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World Cup Song and PEPSI Ad 2010 World Cup

In honor of the biggest sporting event in sports we at CWF will post videos, articles and comments. Get a feel for what the Female player thinks of the WC. Who do they cheer for? Who is their favorite player? All that and more coming Soon!!

CWF updates

Eniola Aluko

While preparing for the news season Eniola Aluko was recently interviewed by the local radio station. Press (here) for the full interview.

Elisabeth Guess and Megan T.

Both girls are on a 10 day long trial that will see them train with the team in Stockholm until the 16th when they travel to Spain for a 4 day camp. Their trial ends on March 21st when the player will find out if they made the team. We wish them the best of luck!

Kasey Langdon

Kasey an Oklahoma State star is preparing for a two week long trial with Swedish Champions Linkoping FC (www.linkopingfc.com). After being released from Atlanta Beat, Kasey gets a great opportunity to play in one of the best leagues in the world.

Sara Larsson

Make sure you follow Sara Larsson´s exciting blogg about her stay in Philly by pressing Sara Larsson´s blogg in the right hand column.

WPS Pre-season

This week the WPS teams began their preparation for the 2010 campaign. We at CWF will provide you with exclusive coverage, news and updates on our clients how compete in what is called the best league in the world.

Keep an eye on:

Caroline Seger and Sara Larsson - Philadelphia Independence

Kia McNeil, Johanna Rasmussen and Marisha Schumacher - Atlanta Beat

Eniola Aluko and Elise Weber - St. Louis Athletica

Tiffany Weimer and Jennifer Nobis - Boston Breakers

Julianne Sitch - Chicago Red Stars

Candace Chapman - FC Gold Pride

Erin McLeod - Washington Freedom

We wish all our CWF clients the best of luck.

To read more about WPS visit www.womensprosoccer.com

Sunday Action in Germany

Despite of returning snow an almost complete matchday could be played in Germany, for many the first full week. It was a weekend with mixed emotions.

Obviously some would not be happy after the relegation battle between Tennis Borussia Berlin and SG Essen-Schönebeck. CWF sent two players to each team and oddly both had to play without one of them due to injury. On Essen’s side Brittany Timko will miss for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, while for Berlin Amanda Feigt had to sit out with a pulled muscle. That way both sides played with defensive help from North America. For Essen it was Emily Zurrer and for Berlin Katarina Tarr who defended for their teams. Both went full 90 in their debut with Essen being the luckier team that maybe already got rid off relegation worries today after a 2-1 road win. After almost half an hour Essen scored the lead with Berlin scoring the equalizer almost straight afterwards. The shocker for the hosts happened in the last minute with young talent Sofia Nati scoring the game winner in stoppage time. 

SC Freiburg had a stellar success. Being with just 3 points on the bottom they pulled away their second win of the season with a 4-1 win over SC Bad Neuenahr which ranked fourth before this game. With Kelly Parker in the starting lineup Bad Neuenahr scored the first goal of the game but until halftime the hosts turned it around to a 2-1 lead. After an hour Freiburg added another goal before Michelle Wenino gave her league debut as substitute in the 66thminute. Twelve minutes later Mele French entered the game and added the final goal of the game with three minutes left on the clock. 

SC Freiburg stays on the bottom of the standings with 6 pts in 14 games, also TeBe Berlin is on a relegation spot with as many points in 13 games – both chase 1.FC Saarbrücken on rank 10 that has 9 pts in 12 games. Essen Schönebeck climbed to rank 9 with now 13 games in 14 games.

Algarve Cup on the way with CWF players

Also on the way is the Algarve Cup in Portugal which features a couple of players who are represented by CWF. Sweden started with a 2-2 draw against Norway with the trio Sara Larsson, Caroline Seger and Jessica Landström starting in this game. Landström marked the game tying goal in the 53rd minute. In their second game Sweden dominated Iceland to a 5-1 win. All three players got a break with Seger and Landström entering the pitch in the second half.

