Sporting Kansas City has announced the launch of the inaugural Patterson Cup, an elite tournament featuring six of the top youth academies from Major League Soccer.
The Patterson Cup will take place in conjunction with the first-ever Sporting Next Gen Invitational, slated for March 30-31 at the world-class Wyandotte Sporting Fields in Kansas City, Kansas. The marquee event will see six U-12 academy clubs square off, including Sporting Kansas City, Atlanta United FC, Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, Real Salt Lake and Toronto FC.
“One of our goals is to create high-quality competitions for MLS academy teams to compete in every year,” Sporting KC Academy Director Jon Parry said.