When Sporting Kansas City opens the 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League next month, they will be the second Sporting KC team this year to compete in the most prestigious international competition in North America. The Sporting KC Academy U-13s are currently in Mexico for the Scotiabank CONCACAF Under-13 Championship, which opens Saturday at the Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City.
Although the tournament is comprised of players born in 2003 as well as players born in late 2002, Sporting Kansas City will send a mix of players at the U-12 and U-13 level that includes two players born in 2004 and 2005.