ARLINGTON, Texas -- Crews are installing the first artificial playing surface as preparations continue for the new Dallas Cowboys stadium's sporting debut.
The weeklong installation of the first of three surfaces at the
new $1.15 billion stadium is about halfway complete.
The RealGrass Matrix field going in Thursday will be a blank
soccer field. It will precede two football gridirons, one for the
NFL and one for college and high school play.
Stadium general manager Jack Hill said the separate fields
accommodate distinctive field markings for the different types of
play. He also said it would give more flexibility for different
sponsorship markings.
Hill expects the soccer field installation to be finished by
Sunday. Teams in the two CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal soccer
matches July 19 will start practicing there Monday.