Denmark had suffered a starting loss against Germany with the final result of 0-4. Representing Denmark were Line Roddik Hansen, Julie Rydahl Bukh and Johanna Rasmussen. Rasmussen and Roddik Hansen also started in the 0-2 loss against China in the second game.

Scurich scores first goal in Germany

The league action in Europe rested on the NT weekend. Only one of the CWF players was active in a re-scheduled game. TSV Crailsheim faced ASV Hagsfeld and it turned out to be a triple success for Allison Scurich: as team since they won 5-0, as defence organizer since they clinched a shutout, and as goal scorer when she marked the 4-0 after 70 minutes. Crailsheim is unbeaten since eight games now and climbed to third place in the standings.

Canada starts Cyprus Cup with win

Kelly Parker, Emily Zurrer and Candace Chapman were playing in Canada's opening win at the Cyprus Cup. The final score was 2-1 (1-1) against Switzerland. All three of them went full 90 minutes.

 Canada vs Poland: Parker scores first NT goal, Timko tears ACL

Potsdam too strong for Freiburg

Scurich starts 2010 with a draw

Winter temperatures all over Germany, all games but one are canceled. The one exception hit Allison Scurich with TSV Crailsheim who had to play at Wacker Munich. To make the game possible it was moved to turf. The winning streak of the 2. Bundesliga team got snapped with a 1-1 (0-0) draw, but still they are undefeated since seven games now. The defence around Allison only allowed the second goal within this time span today.

Kia McNeil goes to Atlanta Beat

With a late trade between St. Louis Athletica and the new expansion team, Atlanta Beat, saw CWF star player Kia McNeil move to the Red and Black.

To read the full article (press here)

This is exciting news for CWF and we are truly excited for the new WPS season as we currently have three players on the Atlanta Beat roster and over 10 clients in the league.

Atlanta Beat: Johanna Rasmussen, Kia McNeil , Marisha Schumacher-Hodge

Sky Blue FC: Jessica Landstrom

Philadelphia Independence: Caroline Seger, Sara Larsson

Chicago Red Stars: Julianne Sitch

FC Gold Pride: Candace Chapman

Boston Breakers: Jennifer Nobis, Tiffany Weimer

St. Louis Athletica: Eniola Aluko, Elise Weber

Washington Freedom: Erin McLeod

Brittany and Emily arrive in Essen

After completing the deal for the two Canadian National Team players, Brittany and Emily are ready to help Essen from relegation.

Below is a picture form their Press conference. (Picture belongs to Essen football club)

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS FROM GÜTERSLOH

With his agency 3G Sports Olaf Goldbecker sends female soccer players to top clubs

Two Canadian players support SG Essen-Schönebeck, one player from the US and one from Canada go to SC Freiburg, two Americans sign with Tennis Borussia Berlin – there is lots of movement in Women’s Bundesliga. And who is responsible for that? A guy from Gütersloh. “The winter break went well”, says Olaf Goldbecker. The 33 year old successfully entered the international transfer business with his company 3G Sports.

From 2004 to 2009 Goldbecker was Team Manager at FC Gütersloh. Here he gained lots of contacts (“I always put emphasis on communication with other clubs”) and collected first experiences with transfers. The Californian Erica Janke was the first American he got over to FC Gütersloh in 2007. “With her we would have clinched the promotion”, regrets Goldbecker that she returned to the States after only half a year. Forward Lauryn Welch followed 2008. Defender Lisa Gebhard is in her second season in Gütersloh – now at FSV though.

Separating from FCG also meant a cut for Olaf Goldbecker. He stepped back and only supports the new club in the areas Internet and club paper. Instead he  enforced other activities – like founding a Summer League and the area of Consulting. He even had a job offer from a US pro league club in sight but the transaction failed when the GM was exchanged.

