Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gianluca Busio has joined the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team for the 2018 Under-17 International Youth Tournament in England. Busio is part of a 21-man roster led by head coach Shaun Tsakiris, with the Americans set to play three matches over a five-day span across the Atlantic.
Busio and the U.S. will kick off the tournament against hosts England on Friday before facing perennial powerhouse Brazil on Sunday and Russia next Tuesday, Oct. 16. Matches will take place at five different venues in the counties of Cheshire and Shropshire.
The International Youth Tournament will serve as the United States’ final tune-up ahead of the 2018 Nike International Friendlies in late November at Lakewood Ranch, Florida.