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Bayern signing Taylor Booth aiming to be a new kind of American export

After growing up with the ball at his feet, the Utah native hopes to be one of many Americans playing a more technical style in Europe

Taylor Booth is not your typical American.

To start, most American 17-year-olds are not living in Germany after signing a contract with Bayern Munich, one of the world’s biggest clubs.

Even in the peculiar soccer ecosystem, though, the Utah native represents something different.

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“I can play anywhere in the midfield - I prefer 8 or 10 cause I like more of an attacking role.