On March 24, adidas hosted a special tryout event for a select group of 14-15 year old boys from the Portland Timbers Alliance Clubs. This special invitation tryout yielded a team that will travel to Munich, Germany, to compete in the FC Bayern Youth Cup May 18-23. This is an international 7v7 tournament hosted by FC Bayern Munich and adidas with games to be played at the Allianz Arena, home field of FC Bayern Munich.

Mike Smith, Portland Timbers Youth Sporting Director, led the tryout process to select ten Alliance Club players for this prestigious event. These ten players will train briefly as a group before departing to Germany for the five-day trip that includes training with FC Bayern's Youth Staff Coaches, as well as tournament games. Teams from the United States, China, Germany, Japan, Thailand, India, Austria, and Italy will travel to the tournament this summer.

The Portland Timbers Alliance congratulates all the players on their selection to the team. This is a tremendous opportunity for our players to showcase their skills in a new setting and promises to be an incredible experience for everyone involved. We would also like to thank adidas and the Portland Timbers for arranging such a wonderful event and allowing the Alliance Clubs the opportunity to participate.

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