Official Site of Sporting KC · Mar 31, 2019
Sporting KC hosts inaugural Patterson Cup and Sporting Next-Gen Invitational
Some of the country's best youth talent was on display Saturday and Sunday as Sporting Kansas City hosted the inaugural Patterson Cup and Sporting Next-Gen Invitational at Wyandotte Sporting Fields in Kansas City, Kansas.
The Sporting Next-Gen Invitational consisted of 96 teams from across the region at the boys and girls U-8 through U-12 levels. Held in conjunction with the event was the Patterson Cup, an elite U-12 boys tournament featuring six of Major League Soccer's top youth academies—namely Sporting Kansas City, Atlanta United FC, Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, Real Salt Lake and Toronto FC.