{"id":869354,"date":"2026-06-15T17:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/869354\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:41:16","slug":"fifa-to-leave-lasting-mark-in-dallas-with-new-youth-soccer-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/869354\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA to leave lasting mark in Dallas with new youth soccer facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ground.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"432\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-v-653d32e2=\"\"\/> article    <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><strong>DALLAS<\/strong> &#8211; FIFA and Puede Network are collaborating to build a new soccer plaza in Oak Cliff to help local youth enjoy the sport.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">FIFA is funding the soccer plaza in Oak Cliff, a community known for its family-oriented atmosphere and resilience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The project is a partnership with Puede Network, an organization that specializes in creating opportunities for kids to enjoy and participate in soccer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The new soccer plaza aims to support community engagement and sports development by including a pavilion, a food truck plaza, and five turf soccer fields.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The total budget for the project is $3.5 million, with $2 million contributed by contractors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/field.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;Oak Cliff is my hood. It\u2019s a place where people are resilient and have the kindest hearts,&#8221; said Adan Gonzalez, the founder of Puede Network.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">He emphasizes the importance of hard work and opportunity, stating that people in the neighborhood are not asking for handouts; they\u2019re asking for work.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;We don\u2019t shy away from hard work,&#8221; he said, reflecting on dreams and determination. &#8220;When you\u2019re crazy enough to work toward your dream, you turn around and think, \u2018Oh my God!\u2019&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The plaza will be located on vacant DART-owned property off East Jefferson Boulevard and will be completed before the World Cup ends.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> FOX 4 Intern Kedric McKnight gathered the information by interviewing Adan Gonzalez, the founder of Puede Network.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/world-cup\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FIFA World Cup<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/dallas-county\/dallas\/oak-cliff\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oak Cliff<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article DALLAS &#8211; FIFA and Puede Network are collaborating to build a new soccer plaza in Oak Cliff&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":869355,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,7290,50,10429,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,21490],"class_list":["post-869354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-america","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-county","tag-news","tag-oak-cliff","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-world-cup"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116755367336625026","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}