Who would have guessed that Foyt and Unser would see action in the Indy Eleven's exhibition game Feb. 26 at the Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World in Florida.
No, not that Foyt and Unser. The surnames are aliases utilized for trialists in the North American Soccer League, and the idea of using Indianapolis 500 champions was born on Twitter by Indy Eleven team operations coordinator Hugo Scheckter -- the brother of former IndyCar Series driver Tomas and son of Formula One World Champion Jody.
The expansion team squared off against reserves of the defending MLS Cup champion Sporting Kansas City. The Indy Eleven opens its spring home season April 12 in Indianapolis.