This
Date in Dallas Sidekicks History
July
25
Birthdays
League Meetings
- 1988:
Major Indoor Soccer League owners met via a conference and committed to playing
a 48 game schedule among the 7 remaining teams.
- The meeting was required
after the Cleveland Force
disbanded on July 22.
- 5 of the 7 remaining
clubs were ready to commit to the schedule the previous Friday (July
22), but Wichita and San
Diego took the weekend to review their budgets before making the final
commitment.
- 1990:
M(I)SL owners approved three major rule changes to take effect begining with
the 1990-91 season.
- The goals were
expanded by one foot in each direction (height and both directions wide)
- The old goals
were 6 foot 6 inches high by 12 feet wide.
- The new goals
would be 7 feet 6 inches high by 14 feet wide.
- Defenders would
be pushed back to 15 feet on all free kicks.
- previously,
the defense had to remain 10 feet away from a free kick.
- Shin gaurds would
be required to be worn by all players.
- This responded
to a similar mandate by FIFA, the world soccer governing body.
Exhibition
Games
- 1998:
at Sidekicks 9 "Mexico" 3