St. Louis CITY SC is proud to introduce CITY Unified, the club’s first official Special Olympics team, created with Special Olympics Missouri.
CITY Unified brings together athletes with and without disabilities to compete on the same team, fostering inclusion, teamwork, friendship and a shared love of the game. As part of the Special Olympics Unified Sports program, players compete alongside one another while building meaningful relationships both on and off the pitch.
The launch of CITY Unified represents another step in the club’s commitment to making soccer accessible to all.
“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.”
Earlier this summer, players gathered at Energizer Park for a Signing Day celebration, where CITY SC’s Sporting Director Corey Wray and Head Coach Yoann Damet welcomed 17 players to the inaugural CITY Unified roster:
- 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
In addition, two members of the team, Lyla Bieser and Lilian Gerbic, will represent CITY Unified in Charlotte at the 2026 Special Olympics Unified Sports MLS All-Star Game presented by MLS WORKS and ESPN during MLS All-Star Week.
CITY Unified will host its first match against Sporting Kansas City’s Unified team, as part of CITY SC’s Red Hot Rivalry match activities, on Thursday, July 16 at 12:00 p.m. (time subject to change). The two teams will compete at CITY SC’s training pitch at the Washington University Orthopedics High Performance Center, located near Energizer Park.
