San Diego's new Major League Soccer team Thursday broke ground on its training facility and its Right to Dream Youth Development Academy, a significant milestone toward taking the pitch in 2025.
EL CAJON , Calif. - San Diego 's new Major League Soccer team Thursday broke ground on its training facility and its Right to Dream Youth Development Academy , a significant milestone toward taking the pitch in 2025.
The Right to Dream Academy will be"an integral part" of the club's 125,000 square-foot campus, featuring a 50,000-square-foot sports performance facility shared by the first team and academy teams, and five full-sized soccer fields, including three natural turf fields and two synthetic turf fields. According to the team, the residential academy will house male students between the ages of 12 and 18, spanning grades six through 12. The first group of residential athletes will be enrolled in fall 2025. Additionally, SDFC will create a non-residential girls pathway at the academy.
"To see this project come to life is absolutely incredible," Machado said."It's important for me to leave a lasting legacy in San Diego, which has been so supportive.
San Diego Major League Soccer Training Facility Youth Development Academy Groundbreaking Sycuan Reservation El Cajon Soccer Don Garber Mohamed Mansour Manny Machado San Diego Padres
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