Instead Goldbecker searched the contact to a guy whose name crossed his path several times – Khaled El Ahmad. The in Sweden born American with Lebanese roots built his agency Connect World Football in Sweden. “We realized that we fit together”, explains the man from Gütersloh. In early November he founded his own company to coordinate his cooperation with CWF more professionally and to have a clean bookkeeping. El-Ahmad has the official FIFA license as player agent and by that fulfills the formal requirements to do the job. For the name of his company “3G Sports Services” he made use of the alliteration Goldbecker, Gütersloh, Germany – but in the Internet presence www.cwfootball.com he is called Global Representative. “I do not only cover Germany but also the adjoining countries”, explains Goldbecker.

This also explains how he recently transferred the Canadian Selenia Iacchelli to the Italian Champions League participant Eurospin Torres or the in Sweden active American to a pro contract in the USA. In total Olaf Goldbecker made  a hook behind ten transfer in the last weeks, an eleventh is close to be finished. “If there’d be a transfer break each month it would be good for the business”, smiles Goldbecker who is working at the steel trader Amtenbrink. From his extra job he could not live alone but the compensation is fitting according to him. 

“We do not approach players, the opposite is the case”, explains Goldbecker the philosophy of the company. According to his estimation there are about 50 players on Bundesliga level who leave college each year but just a small percentage can get a job in the pro league, so there is a huge number of possible clients. Goldbecker also expects several German NT players to go to the USA after the World Cup 2011.

“The market naturally is not as big as in the men’s sector”, says the women’s expert without speaking about a hole in the market. In Germany mainly the company Profipartner 24 from Siegen, led by Dietmar Ness and Bodo Sandrock made a name in the business. They also manage the former Gütersloh player Lena Goessling. Goldbecker does not work with current players from Gütersloh and also does not aim on them.

The negative reputation of player agents in men’s soccer did not catch Olaf Goldbecker yet. “The clubs are thankful when I offer them players”. Obviously there are different rules in women’s soccer. “We do fair deals”, says Goldbecker. He knows that only a successful transfer will result in a new deal. That way he has to hope that exactly the Canadian NT players Brittany Timko (24) and Emily Zurrer (22) he sent to Essen will shoot his ex-club FSV Gütersloh out of the cup competition on February 7. Goldbecker is seeing that without emotions: “The contacts existed before the quarter finals were drawn, and regardless if with or without them FSV is only having outsider chances.”

Timko, Zurrer, Parker, French move to German Bundesliga

Kia McNeil and Elise Weber called up to the USA U-23 Camp

Some of WPS’s brightest young American players will gather at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. from Dec. 13-20 to participate in a U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team training camp.  Of the 24 players called into camp, 11 currently play in WPS while 13 players are collegians with aspirations of joining the professional league.

To read the full article (press here)

Sky Blue FC bolstered its attack

Sky Blue FC blostered its attack today with the addition of Swedish National Team forward Jessica Landström. The Stockholm native comes to Sky Blue FC after recently completing this past season with Linköpings FC, winners of the championship in Damallsvenskan, the premier women’s soccer league in Sweden.

“Jessica has a great physical presence on the field,” Sky Blue FC head coach Pauliina Miettinen stated. “She is big and strong and will serve us well as a target player. I am confident she will fit right into our system of play.”

To read the complete pressrelease (press here)

Catching up with Eniola Aluko

To read the article (press here)

Catching up with Elise Weber

To read the article (press here)

Happy Thanksgiving

Just want to wish everyone a happy holiday. Enjoy your food and make sure you say thank you. A new year is coming upon us and I hope all of us get the opportunity to do what we want.

Your CWF Team

Allison Scurich got a new defensive partner with her fellow Jeannette Dyer and the 'Yank Wall' didn't allow a single goal since. Wins at Wörrstadt (3-0), against Duisburg II (1-0) and at Löchgau (2-0) made the club climb to the upper third of the table to rank 4. 

LFC wins the Swedish Championship

CWF congratulates Petra Larsson and Sara Larsson for their first ever Swedish League Gold. The 4-0 win over Umeå along with Djurgården beating Kopparbergs/Göteborg on Sunday secured the historical Treble (Super Cup, Swedish Cup, Swedish League) for Linköpings Football Club.

The season is not over yet with a big match up vs. last years WCL winners Duisburg.

