FC Tucson's Vance Rookwood, left, gets a boot from Whitecaps FC U-23 defender Colton O'Neill (2) while he tries to bring the ball into the box during the second half of the FC Tucson vs. Whitecaps FC U-23 playoff match on Friday, July 25, 2014, at the North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Ariz. FC Tucson won on a 90' + 4 injury time header from Sebastian De Rada on a corner kick. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

 Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

On Friday night at Kino Sports Complex, FC Tucson held open tryouts for the 2015 season, and more than 100 prospects attended. Some drove from Colorado. Others came from Phoenix. The appeal of the FC Tucson program — and the possibility of playing next month against MLS teams Sporting Kansas City, Real Salt Lake and the Seattle Sounders — has a wide reach. 

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