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Three MLS academy sides join Dallas Cup's Gordon Jago Super Group
DALLAS, Texas â MLS academy sides FC Dallas, Toronto FC, and St. Louis CITY SC will compete at the 2024 Dallas Cup, rounding out the 12-team Gordon Jago Super Group. The 2024 Super Group features elite teams from eight countries and includes six former Super Group champions.
Heralded as one of the top MLS youth academies FC Dallas brings a rich history to the Dallas Cup, having secured eleven “Boot & Ball” trophies, including a memorable Super Group triumph in 2017. Spearheaded by current FC Dallas players Paxton Pomykal and Jesús Ferreira, the 2017 championship marked a historic milestone as FC Dallas became the first and only MLS Academy side to claim victory in the elite bracket. Notably, Ferreira went on to represent the United States at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022â¢, alongside other FC Dallas graduates Weston McKennie, Kellyn Acosta, and Shaq Moore.
As Dallas Cupâs host club, more than 25 elite FC Dallas boys and girls teams will represent the club again at the 2024 edition of the tournament. Additionally, FC Dallas families will remain instrumental to the success of Dallas Cup by providing hundreds of volunteer hours throughout tournament week.
Toronto FC will make their fifth Super Group appearance since debuting in the elite bracket in 2013. In their previous Super Group appearances, Toronto FC has been held up in the group stage, but the Canadian side hopes to improve on their previous appearances and become the first Canadian Super Group champion of all time. Like so many clubs worldwide, Toronto FC has several alumni ties to Dallas Cup. Longtime Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley played in the 2004 Dallas Cup. Fellow TFC standouts Jozy Altidore (DC 2004) and Dwayne De Rosario (DC 1996) rank in the top 5 of the clubâs all-time goal scorers list.
Making their debut at the Dallas Cup in 2024, St. Louis CITY SC enters the tournament with some momentum, following a strong showing in the United Premier Soccer Leagueâs National Finals. After an impressive run that saw them reach the championship match, St. Louis CITY SC seeks to etch their name in Dallas Cup history and become the first Missouri-based champion across all age groups since 1992.
With FC Dallas, Toronto FC, and St. Louis CITY SC joining the fray, the Gordon Jago Super Group lineup boasts a diverse array of teams from eight countries, including six former Super Group champions.
2024 Gordon Jago Super Group
- Botafogo (BRA)
- Sao Paulo FC (BRA)
- Toronto FC (CAN)
- L.D. Alajuelense (CRI)
- FC Midtjylland (DEN)
- Fulham FC (ENG)
- Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
- CF Monterrey (MEX)
- Club Santos Laguna (MEX)
- Tigres UANL (MEX)
- FC Dallas (USA)
- St. Louis CITY SC (USA)
The 2024 Dallas Cup presented by Coca-Cola (Boys U12-U19) will be played March 24 through March 31 as the tournament celebrates an important milestone with its 45th anniversary. The boysâ tournament will once again be played concurrently with the Dallas Cup Girls Invitational (Girls U15-U19) which runs March 23 through March 29.
Morton started 15 games in 1972 for an injured Staubach, who eventually returned in the playoffs. The Cowboys decided to trade Morton in 1974 to the Giants, who sent back a first-round pick, which turned out to be the No. 2 overall pick in 1975. The Cowboys used that selection to take Randy White, a 10-time Pro Bowler and future Hall of Famer.
Ironically enough, White’s best game was likely Super Bowl XII, when he was named Co-MVP with Harvey Martin. The Cowboys’ Doomsday defense dominated the Broncos, who were quarterbacked by Morton.
Overall, Morton played for the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos before officially retiring at the end of the 1982 season.
His career ended with 27,908 passing yards, ranking him 71st in NFL history, just ahead of Hall of Famer Joe Namath (27,663).
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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