Good luck and once again Congratulations !!

Catching up with Kia McNeil

ST. LOUIS, MO (October 28, 2009) – Kia McNeill is never far from a soccer field. The Athletica defender just won’t stay away from the game she loves, and this fall is no different. Even before this past WPS season ended McNeill knew she would be returning to her alma mater, and she would be returning as a coach. 

This fall McNeill is working as the assistant coach for the Boston College Women’s team, a team that she played for just two years ago. 

“I can really relate and connect with the players on a level that the other coaches may not be able to,” saidMcNeill. “It wasn't too long ago that I was in the shoes of these girls, and I still know what it is like to be a player.” 

McNeill’s Boston College squad is currently ranked 8th in the nation. To date they have posted a record of 14-2-1 as they enjoy one of the best seasons in the program’s history. Boston College opened the year with a ten game unbeaten streak in which they scored 37 goals while only allowing one. 

To read the full WPS article (click here)

Julianne Stich comes home

Julianne Sitch signs with Chicago Red Stars. Sitch started more than half the time for the league champions but was out of the rotation by the season's end. The Illinois native is the latest player to return home via free agency and will add depth at fullback and/or defensive midfield.

The Financial details are non-disclosed.

Australia Update

Sydney FC ties the league leaders Brisbane Roar 1-1, after a goal by Cathrine Paaske Sörensen. Julie played 82 min while Cathrine played the full 90 min.

Julianne Sitch Melbourne FC drops their home match up vs Carnberry United, 0-2.

Swedish Weekend Re-Cap

LDB Malmö 0-0 Linköping FC

Sara Larsson played full 90 in the battle of the great. Prior to the game both teams were in the running to win the championship. The tie was a bad result for both as LdB Malmö is now to far behind to win the league, while Linköpings lead was reduced to one point. 

The Swedish Premier league has never been this exciting and close. Three teams have the chance to claim the gold, LFC, Umeå and Göteborg.

Next up a decisive game as LFC hosts Umeå.

Hammarby IF 2-2 Piteå IF

Jennifer Nobis scored a late equalizer to keep the chance to stay in Premier League alive. 3 points was what Piteå needed but Hammarby was not going to back down. In a very competitive, exciting and even battle the draw seems to be a fare result. Piteå has now 3 points up to Krisitandstad with 2 games to go.

Stephanie Labbe was suspended due to her red card in last weeks game

Jennifer Nobis, played the full 90 and scored in the 83 min.

Scurich, Crailsheim drop in German cup

Improved from last weekend but still without chance TSV Crailsheim dropped in the 2nd leg of the national cup competition in a back to back game against 1.FC Köln. Unlike on Sunday Crailsheim fought back but suffered an expected 2-5 loss. Scurich was moved back to the central defence again. The next game won't be easier, on Sunday they face promotion challenger Bayer Leverkusen.

Linkoping FC wins the Swedish Cup

With a 2-0 victory over Umeå IK, LFC clinched their second consecutive Cup titel. The game was tought, physical with few chanses with both teams batteling inch by inch to gain an adventage. The first 15 minutes UIK dominated but in the 17th minute Caroline Seger was first on a rebound after a corner to give LFC the 1-0 lead.

With a goal up, LFC never looked back as they took over the game with Sara Larsson and Petra Larsson dominating the midfield and Charlotte Rohlin and Faith Ikidi once again proving that they are one of the best centerback pairs in the world.

Beginning of 2nd half Seger found Jessica Landstrøm with a through ball and Jessica made no misstakes as she gave LFC the 2-0 lead. UIK was not able to respond.

Congratulations SARA for your Cup Gold and congratulations LFC!!

Melbourne FC lose 1-0

In their second game with Julianne Sitch at the helm as the team captain, Melbourne FC lost 1-0. We reached out to Julianne for some comments of her own:

"...We lost the other night-  big bummer. We are so young...once the girls realized we could play with them, our temp picked up. It was much better. We just need to get these youngens more experienced! It's really good though- I am happy and having fun. I think we'll be a pretty good team for the most part. Wish we were together at training sessions so we could do team defending and attacking. It will get better as games go on..."

