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1. Terrific Twosome
Sporting KC Academy forward Gianluca Busio and defender Mitch Eise were named to the United States U-17 Men’s National Team on Wednesday for the 2017 Men’s Nike International Friendlies in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, running from Nov. 29 – Dec. 3.
Busio and Eise join a 24-player roster assembled by U.