As the National Women's Soccer League plays its championship match on Saturday, a group of Black players and their allies will be hosting an event to showcase young players with the potential to go on to college and pro careers.

More than 20 young players from across the country will attend the three-day event with coaches, scouts, agents and professional soccer players starting Saturday at Prairie View A&M, a historically black land-grant university in Prairie View, Texas.

The Next Wave showcase is the result of a partnership between the Black Women's Player Collective and Black Star, which seeks to drive soccer's growth in Black communities. The BWPC is a non-profit founded in 2020 by Black players in the National Women's Soccer League.

One of the collective's missions is to advance o

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