ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Matrix Midwest) - St. Louis CITY SC announced the club’s first-ever Special Olympics team on Tuesday.
‘CITY Unified’ is part of the Special Olympics Unified Sports program and serves to bring athletes together “to compete on the same team, fostering inclusion, teamwork, friendship and a shared love of the game.”
“At CITY, we believe that soccer is for everyone,” said Ken Earley, Director of Community Relations at CITY SC. “Our Unified team is another way we’re able to bring St. Louisans of all different backgrounds and abilities together around the beautiful game.”
The 17 players on the inaugural CITY Unified roster are:
- Matthew Appelbaum
- Vincent Humure
- Lilian Gerbic
- Cody Behnen
- Landon Swanson
- Morris John Cubahiro
- Gerard Mauro
- Lauren Munn
- Lyla Bieser
- Patrick Halveland
- Evan Lennox
- Drew Priefer
- Jasmine Willis
- Jordan Catching
- Max Brown
- Alyssa Rios
- Tyler Purk
Lyla Bieser and Lilian Gerbic will represent CITY Unified in Charlotte at the 2026 Special Olympics Unified Sports MLS All-Star Game.
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The team will host its first match against Sporting Kansas City’s Unified team on Thursday, July 16.
The two sides will compete at CITY SC’s training pitch at the Washington University Orthopedics High Performance Center, located near Energizer Park.
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