Legends such as Pepe Reina and Mario Gaspar will pull on the yellow shirt in the USA
With just over a week to go until The Soccer Tournament (TST) kicks off, Villarreal can confirm the 20 players who will be representing them in their quest to win the million-dollar prize. The squad to take part in the competition is made up largely of former first-team stars, while players from Villarreal Las Vegas, and also representatives of the Player Development Program will also be involved. American football legend Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson is also part of the squad.
The biggest names for the Yellows at the tournament in North Carolina include Pepe Reina, Mario Gaspar, Mateo Musacchio and Xisco Nadal.
The team will be coached by César Arzo, the Vila-real native who came through the youth academy before playing for the first team between 2003 and 2006. He is currently part of the first-team coaching staff.
The coaching staff will be completed by directors and coaches from the Villarreal international academies in North America. Todd Abbey (Villarreal Force), Gio Vazquez (Villarreal North Texas), Jorgie Rodriguez (Villarreal Alberta) and Moises Malo (Villarreal Las Vegas) will all be helping Arzo.
The schedule is as following (times in CET):
Villarreal CF vs Cagliari Calcio: Wednesday 27th May, 6:30pm.Villarreal CF vs Fort Lauderdale Strikers: Thursday 28th May, 1:15am.Club América vs Villarreal CF: Thursday 28th May, 11pm.
You can watch Villarreal’s matches in the tournament on TST’s YouTube channel here.
Here is the full squad for Villarreal at TST:
Xisco Nadal, Pepe Reina, Chad Ochocinco, Mario Gaspar, Mateo Musacchio, Víctor Ruiz, Tomás Pina, David Fuster, Adrià Granell, Estevan Vazquez, Moises Hernandez, Oscar Romero, Yahir Romero, Esai Romero, Sebastian Mendez, Rian Marques, Andy Méndez, Jacob Morales, Decio Ricketts, Diego Palacios.
Más información sobre el programa Player Development aquí: Player Development Program
