{"id":134323,"date":"2026-01-23T00:39:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/134323\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T00:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:39:06","slug":"soccer-dining-venue-gears-up-for-u-s-debut-in-the-colony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/134323\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer & dining venue gears up for U.S. debut in The Colony"},"content":{"rendered":"

In time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup frenzy taking hold of Dallas, a soccer-themed entertainment and dining venue from the United Kingdom will make its U.S. debut in DFW this spring: Called Toca Social<\/a>, it will open at The Grandscape complex in The Colony on March 6.<\/p>\n

First announced for Grandscape in 2024<\/a>, Toca Social combines soccer, entertainment, and dining, with a state-of-the-art venue and innovative soccer-based games. (A Toca Social was originally planned<\/a> for Dallas, but that location was scrapped.)<\/p>\n

The concept was founded by two-time U.S. World Cup veteran and MLS player Eddie Lewis and is backed by soccer legend Abby Wambach. It’s billed as “the world\u2019s first soccer social club” and only has three other locations – two in London and one in Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n

\u201cToca was born from my obsession with the technical side of the game and the belief that a soccer ball should be at everyone\u2019s feet,\u201d says Lewis in the release. \u201cAfter seeing the incredible reception in the UK, bringing our Social flagship home to the U.S. \u2014 and specifically to a soccer-rich market like Dallas \u2014 is a dream realized. We\u2019ve created a place where the skill of the pros meets the energy of a world-class night out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The 20,000-square-foot high-tech venue features “social boxes” where players kick soccer balls against a screen that keeps score on best kicks. Cleats are not required. They tout their proprietary ball-delivery and tracking technology \u2014 an evolution of the “small ball” training method Lewis used during his 14-year professional career, the release says.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoccer is the ultimate unifier, but for too long, the ‘entry fee’ was being a pro-level athlete,\u201d says Wambach in the release. \u201cToca Social is changing that narrative. This Dallas-area flagship is where the next generation of American soccer culture is being built.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sustenance comes by way of a chef-driven \u201cGlobal Street Food\u201d menu featuring Birria Tacos and Spicy Fried Chicken; along with a bar program that includes something called a “Pitch Invader” cocktail, which the release does not describe but calls a fan favorite.<\/p>\n

There are massive 4K screens, ensuring Toca Social will be a premier location for FIFA World Cup<\/a> watch parties this summer. Nine World Cup matches will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington in June and July. Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center will serve as the official will also serve as the International Broadcast Center.<\/p>\n

Toca currently operates another concept, Toca Soccer and Sports Centers, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with locations in Allen, Carrollton, The Colony, Keller, and Mansfield. The company also has a strategic partnership with MLS club, FC Dallas.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur partnership with MLS is a cornerstone of our mission to engage fans in innovative new ways,\u201d says Yoshi Maruyama, CEO of Toca. \u201cBy launching our U.S. Flagship at Grandscape now, we are providing a world-class destination where fans can play, dine, and celebrate the global game.”<\/p>\n

Reservations are now open at Toca Social in Grandscape for group outings, celebrations, corporate events, and matchday gatherings.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Raven Jordan contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup frenzy taking hold of Dallas, a soccer-themed entertainment and dining…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,423,731,154,3692],"class_list":{"0":"post-134323","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-dallas","9":"tag-dallas-headlines","10":"tag-dallas-news","11":"tag-openings","12":"tag-soccer","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-world-cup"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}