SCORES and Telemundo Launch Atletas Poetas Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026™

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Telemundo Station Group! Together, we're launching Atletas Poetas (Poet-Athletes) — a national youth poetry celebration inviting SCORES students to write and perform original poems in Spanish or bilingual (Spanish-English) inspired by soccer, unity, and community.

The initiative runs March 16 through April 30 across seven cities: Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., Miami, and the San Francisco Bay Area. City winners will be announced the week of April 15, followed by the selection of two national winners on April 30. Those national winners will then be celebrated at the Soccer Legacy Gala on May 8 in San Jose.

This partnership feels especially meaningful as SCORES was born from the energy of the 1994 FIFA World Cup — and now, 32 years later, our poet-athletes will take center stage as the world turns its eyes back to the U.S.

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Check out local coverage from our partners at Telemundo Área de la Bahía and Telemundo 51 Miami to see our poet-athletes in action.