The Dallas Morning News
FC Dallas mascot Tex Hooper walks around the field before the final leg of the MLS Western Conference Finals between the Portland Timbers and FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas Sunday November 29, 2015. Portland advanced to the next round, beating Dallas 2-2. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)
Television screens popped with bright pageantry and energy on MLS opening day. The ten matches that comprised the 2016 season debut made a great sizzle reel for the league - the scenes in Portland and Seattle were predictably raucous, and Orlando City fans showed no sign of a sophomore slump with their 60,000 plus.