- John Carlton

This week's Gordon Jago Super Group featured some exciting matches, a lot of goals, and the seperation of the wheat from the chaff. On Wednesday, two Super Group matches took place simultaneously on Field 6, where FC Barcelona took on Costa Rican side Club Sport Cartagines, while German outfit Eintract Frankfurt took on the Brazilians from Coritiba FC on Field 7. Because I missed Barcelona's first match I decided to live tweet their match against Cartagines.

- John Carlton

For the uninitiated, Dallas Cup is the premier showcase for the best youth soccer talent on the planet. The Dallas Cup tournament is now in its 32nd year. A brief checklist of players who have participated in Dallas Cup: Raul, Robinho, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Landon Donovan, Giuseppe Rossi, Rafael Garcia, Giovanni Dos Santos, Rafa Marquez, Michael Carrick, Chicharito, Claudio Reyna, Jonathan Woodgate, Peter Crouch, and the list goes on. And, of course, Dallas itself is a hotbed of youth soccer. Dallas Texans, Andromeda SC., and FC Dallas Juniors are now well known. Meanwhile, new youth clubs are continually popping up in the area to meet the demand for top level youth soccer.