This was the first MLS Homegrown Game selection for Sands, who most recently struck the winning penalty kick to help NYCFC win the 2018 U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-19 Championship in Kansas City, MO.
One of the many highly anticipated events during the week of events surrounding 2018 MLS All-Star Atlanta, the MLS Homegrown Game presented by Energizer® provides an annual platform in which to showcase MLS’ burgeoning young talent and demonstrate the growth of the League’s youth development system.
"It's a special feeling for me.