Council inks deal bringing pro women’s soccer team to the Cotton Bowl
The Dallas City Council today (Wednesday, May 8) approved a plan to bring a women’s professional soccer team to play at the Cotton Bowl for the next two years.
This is the second professional women’s sports team to choose Dallas as their home in less than a month. The city council earlier this month approved a plan that will the WNBA team Dallas Wings playing in the arena at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center beginning with the 2026 season.
The new soccer team is expected to bring in thousands of fans per season and generate broadcasting revenue, according to a press release from District 1 Councilman Chad West.
The team is part of a new league with seven other teams located across the country, with a scheduled expansion of six additional teams in the coming years.
