The veteran midfielder got back on the field last weekend in the draw with Seattle. Getting him back into the starting lineup will be key as the club looks for more consistency on the road.
Last year against Colorado: The Rapids, despite their struggles in 2023, got the best of FC Dallas in the season series by winning the lone game in Colorado 2-1 before picking up a 1-1 draw in Frisco.
Homegrown clock: In 2024, FC Dallas Homegrowns (Dante Sealy, Paxton Pomykal, Jesús Ferreira) played a total of 816 minutes and made 12 appearances.
Games missed due to injuries: The injury watch continues into another season. So far, 39 games have been missed due to injuries this season.
Potential Lineup:
After two straight scoreless draws, it looks like we could see a little bit of a change this weekend against the Rapids.
Paes; Junqua, Gonzalez, Ibeagha; Sealy, Fraser, Illarramendi, Arriola; Lletget, Ansah; Musa
By the Numbers: FC Dallas after seven games
Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended after next yellow: none
Availability Report
Out: Geovane Jesus (Right knee), Alan Velasco (Left knee), Paxton Pomykal (knee), Jesus Ferreira (Hamstring), Marco Farfan (head)
Questionable: Aiser Illarramendi (Adductor),
On Loan: Antonio Carerra (North Carolina FC), Jose Mulato (San Antonio FC)
International duty: none
Key player for Colorado: Rafa Navarro
We discussed the main attacking threat for Colorado in our preview:
Behind Enemy Lines: Scouting Colorado Rapids 🔎
Disciplinary Report
Suspended: none
Suspended on next yellow card: none
Availability Report
Out: Daniel Chacón – Knee, Jonathan Lewis – Knee, Connor Ronan – Knee, Kimani Stewart-Baynes – Illness
Questionable: Jasper Löffelsend – Hamstring, Keegan Rosenberry – Thigh
On Loan: none
International duty: none
📅 Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
⚽️ Kickoff: 8:30 PM
🏟 Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
📺 Streaming: MLS Season Pass
💬 Gameday Social: #FCDvCOL
☀️ Weather: 47, cloudy
Klyde Warren Park, a top attraction in Dallas for more than a decade, is growing. Park and city leaders revealed details about the project on Monday morning, which will expand the park to 7.1 acres.
The park, which opened in 2012, connects Uptown Dallas with the Arts District over a recessed portion of Woodall Rodgers Freeway. The construction will span west to cover the remaining portion of the freeway, totaling 1.7 acres of new park space, according to the plans released Monday.
It will feature the Jacobs Lawn, a 37,000-square-foot green space that can be used for all types of community gatherings, performances and markets. In the winter, the lawn will feature an ice rink. Next to the lawn, the Overlook will give visitors a view of the highway traffic below them.
The expansion will also include a two-story pavilion with 24,000 square feet of climate-controlled event space, plus a rooftop terrace.
“This expansion isn’t simply about adding acreage. It’s an investment in Dallas, an investment in the community and an investment in future generations,” Klyde Warren Park chairman Jody Grant said in a statement.
“The expansion of this Park is exactly the kind of transformative investment we must continue to make throughout Dallas’s urban core. It will add new green space for residents to enjoy while driving continued economic growth, connecting our communities, and enhancing the quality of life that makes Dallas a destination for families, businesses, and visitors from around the world,” Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said in a statement.
Construction firm Archer Western won a competitive bid to work on the project, the same firm that built the first phase of the park.
Construction will begin by the end of the year, and is expected to take two years to complete.
FRISCO, Texas — After 12 seasons in the NFL and the last eight with the Dallas Cowboys, defensive back CJ Goodwin has announced his retirement.
Goodwin, 36, has played in 108 games for the Cowboys since he joined the team in 2018. He was the second longest-tenured Cowboy on the roster behind only Dak Prescott, who preceded Goodwin by two seasons.
Since 2019, Goodwin has been one of Dallas’ key players on special teams, recording 69 tackles with the Cowboys [ninth in Cowboys history] and 87 in his NFL career. In 2021, Goodwin became the first player in franchise history to lead the team in special teams tackles for three consecutive seasons.
After going undrafted in 2014, Goodwin received a tryout with the Pittsburgh Steelers after Steelers Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount, whose son attended high school with Goodwin and who Goodwin had worked for as a farm hand, urged the team to give him an opportunity. Pittsburgh would sign him as an undrafted free agent afterwards.
Following time with the Steelers, Falcons, Cardinals, Giants, 49ers and Bengals, the Cowboys signed Goodwin off of Cincinnati’s practice squad in October of 2018.
In his eight seasons with Dallas, Goodwin notched 2,211 snaps on special teams. He worked primarily as a gunner on punt coverage and was one of Dallas’ most impactful defenders on kickoff coverage during his career with the team.
Goodwin was named one of the Cowboys’ six captains in 2025, and the second captain on special teams alongside Brandon Aubrey. He finished the year with 18 special teams tackles.
In 2026, the Cowboys will now have to look to fill Goodwin’s shoes on special teams. Some of their offseason signings, like safety P.J. Locke, have a strong history as defenders on special teams and could end up being crucial for special teams coordinator Nick Sorensen in his second season in Dallas.
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