U.S. Under-16 Boys’ National Team head coach Shaun Tsakiris has named a 23-player roster for the IMG Cup: Boys Invitational, taking place Dec. 17 – Dec. 19 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The tournament will coincide with a domestic training camp, the fourth in 2016 under Tsakiris, for the cycle of players born in 2001 or later.
In preparation for the tournament, the USA will play a friendly against Clearwater Chargers U-17/18 of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. The U-16 BNT will begin IMG Cup competition as part of the U-17 Blue division (birth year 2000 or later).