The Seattle Sounders are about to sign their third Official Youth Club Partner outside of the state of Washington. The club will be signing a deal with Merced Atlas Soccer Academy on Sunday. This is the same day that Merced’s academy will be celebrating Dia del Niño, Children’s Day, a widely celebrated day in Latin America.
The academy was most recently affiliated with Club Atlas of Guadalajara, Mexico. Currently, their color scheme is red-and-black, the same as Club Atlas, but will be replaced with Sounders green-and-blue once the deal becomes finalized.
“This will bring a lot of opportunities for the community,” said Fernando Aguilera, president of the Merced soccer academy when speaking with the Merced Sun-Star.