FIFA recently announced the 30 FIFA referees selected for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the Dallas Cup is very pleased to “brag” a little as four of these referees are members of the “Dallas Cup Referee Family”.  Massimo Busacca of Switzerland, recently selected by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) as the best referee in the world and going to his second World Cup is joined by other “family members”

Dallas Cup Executive Director Gordon Jago is pleased to announce that the Super Group is complete at 16 teams. Tournament dates are March 28-April 4, 2010. “Randy and I have had such a high level of interest from the top clubs and federations from around the world over the summer months that we were able to expand this special age group from 12 to 16 and still maintain the extremely high level of football that is a signature of the Super Group” states Jago.

Dallas Cup Executive Director Gordon Jago is pleased to announce that Eintracht Frankfurt will be returning to Dallas once again to compete in the Super Group and will also bring their Under 15 team to the competition. Tournament dates are March 28-April 4, 2010. In 2009 Eintracht advanced to the semi final round and are looking to improve on that performance this year.

Dallas Cup Executive Director Gordon Jago continues Super Group announcements with the addition of Cruzeiro EC of Belo Horizonte, Brasil. “We are most pleased to welcome Alexandre Barroso, Coordenador Tecnico de Futebol de Base of Cruzeiro, back to Dallas” states Mr. Jago. “I’m sure the club will bring their usual exciting style of football to the Dallas Cup”.  Cruzeiro was last in Dallas in 2000 and at the time Alexandre was the coach of the team. “We are very excited to return to the Dallas Cup. We know how important the Dallas Cup is for the formation, education and fitness improvement of our youth players.

Dallas Cup Executive Director Gordon Jago announced today a sponsorship with Nike. 

Dallas Cup Executive Director Gordon Jago is pleased to announce that Chelsea FC will be returning to Dallas after a two year absence to compete in the Super Group. The “Blues” were last in Dallas in 2007 with a squad of outstanding players many of which are currently in Chelsea’s Reserve team and in the First team for manager Carlo Ancelotti. Tournament dates are March 28-April 4, 2010. In 2007 Chelsea played the championship match against Sao Paulo FC in one of the most memorable games in the history of the Dallas Cup.

Coaching professional soccer in the early days when Jago came to the USA demanded far more than preparing a team for games. It meant popularizing the game by sowing the seeds of youth soccer and creating a relationship with the community to spawn soccer fans. Jago and his players spent countless hours with young players. And Jago, who was an assistant coach for the U.S. national team in 1969 and the head coach for two games

Dallas Cup Executive Director Gordon Jago is pleased to announce that Tottenham Hotspur FC will be returning to Dallas to once again compete in the Super Group. Spurs were last in Dallas in 1999 when England international and current first team striker Peter Crouch was in the squad. Tournament dates are March 28-April 4, 2010. Spurs EPL Academy squad were EPL Academy finalists this past May thus an invitation to participate in Dallas Cup XXXI.

Dallas Cup Executive Director Gordon Jago and Tournament Manager Randy Jones are pleased to announce the selection of the Dallas Texans Soccer Club as the Host Club for the Dallas Cup. “We look forward to working with the Texans and all of their parents as we take the Host Club Concept to a whole new level in the coming years” says Mr. Jago.