Northshore Nationals, a team comprised of 12 and 13-year- old boys from the Northshore Select Club, traveled to Spain this summer to compete in an international soccer tournament called the Donosti Cup.

The tournament took place in San Sebastian, a town on Spain’s Basque coast, last month and was comprised of nearly 600 teams from 26 countries and 5 continents. The Northshore Nationals team played in 7 games against 6 Spanish teams and 1 French team and finished the tournament with 4 wins, 1 tie, and 2 losses.

Seventeen boys were able to travel to compete in this tournament partly due to the generosity of their Platinum Sponsor, Michael’s Volkswagen and Subaru of Bellevue, their Bronze Sponsor, Bothell Orthodontics and other valued sponsors, Gibson Bookkeeping, Shape IT Fitness, and Woodinville Indoor Sports.

According to the club, this experience also wouldn’t have been possible without the planning and organization of European Soccer Solutions and Plumeria Breezes Travel Agency.

The players traveled through Spain with their coach, Jason Grubb, and a group of their fans and supporters comprised of their parents and siblings. The group first stopped in Costa Brava, a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain, before having the boys attend a soccer training camp in Barcelona and visiting the famous Camp Nou stadium.

Additionally, the team traveled to Alquezar, an ancient Moorish village in the Aragon region of Spain in the Huesca province. Then, after the tournament in San Sebastian, the group made one last stop in Toledo, Spain.

According to the club, this trip was a great opportunity for the team to experience Spanish culture, team camaraderie, and the European passion for “Futbol”.