FC Dallas training schedule: July 24-30

Second-year forward Abe Thompson's goal in injury time on Saturday was not only his first of the season, it was also the 500th goal in Dallas history and gave FCD the 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake, in turn giving the Hoops their first three-game winning streak of the year.

After taking Sunday off, FCD will be back on the field on Monday preparing for two games this week. On Tuesday, the team heads back on the road - this time to Monterrey, Mexico - to face Tigres in the second leg of the Rio Grande Plate. FCD will be back in MLS action next Saturday, July 29 when they take on the Colorado Rapids at Pizza Hut Park as part of a doubleheader that also includes Club America (Mexico) taking on Everton (England) in the nightcap.

SCHEDULE:
Monday, July 24 -- 9:30 a.m. (CT) at Pizza Hut Park
Tuesday, July 25 -- DEPART FOR MONTERREY, MEXICO - 11:00 a.m.
Training in Mexico in the afternoon.

Wednesday, July 26 -- Tigres (Mexico) vs. FC Dallas vs. - 2nd Leg of Rio Grande Plate; 8:45 pm CT at Estadio Universitario
Thursday, July 27 -- RETURN TO DALLAS
Training TBD at Pizza Hut Park

Friday, July 28 -- 9:30 a.m. (CT) at Pizza Hut Park
Saturday, July 29 -- FC Dallas at Colorado Rapids AND Club America (Mexico) vs Everton (England) 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (CT) at Pizza Hut Park

Sunday, July 30 -- OFF

Schedule is subject to change.

NOTES:

The team is in the middle of a schedule that sees them playing six games in 19 days, and so far the club has won the first three of those games - all in the last eight days. The final three games of the stretch will have the team playing in Monterrey, Mexico on Wednesday, in Frisco on Saturday, and then in Charleston, South Carolina next Wednesday (U.S. Open Cup vs. Charleston Battery).

Fourteen different players have now scored a goal for FCD this year, with five of the 11 game winning goals coming from players that had entered the game as substitutes. This was FCD's 5th game that was won with a goal in the last ten minutes of play.

Head Coach Colin Clarke will announce his traveling roster to Monterrey on Monday afternoon.

The win on Saturday allowed FCD to increase their lead in the Western Conference to five points over Houston. FCD has as an 11-5-3 record (36 points), while Houston carries an 8-3-7 (31 points).

The Hoops have been in first place for all but four days this season. After losing to Houston on May 6, which temporarily dropped the team one point behind Houston, the team defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy on May 10 to reclaim first place and has remained there ever since. Click here for the complete standings: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/standings/