The Soccer Tournament (TST), which features a $1 million event for men and $1 million event for women, announced Tuesday a third $1 million competition: TST Mixed. TST Mixed will feature teams of men & women, shifting on and off the field throughout the match. TST is slated to take place May 27-June 1 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary.
Headlining the Mixed event will be former U.S. Women’s National Team star goalkeeper Hope Solo, as well as popular Welsh club Wrexham Red Dragons. Solo’s Mixed team will be in addition to Solo FC, which will be competing in the women’s tournament for the second time. The Mixed field will consist of 16 teams. Half the slots are currently filled. Wrexham Red Dragons’ entry will be headlined by former Premier League and Wrexham striker Steven Fletcher, and current Wrexham women’s forward Rosie Hughes.
“We decided to launch a third competition in response to the overwhelming demand we have seen from fans asking for more TST,” said The Tournament CEO Jon Mugar. “With TST Mixed, we will welcome 400 additional athletes to our festival and give fans three million-dollar moments. TST is America’s soccer tournament.”
“Mixed Sevens is exactly the kind of bold innovation that TST has become known for,” said NBA superstar and TST co-owner Chris Paul. “This new tournament is going to bring a new level of strategy, excitement, and it gives fans something they truly have never seen before.”
The Mixed event will feature four nine-minute quarters. Women will play the first and third quarters, while the men will play the second and fourth. During Target Score Time™, The Tournament’s original alternate ending in which every game ends on a goal, play begins after the full-time whistle with a Target Score set at one goal more than the leading team’s total.
Teams interested in applying for a spot in TST’s Mixed, women’s or men’s event can do so by visiting TST7v7.com