Things in MLS weren't easy when FC Dallas coach Oscar Pareja was running the midfield at the Cotton Bowl in the late 90s, but the league has definitely gotten harder since then.
FCD goes from playing New York City FC, with their World Cup winner David Villa scoring in the 3-1 NYCFC win, last weekend to facing Los Angeles FC on Saturday. LAFC is an expansion club in a sparkling new soccer-specific stadium but boasts probable World Cup starters Carlos Vela and Marco Urena in attack. For Pareja, the back-to-back challenges show how much the league has grown.