Seattle Sounders FC Academy players train with Messi, Argentina MNT
Ari Liljenwall
SoundersFC.com
TUKWILA, Wash. – Most young soccer players can only dream about the prospect of sharing the pitch with Lionel Messi – or any member of Argentina’s star-studded national team.
But with Argentina in Seattle ahead of its Copa America Centenario group stage matchup with Bolivia at CenturyLink Field on Tuesday, that dream became a reality for some current and former members of the Seattle Sounders FC Youth Academy.
Argentina trained with Sounders academy members on both Sunday and Monday at Starfire Sports in Tukwila, going through possession and shooting drills and even playing a light scrimmage, giving Seattle’s crop of young prospects a chance to test their skills against FIFA’s current No. 1-ranked team in the world.
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