Today Major League Soccer drew groups for it’s MLS Is Back tournament in Southern Florida. The Timbers found themselves in Group F along with LAFC, Los Angeles Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo. In a surprising turn of events, unlike the U.S. Open Cup - the Timbers were not paired against the Sounders in the same group.
Teams are to are to report to Florida by the 24th of the month with and eye on starting the tournament on July 8th and it will run through August 11th. With the Los Angeles Football Club, comes the number one seed, and with the Timbers picked last in the group, that means the Timbers will have to really bring their A game right out of the gate.