PORTLAND, Ore. – New York City FC Sunday sent $160,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) to the Portland Timbers in exchange for a 2021 international roster spot.

The Major League Soccer club plays Tigres UANL in second-leg encounter of the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals in Orlando Tuesday night.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.