LOS ANGELES, CA. (February 4, 2020) - The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) announced this morning that the league will play in Frisco, Texas, for three games during the upcoming 2020 season. The spectacular Ford Center at The Star, a Dallas Cowboys facility, will host the PLL on July 4 and 5. This will be the PLL’s first visit to the state of Texas.
“As we expand our team offering and grow into new markets, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be headed to Texas in 2020,” says PLL Co-Founder and CEO Mike Rabil. “Amidst a 10-year growth trajectory of lacrosse participation in Texas, we’re eager to host our game weekend at the Dallas Cowboys’ state-of-the-art facility in Frisco, welcoming one of the nation’s fastest growing fanbases to witnessing the highest caliber of professional lacrosse.”
“We are excited to welcome The Premier Lacrosse League to Ford Center at The Star,” said Dallas Cowboys EVP of Business Operations, Chad Estis. “The Star has created opportunities to showcase lacrosse at all levels, and we are confident that the event will draw a great turnout for not just lacrosse fans, but all of our passionate sports fans in the North Texas area.”
Ford Center at The Star will be the fifth PLL tour venue slated for the 2020 season. The North Texas stop will follow weekends at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.), Fifth Third Bank Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.), LaValle Stadium (Stony Brook, NY), and Homewood Field (Baltimore, Md.). The 2020 season is scheduled to begin on May 29 and will be distributed via an exclusive media rights deal with NBC Sports. Games will be shown throughout the summer on a combination of NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold, the network’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform.
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