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Visa Issues Force Mount Pleasant to Rely on Academy Players

3/7/2026

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CONCACAF is helping Mount Pleasant after 10 players were denied visas for their Champions Cup match against L.A. Galaxy.
Six Mount Pleasant players are Haitian, and visa delays have affected several Jamaican players amid travel bans imposed by the Trump administration.
Mount Pleasant's sporting director Paul Christie said the team may need to rely on academy players to compete.
The match is scheduled for March 19 in Kingston, Jamaica.

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CONCACAF is helping Mount Pleasant after 10 players were denied visas for their Champions Cup match against L.A. Galaxy.
Six Mount Pleasant players are Haitian, and visa delays have affected several Jamaican players amid travel bans imposed by the Trump administration.
Mount Pleasant's sporting director Paul Christie said the team may need to rely on academy players to compete.
The match is scheduled for March 19 in Kingston, Jamaica.