When O'Reilly first read in October that TBT was expanding into soccer, she was immediately intrigued by the concept. TBT Enterprises has run a successful basketball version - The Basketball Tournament - for about a decade, seeing it grow from a 32-team event with a $500,000 prize to a 64-team field playing for $1 million. "I feel like this is right out of 'Field of Dreams.' 'If you build it, they will come.' And it's just been really special how people have come together." "Soccer is this incredible draw for all of us, I think to be together, to connect, to empower people, and to just enjoy this beautiful game," O'Reilly said. Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) USWNT Big Board: Ertz in, Swanson out with 2 months to go National Soccer Hall of Famers Mia Hamm, Carla Overbeck and Michelle Akers are among the staff that will lead the team organized by longtime national team player Heather O'Reilly, who will play. US Women, a team of former United States women's national team players set to compete at The Soccer Tournament - an inaugural $1 million, winner-take-all 7-on-7 competition in June - will be coached by some of the sport's all-time greats. Hamm, Akers coaching O'Reilly's USWNT vets in $1m The Soccer Tournament You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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