The Soccer Tournament releases programming for its fan festival experience

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CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Soccer Tournament returns to WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary on June 5 through 10.

This year's event will feature a fan festival experience called "TST Around the World."

The festival will include food and drinks from the hometown of the teams participating in the tournament. There will also be autograph sessions, a flyover, youth soccer clinics and live music.

Take a look at the schedule:

Food and Drink
Food and drink options from countries represented on this year's TST field, including Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Italy and the Caribbean Islands. Among them is German club Borussia Dortmund's partnership with the Wandering Wolf Food Truck to serve German bratwurst and beer.

Air Force Base Perform Flyover
Airmen from the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro will perform two F-15E flyovers during TST. The first flyover will take place on the morning of Wednesday, June 5 and the second will be before the start of the championship doubleheader on Monday, June 10.

The Pat McAfee Show
The Pat McAfee Show will be broadcast live from field three on ESPN on Wednesday, June 5, and Thursday, June 6.

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Autograph Signings
Professional soccer players Georgios Karagounis and Lucio are signing autographs on June 7 from 6:30-7:30 pm at the Serie A stand.

Those interested can buy tickets for The Soccer Tournament here.

The Soccer Tournament is the 7v7 world championship. There are 48 teams in the men's tournament, and 8 in the women's. The winner receives a $1 million prize.

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