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United States U17s beat Brazil 3-0 in international friendly competition

The United States Under-17 team beat the Brazil U17s 3-0 on Sunday to win the Nike International Friendlies competition in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.

Ayo Akinola, Josh Sargent and Timothy Weah scored for manager John Hackworth's team, as they finished the friendly tournament 3-0 to win the title.

Speaking after the match, Hackworth told U.S. Soccer: "I was in this job previously in my career and I've talked about it a lot, our soccer and tactical understanding are getting better.

FULL-TIME! Goals from Akinola, Sargent and Weah see the U-17 MNT defeat Brazil 3-0 to clinch the 2016 #NikeFriendlies title!