In Observance

Due to the 4th of July game, the FC Dallas office is observing the Independence Day holiday today, and is therefore closed. It's a busy week for the team, and they'll practice as usual this morning on the adidas Field. On Tuesday, the team will board a plane to Midland in the afternoon and will then play a friendly against the PDL's West Texas United Sockers that night at 7:30 p.m. When the team returns to Frisco on Wednesday, it'll be a quick turnaround to begin prepping for Saturday's regular season game at Colorado (8:30 p.m. live on KFWD-52).

Juniors Notes:

• The FCD Juniors team participating in the SUM U-17 Cup picked up another win on Sunday night, defeating the Kansas City Wizards 6-2.
• Dallas goals were scored by Ruben Luna (3), Darin Kruzich (2) and Marco Carrizales.
• The team has the day off today and will resume play on Tuesday vs. Real Salt Lake.
• FCD has six points from two games. The two teams with the highest points totals will face off in the final on Wednesday.

Voting Reminders:

• Today is the last chance for fans to cast their All-Star votes. Make sure to visit FCDallas.com to choose the FCD players you'd like to see represented in this year's exhibition (July 29 vs. Everton FC at Rio Tinto Stadium).
• In case you missed it, Kenny Cooper is up for an ESPY award -- Best MLS Player. The voting closes on July 11, so click here to cast your vote for Kenny.