Fan favourites Man Utd and Rangers join line-up for 2022 STATSports SuperCupNI

The Junior section now consists of teams playing at U16 age level and chairman of the organising committee, Victor Leonard said: “We are delighted to have the likes of Manchester United, Rangers, Leeds United and teams from as far away as Bermuda, Mexico and America descending upon Northern Ireland for the competition.

“Manchester United and Rangers have been fantastic supporters of the competition and many of their current first team stars used the tournament as a platform for them to go on and make a name for themselves at a senior level.

“This is our first year back since 2019 and the restart has been met with a great deal of positivity and we hope to build upon this in years to come.”

Tournament graduates such as Anthony Elanga, Scott McTominay, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho have all shone at the competition before making a name for themselves in England’s top flight.

In Scotland, it has been a year to remember for Rangers as they defeated some of Europe’s top sides to make it all the way to the Europa League final.

The likes of John Lundstram, who won the Junior section with Everton in 2009, Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis and rising star Alex Lowry have all starred at the Tournament and the Ibrox based side will be hoping to retain the Junior crown they secured in 2019.

Some of North America’s finest will have their sights set on claiming top spot later on this summer and Mexico’s representative, Santos Laguna a Mexican professional Club competing in Liga MX, the top professional football division in Mexico, they will be hoping to claim Mexico’s first title success at Junior level since 2007.

The Mexicans are joined by tournament newcomers Surf Soccer and San Francisco Glens and both sides will be bringing