For the past 37 years, Gary Falconer has looked to Fairfax County as the home of his annual Virginian Soccer Tournament, a massive Memorial Day weekend gathering of more than 500 youth soccer teams. However, this year the tournament director said Fairfax will share hosting duties with Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William counties because of demand for the area's turf fields.

Turf war brewing in Fairfax (VA) over annual soccer tournament

For the past 37 years, Gary Falconer has looked to Fairfax County as the home of his annual Virginian Soccer Tournament, a massive Memorial Day weekend gathering of more than 500 youth soccer teams. However, this year the tournament director said Fairfax will share hosting duties with Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William counties because of demand for the area’s turf fields.


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