Toyota Stadium approved for multimillion-dollar renovation

• Toyota Stadium has hosted concerts, high school football games, college bowl games and Concacaf Nations League matches.

The big picture: Dallas is a main host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which means the Dallas-Fort Worth region will host events and fans.

• Toyota Stadium is a training site for the tournament, though it's unclear how much of the renovations will be done by then.

Context: Toyota Stadium opened in 2005 as a 145-acre facility built around soccer. It has 17 tournament-sized natural grass and turf training fields and the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

• At the time, the stadium seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. Now, Frisco has many upscale shops, restaurants and new housing developments — indicative of the growth that North Texas has experienced in recent years.

Zoom in: The upgrades include more seating and bathrooms, a roof structure offering shade, better concessions, two new suite levels and improved club spaces.

• Plans also include a 6,000-square-foot video board, the largest such board for a soccer-specific stadium in Major League Soccer, per a news release.

The intrigue: The project is being paid for through a public-private partnership that includes the Hunt family that owns the Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas.

What's next: Construction will start early next year and end in 2028.

• The work will happen in phases, starting with the east side, so the stadium can stay operational for MLS matches and the annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony.