SCORES Legacy Gala Reunites 1994 U.S. Men's National Team - KTVU Fox 2 news

More than three decades after a groundbreaking performance in the World Cup that helped ignite modern American soccer, members of the 1994 U.S. Men’s National Team reunited at the SCORES Legacy Gala in San Jose. The gala celebrated not only tthe 1994 team, but also the long tail legacy of their performance on U.S. soccer, including the widening of access to the beautiful game.

Out of that legacy, SCORES was born in 1994, empowering young peopl ethrough soccer, poetry, and service learning. America SCORES Bay Area was founded in 2001, twenty five years ago.

Celebretated too were three SCORES Poet-Athletes, recently named as winners of Telemundo’s national poetry competition, Atletas Poetas. National winner, 11-year-old Sebastian Corona, of Watsonville, performed at the Legacy Gala. His story is included here in this story from KTVU news.

Coca-Cola and Airbnb were the Primary and Presenting Sponsors of the gala. Telemudo was the Media Sponsor. Corporate Partners included: Adidas, Del Grande Dealer Group, The Sak, Qatar Aspire Academy, Capelli, Imagine LLC, Bloomberg, Newcastle Partners, and Snowflake. Soccer and Community Partners were the: San Jose Earthquakes, Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, Cal North Youth Soccer, US Youth Soccer, US Soccer Forward, Oakland Roots and Soul Foundation, The San Jose Sports Authority, The Bay Area Host Committee, and Bay FC.