The former NFL player and ESPN host is back with his team, CONCAFA SC, in the 2025 competition
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- Pat McAfee and CONCAFA SC return to TST 2025
- $1M 7v7 soccer tournament in Cary, NC
- Part of 48-team field in men's division
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WHAT HAPPENED?
ESPN media personality and former NFL star Pat McAfee has announced that both he and his team, CONCAFA SC, are set to return and compete in The Soccer Tournament (TST) 2025 this year.
McAfee and his squad entered the tournament in 2024 and made it to the quarterfinals of the competition before falling to Hoosier Army 1-0. Returning members of his team include former U.S. men's national team players Geoff Cameron and Brek Shea, as well as "The Arena Boys."
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
TST 2025 will see a 48-team men's field compete in a Group Stage World Cup-style knockout tournament in a winner-takes-all scenario. Their Group Stage bracket will see them compete in Group F, where they will meet AFC Bournemouth, Real Athletico, and the Wrexham Red Dragons.
McAfee's team will look to better their 2024 quarterfinal showing.
TST’s defending men's champion La Bombonera will also return to defend their crown, in addition to 2023 champion Newtown Pride.
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DID YOU KNOW?
McAfee recorded an outrageous assist in the 2024 competition, as his squad defeated Chad Ochocinco's Nati SC.
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WHAT NEXT?
TST 2025 returns at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC in June. Men's group play begins June 4-5, and women's group play June 5-6.
The Men’s knockout Round of 32 and Round of 16 matches will both take place on June 6, while quarterfinal and semifinal matches for both events will be played June 7-8. Both the men's and women's tournaments will conclude on June 9, with a $1 million prize in each respective bracket being awarded to the competition champions.
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