April 8, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
CHICAGO (Thursday, April 8, 2010) - The dream continues this weekend for more than 400 aspiring young soccer players as Sueño MLS 2010 - built by The Home Depot, the nationally-televised player search, moves to Chicago's Montrose Park on Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11.
Hosted by the Chicago Fire, an elite group of talent scouts at the event will be led by Paul Cadwell, the MLS Team's Director of Player Development.
While pre-registration for Chicago is full, players are encouraged to sign up in person for the "walk-up" list, starting Saturday, April 10 at 8 a.m. local time. Montrose Park is located at 600 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL 60613.
Fans are invited to catch all the action live, and meet República Deportiva's "Senadora" model Alba Galindo, who will be at the tryouts Saturday signing autographs and posing for photos.
Players already confirmed for the Chicago tryouts hail from throughout Illinois, as well as 25 other states and nine foreign countries.
Entering its fourth year, Sueño MLS 2010 - built by The Home Depot, includes three local tryouts in Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles. The program kicked-off last week when more than 400 players battled in Houston for one of 10 invitations to a week-long trial with the Dynamo's youth development team. This process will be repeated in Chicago and Los Angeles. Ultimately, five standouts from each city will be invited to an exciting five-day "Final Event" in Los Angeles. The finals will include training sessions, scrimmages, guest celebrity scouts, and an opportunity to meet some of the League's biggest stars. The ultimate champion will be crowned on Sunday, May 9, on "República Deportiva," the popular Univision weekly Spanish-language sports show that will chronicle the tryouts in a "reality show within a show" format.
MLS sponsors participating in Sueño MLS 2010 - Built by The Home Depot, include The Home Depot, Volkswagen and Degree Men.
2010 TIMELINE
April 10-11 Local market tryouts (Chicago Fire @ Montrose Park)
April 17-18 Local market tryouts (LA Galaxy @ Glendale Sports Complex)
May 5-9 "Final Event" in LA
May 9 Announcement of winner on República Deportiva
PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY:
Eligible players must be between the ages of 14 and 18 years old (with appropriate identification) and retain their amateur status. Current collegiate student athletes will not be permitted to attend the final event in Los Angeles. Sueño MLS participants will be responsible for all personal expenses associated with the local market tryout, including travel to local tryouts, lodging, food, soccer equipment (shoes, training gear, etc.), etc. Program sponsors will cover all expenses for fifteen (15) participants selected to attend the final event in Los Angeles, CA. For more information, please visit www.SuenoMLS.com. Participation in the event is free. Players may not register for more than one city.
Houston Local Finalists:
Below is the list of the ten players chosen during the Houston market tryout, and who will be training with the Dynamo's youth program for a week in hopes of earning one of five spots for the exciting five-day "Final Event" in Los Angeles in early May.
Name Position Age Hometown
Nelson Castro Center Def. 14 Houston, TX
Carlos Castillo Left Mid. 15 Brownsville, TX
Juan Contreras Left Mid. 16 Dickinson, TX
Jesus Cruz Left Def. 15 Dallas, TX
Ronald Garcia Forward 17 Royal Palm Beach, FL
Anthony Hall Goalkeeper 15 Dallas, TX
Eric Martinez Forward 15 Houston, TX
Marco Ortiz Center Mid. 15 Crowley, TX
Everardo Reyes Center Def. 15 Houston, TX
Lorenzo Salazar Center Mid. 15 Houston, TX
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