LFC escapes with a 1-2 victory

A game that the League leaders dominated turned to be a thriller with a final goal in the 87min. Prior to that LFC took the lead through Kosovare Asllani in the first half. In the 60 minute AIK equalized through a clinical finish by Annika Sjølund.

With 3 minutes left Caroline Seger recieved the ball and cut through the defense with a pass to Jessica Landstrøm who timed her run perfectly and sealed the 3 points.

LFC is still in 1st place with 3 minutes to go.

Sara Larsson played the full 90 as a center back.

Sydney FC wins 2-1

Cathrine Paaske Sörensen had 1 goal and 1 assist while Julie Rydal Bukh had 1 assist. Both of them being very influentail in Sydney´s first win of the 2009/10 campaign.

View Tiffany Weimer´s FC Gold Pride blogg interview.

Note: Tiffany has now moved on to Boston Breakers

Candace and Tiffany sign 2010 WPS contracts

The Boston Breakers have agreed to terms with free agents Tiffany Weimer.  Weimer played for Head Coach Tony DiCicco and Assistant Coach Lisa Cole at SoccerPlus FC in Connecticut and Sutton signed a short-term contract with the Breakers this past season and played one game with the team.  Terms of the deals were not disclosed per team policy.

Goal scoring was the main culprit of the Breakers falling short of the WPS playoffs in the 2009 season.  The Breakers hope Weimer, a forward, is one of the answers they are looking for in the second season of WPS, as she is expected to contribute as a goal-scorer for the Breakers.

“Tiffany Weimer is a proven scorer and one of the most creative and entertaining players I have ever coached,” said DiCicco.  “I am delighted that Tiffany will be on this squad and I look forward to getting her fully familiar with the Breakers attacking scheme and teammates.”

“I am really excited and honored to be a part of the Boston Breakers organization, especially to play for Tony again,” said Weimer.  “Being back in New England, playing in front of my family and friends makes this an incredible opportunity that I am truly thankful for.”

FC Gold Pride (Bay Area) agrees to terms with Chapman

FC Gold Pride announced today that the team has agreed to terms with WPS free-agent Candace Chapman (Canada) for the 2010 season.

"We're very happy to welcome Candace to the Pride," said FC Gold Pride Head Coach Albertin Montoya. "Candace brings experience, skill and leadership to the team.  She's a technically advanced player with exceptional pace and is very strong in the air. She's proven herself at the highest levels of competition both in the WPS and internationally.  I'm confident she will have an immediate and positive impact on the way we play."

Source, www.womensprosoccer.com to read the full article (press here)

Linkoping FC moves on

After a comfortable 3-0 victory against FC Zurich, LFC has qualified for the Final 16. There they will meet last years champion FC Duisburg. Games will played on November 4th - 11th.

Sara Larsson played the full 90 as a center back.

Next up for LFC is saturdays tough match-up against AIK in Stockholm.

Big Win for Schumacher-Hodge, Unlucky Loss for Scurich

Good nerves were needed for the attendance in Ragsved's match at Mariehem SK. After an early 2-0 lead, the hosts found back into the game and turned it around into a 3-2 lead. Marisha Schumacher-Hodge and her colleagues were able to answer though and finished the game with a 4-3 win. With two games left to play Ragsved's has four points distance to the third last IF Brommapojkarna and climbed from position 9 to 8. Next Sunday the team faces 6th ranked Bollstanäs SK.

TSV Crailsheim and Allison Scurich had less luck this weekend. Against one of the top 3 teams in the league, VfL Sindelfingen, the team was close to reaching a point until a penalty kick in the 84th minute woke them up from their dreams. At least Scurich was able to keep the top striker of the league scoreless. With four points Crailsheim ranks 5th after three games now and travels to 1.FC Köln, the top favourite of the league next Sunday. 

Australian League Update

Sydney FC lost their season opener at home 1-3. Both Julie and Cathrine made their debut for Sydney.

