The UTA men’s soccer club will host a FIFA tournament from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Central Library Basement.
The event will serve as a fundraiser to help the team. Players will compete for a cash prize, and the $10 entry fee includes pizza and drinks for all participants.
Eduardo Hernandez, information systems senior and the club’s committee chair, helped organize the event and said the team hopes to make it an annual tradition.
The tournament currently has 30 players signed up, and the club can accommodate up to about 60. Hernandez said the team hopes to fill every spot so students can enjoy the event with as many fellow players as possible.
Participants must be UTA students to sign up, which they can do through the team’s social media posts and flyers found around campus with QR codes. The deadline to register for a spot in the tournament is 4 p.m. Thursday.
The UTA men’s soccer club is a student-led organization that provides students the opportunity to train, compete and grow through soccer. The team competes in the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association Region IV Conference of the Texas Collegiate Soccer League Men’s North Division and welcomes players of all skill levels.
The club is currently in season, with its next home game against the University of North Texas at 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Campus Recreation Fields Complex, next to Allan Saxe Field.
Beyond the field, the club emphasizes community, sportsmanship and building lasting friendships.
“Just come out there and be ready to compete. We have a lot of good players showing up,” Hernandez said, “so definitely just be out there and try to win it all.”
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