Disney hopes to nurture soccer’s growth further. This year it has added four more playing fields at Wide World of Sports, boosting the total to 17.

Disney and Charter have struck an expanded carriage deal, adding Hulu to Spectrum TV along with eight cable networks that were dropped in a 2023 fight.

“We played a little bit of soccer and had a breakfast,” said Siyabonga. Besides this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the 11 boys were also awarded exclusive Disney XD soccer kit.