Melbourne with Julianne Sitch (team captain) and Katie Thorlaksson won their season opener 2-0 against Lisa De Vana (Washington Freedom) Perth club.

Julianne had an assist and Katie scored one goal

Linköping FC wins 2-0

Another win and LFC is currently on top of the Swedish Premier league. A hard fought 2-0 win over Djurgården keeps LFC in the running to win the championship. With many injuries and many important games in a short period the report  is that todays game was not well played. Which at this time does not matter as all that counts is 3 points.

To see the full table (click here)

Other notes:

- Sara Larsson played the full 90.

- Next up is the 2nd Leg vs. FC Zurich in the Women´s Champions League

Piteå IF falls to Sunnanå

In yet another crucial match up earlier today Piteå IF with Stephanie Labbe and Jennifer Nobis lost to Sunnanå 2-1. Both Stephanie and Jennifer played full 90.

Piteå IF is still 1 point behind Kristianstad with one more game in hand.

LFC wins the 1st Leg

With goals provided by Caroline Seger and Jessica Landström, Linköping FC has put themselves in a good position to move onto the next leg. The 2nd Leg is to be played next week and FC Zurich must score more than two goals to move past Linköping FC.

Sara Larsson, now a free agent, started the match but was substituted in second half due to illness.

WPS Release Free Agency List

Yesterday the WPS office released the Free Agency list. Among those players are several CWF players who will now be looking for new opportunities. We will keep you updated it throughout the process with breaking news on where our clients will play in 2010.

To follow the entire WPS process (click here)

FC Zurich vs. Linköping FC LIVE

Watch today´s Uefa Women´s Champions League match up between FC Zurich and Linköping FC live at 6 pm.

http://www.schweizersportfernsehen.ch/

See stars such as Caroline Seger, Sara Larsson, Faith Ikidi and many more compete in the 1st Leg in the Round of 16. 

LFC and Piteå Win

LFC with Sara Larsson playing the full 90 as a center back won their game vs. Kristianstad. A 1-2 victory sealed the 3 points and puts LFC on the same points as league leaders UIK.

Jennifer Nobis scored one and assisted on the game winner in Piteå IF crucial match up vs. KIF Orbro. Piteå moves within one point behind Kristianstad to avoid relegation. Jennifer Nobis along with Stephanie Labbe were Piteå IF two best players.

Next up for Sara Larsson is Sweet Sixteen round vs. FC Zurich in Women´s Champions League.

Sara Larsson to Atlanta Beat

In yesterdays Expansion Draft, Sara Larsson, was picked up by Atlanta Beat and thus she will not be returning to St. Louis Atletica next year. This is very exciting as Sara will play a very important role with her experience, leadership and quality.

To read more about the draft (click here)

WPS Expansion Draft September 15th

We are highly anticipating the Expansion draft to see what players Two new teams, Atlanta Beat and Phillydalphia will pick. There will be an update after the draft if any of the CWF players were affected.

To read more about the Expansion Draft (Click Here)

Germany 2009 EURO Champions

Even though Germany handed England a 6-2 loss we want to congratulate Eniola Aluko for the well deserved 2nd place. This caps of a successful season for Eniola where she was the leading goals scorer for England and St. Louis Athletica. She was also chosen into the WPS All-Star team as well as the EURO All-Star team.

We look forward to a great 2010 season.

Aluko Outlines Attacking Intent

Today at 6 pm, England with Eniola Aluko will take on Germany in the EURO 2009 Championship game.

To read the full article (click here)

Jennifer Nobis joins Piteå IF on loan

The loan agreement between Boston Breakers and Swedish Top flight club Piteå IF was completed on the final day of registration. Jennifer will join Piteå IF for the remaining of the Damallsvenska season. This marks the forth player from CWF joining Piteå IF.

Stephanie Labbe, starting GK signed an extension earlier this summer and will complete the season  while Kaylyn Kyle and Brittany Timko left August 1st.

