WRITERS: PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
BRIEF HISTORY (ALSO INFO ON WHO CHARLESTON ARE)
LAST YEAR RECAP
BRIEF OFFSEASON RECAP (FOR CREW AND ATL ONLY)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
CHEERS!
Minnesota United will participate in the 14th annual Carolina Challenge Cup February 17–24 in Charleston, South Carolina, with the hosts Charleston Battery, Atlanta United FC, and Columbus Crew SC.
The tournament began in 2004 and features teams from Major League Soccer and the United Soccer League; the hosts have always been the Charleston Battery out of the USL.