Professional men’s soccer is coming to Mansfield next week when North Texas SC, a lower division MLS team, takes on St. Louis City2 on July 4 at 7:45 p.m. It will kick off their 9 regular-season games at the venue, which just recently opened. Tickets are already on sale. There will also be post game fireworks to celebrate the holiday. North Texas SC is an FC Dallas affiliate, established in 2018, which previously played at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, the former home of the Texas Rangers. FC Dallas will also play a friendly in Mansfield in the lead-up to the MLS’s return from its World Cup break. That game will be on July 15 against Orlando City SC at 7 p.m. FC Dallas’ first real game after the break is July 22 in Portland against the Timbers. FC Dallas is also playing its opening Leagues Cup match against a professional club from Mexico there on Aug. 5. Texas Health Mansfield Stadium is kicking off its inaugural season with a bang. Czechia is based there for training for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, and the USWNT is playing there in November for the CONCACAF W Tournament, which will be held entirely in Texas. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less