BRADENTON, Fla. (December 4, 2005) – The 2005 Nike Friendlies officially came to a close on Sunday afternoon. The U.S. U-15 and U-17 '90 National Teams were in action on the final day of the fifth annual event. In all, 65 teams combined to score more than 375 goals over the four days of the competition.
U.S. Soccer’s Nike Friendlies is an annual competition in which the best youth soccer clubs around the United States are invited for a high-level four-day tournament which stresses quality soccer and player development over wins and losses. Tournament standings are not kept during the competition, in which each team plays four 80-minute games over the four days. A full list of teams and schedule of games will be released in the near future on ussoccer.com.
With 65 teams participating in more than 130 matches, the competition has more than tripled in size since 19 teams competed in the inaugural Nike Friendlies in 2001. The event has become highly anticipated by clubs and college coaches because of the emphasis on quality soccer and the top-level competition.
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