Dear Legends Families and Community,

Legends Futbol Academy is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Oaks FC Academy, in collaboration with ZeroGravity. This partnership will create meaningful opportunities for exceptional Legends players to showcase their talent at higher levels of competition within the leagues that Oaks FC Academy participates in. Similarly, ZeroGravity athletes will also benefit from these shared opportunities for player growth and exposure.

Oaks FC is a member of the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL), the largest developmental and semi-professional soccer league in North America. You can learn more about the club and its academy programs by visiting https://oaksfc.org.

Through this partnership, selected Legends players will have the opportunity to join Oaks FC Academy teams for both league and tournament play. This collaboration will provide direct pathways to top-level platforms such as MLS Next , the Elite Academy League (EA) , and EA2 for boys, and the Development Player League (DPL) for girls.

MLS Next is recognized as the highest level of youth competition in the United States for boys, supported by Major League Soccer and designed to cultivate professional-level development. The Elite Academy (EA) and EA2 leagues serve as high-level competitive environments focused on player development, coaching standards, and consistent game-day experiences for elite clubs. EA represents the top-tier national platform, while EA2 offers a developmental space for teams seeking advancement into EA.

On the girls’ side, the Development Player League (DPL) is a highly competitive platform positioned just below the top-tier leagues such as Girls Academy (GA) and Elite Club National League (ECNL). DPL serves as a developmental league that helps prepare players to reach the highest levels of competition. Oaks FC is currently working toward joining the Girls Academy (GA) for 2026, which will provide additional advancement opportunities for Legends girls.

All of these programs emphasize competitive, player-centered environments that focus on long-term player development, advanced training, and national-level exposure to high school, ODP, and college scouts.

Players and teams selected for these programs will play all home games at the Oaks FC–ZeroGravity–Legends fields located in Ventura and Thousand Oaks. Under this arrangement, the only costs to Legends players or teams will be player registration, home game referee fees, a third practice day fee, and standard tournament fee contributions. Uniforms will be provided at no cost , and will feature the Oaks FC design with the Legends Futbol Academy crest proudly displayed on one sleeve to represent this partnership.

Legends Futbol Academy will remain an independent and autonomous organization. All decisions regarding selected Legends teams and players for these advanced platforms will continue to be made by the Legends Futbol Academy leadership. Additionally, Legends will have representation within the Oaks FC–ZeroGravity–Legends Program Directors’ leadership group , ensuring that all partnership-level operations and decisions remain aligned with Legends’ values, standards, and developmental philosophy.

Legends Futbol Academy is honored to be recognized by Oaks FC as a trusted source of talent and development, and we look forward to showcasing what it truly means to be a Legend within this expanded platform.

This partnership also presents a future pathway for individual Legends players to earn opportunities or potential signings with Oaks FC’s semi-professional team, Ventura County FC (VCFC), as they continue to mature in age and ability. Ventura County FC competes in the

MLS Next Pro League, which serves as the professional development league of Major League Soccer. Formerly known as LA Galaxy I, the team operates through a partnership between the LA Galaxy and Oak Sports Holding, and plays its home matches at William Rolland Stadium in Thousand Oaks, California.

We look forward to continuing our mission of developing exceptional players and people, and we are excited about what this partnership will bring to our Legends family.

Warm regards,

Nana Akyen

Technical Director

Legends Futbol Academy

nana@legendsfutbol.org

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