I got invited by my FC Dallas ticket rep to tour the National Soccer Hall of Fame at Toyota Stadium last Thursday. I took a bunch of pictures and thought they might be of interest to our readers who haven't gotten a chance to see how the hall is coming together.

First a special thanks to my tour guide, my FC Dallas ticket rep Chad Morgan. If you need some tickets you should give him a ring (903-293-3009), drop him an email (cmorgan@fcdallas.com), or find him on twitter (@cymiii15).

Preview Exhibits

Let's start with a few of the preview exhibits the Hall of Fame had on display.

1920s Ball and cleat. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

A USA jersey from the 1930 World Cup. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

This 1930 jersey looked like it was made from burlap. It can't have been comfortable to play in.

Paul Caligiuri's boot that scored the game winner against T&T that got the US into the 1990 World Cup. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

I believe that's a Copa. Best cleat ever.

Pele's New York Cosmos jersey form his last game in 1977. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

Yes, the Pele jersey is mesh.

The Tour

I'll take you through the tour in the order I walked through it.

Seat example and the Founding Member display. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

They tell me if you buy a seat this season you get your name permanently on display in the Hall of Fame with all the "Founding Members."

Design image of what the locker room will eventually look like. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

The club area on the upper level. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

We entered the club from the main concourse. This room is much bigger standing in it than it looks form images.

One of the bars in the upper level club. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

The view from the upper deck seats. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

Upper deck seats. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

The upper deck is already sold out I'm told.

Corner seats on the main stand side. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

The view from the corner seats on the main stand side. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

The lower deck seats as seen from the main stand corner. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

You can see one of the two new TV screens at the top.

The above pic was taken from just above the player walkout tunnel.

There is some standing room watching area behind the rails.

The view back toward the main stand from uderneath on the lower deck. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

Above you can see in between this section and the corner section the player walkout tunnel which connects to the player walk down ramps seen further down this page.

The garage style doors between the lower level seats and the club area. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

These garage doors can be opened or closed depending on the needs of events. I assume they will be open on game days.

The lower level club. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

The player walkout is behind the glass you can just see on the right side of the above picture.

The media room where press conferences will take place. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

The media room is just west of the lower level club and is supposed to have a viewing area for fans.

The player walk down to the field level tunnel. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

The player walk down is just behind the lower level club. It looks like the glass can be swung open.

Etched glass on one of the FC Dallas locker room doors. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

The FC Dallas locker room. Which is big enough for college football events. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

Player showers. (3rd Degree / Buzz Carrick)

And that ends the tour. I hope you enjoyed the visual update.