To find out more about Piteå IF visit http://www.piteaif.se/dam/

England moves on to the Final

A 2-1 victory over Holland took England to their first ever Euro Championship Game. Eniola Aluko started the game and had one assist before being substituted at the end of the 2nd half. CWF is extremely excited for Eniola and we are looking forward to the FINAL.

Sweden loses in the EURO 2009 Quaterfinal

In a very disappointing game Sweden suffers a 1-3 loss to Norway. From the start Norway was the better team and deserved the semi-final spot. For Sweden they once again underachieved and a lot of evaluation is to be made.

With the upcoming WPS International Draft it will be interesting what Swedish Players will take the jump to the league.

CWF sends Three Players to Australia

After the final details were agreed upon Julie Rydahl-Bukh and Cathrine Paaske Sörensen will join Sydney FC while Julianne Sitch will join Melbourne FC.

- It´s some what of a dream coming true. We are doing this for the experience and the timing is right. We move on from the disappointing results during the EURO 2009 Championship and start over, says Cathrine to 3f.dk

Eniola scores 2 goals

In a thrilling 3-2 victory England moves past host country Finland into Sunday´s Euro 2009 Semi-final. A two goal performance by Eniola Aluko sealed the win, with her second goal, a brilliant effort putting her ahead on three in the race for the adidas Golden Boot award.

Allison Scurich signs with TSV Crailsheim

Former Washington State standout Allison Scurich signed a deal with German 2. Bundesliga club TSV Crailsheim short before the transfer period ended. The 23 year old is expected to anchor the defence formation of the club that just got relegated from Germany's highest division.

Scurich is a 5'10" central defender who is excellent in the air, plays with great vision and convinces with a technically sound game. At the beginning of this year she was on the pre-season roster with Los Angeles Sol of the American pro league WPS.

We ate CWF are excited for Allison and look forward to a successful 2009-10 campaign.

EURO 2009 Update

In the last round of the Group Qualification Sweden tied England 1-1. The result sent Sweden with Sara Larsson to the quarterfinal along with Sweden clinching the number 1 seed in Group C. 

With four points and one of the top 3rd place teams in EURO, England moves on to Play Finland. 

The Quarterfinals:

03.09.2009  Finland - England (Åbo) / Holland - Frankrike (Tammerfors)

04.09.2009 Germany - Italy (Lahti) / Sweden - Norway (Helsingfors)

CWF wishes both Sara and Eniola the best of luck in the upcoming quarterfinals.

EURO 2009 Update

Sweden vs. Italy 2-0

Sara Larsson was able to rest as a precaution due to an old injury.

England vs. Russia 3-2

Media hails it as the best game in the EURO. Plenty of goals and action where Eniola Aluko (her 1st goal) equalized to 2-2 after a pass from Karen Carney.

Next up for both Sara and Eniola is the decisive game between Sweden and England on August 31st.

Addition to CWF Staff

CWF is proud to announce the addition of Olaf Goldbecker. Olaf with many years of experience from the German League and college recruiting will serve as CWF Global Representative. This announcement is another stepping stone towards CWF´s goal to be the top Women´s football Agency in the world.

CWF looks forward to a long lasting and successful relationship.

To view Olaf´s profile please go to our who we are section.

CWF - Kaylyn Kyle

Kaylyn who had a successful Spring season with Piteå IF in the Swedish Damallsvenskan is currently on a trial with two of the top German Clubs.

EURO Championship 2009

We at CWF want to wish Sara Larsson (Sweden), Julie Rydahl Bukh (Denmark) and Eniola Aluko (England) the best of luck n the EURO Championship. All three players have the chance to move onto the play-offs. To read more about the Euro visit www.uefa.com

We will be updating you with results, player interviews during the two week long tournament.

Soccer Luv - in 2006 the Soccer Luv concept came to life in Wheaton Illinois through a unique 3v3 tournament. Jack Blake, a UWM alumni, wanted to honor his father. 10 years since he past away and it was time to truly KICK Cancer.

Thus the idea of Jack Kicks Cancer, www.jackkickscancer.com

It is an event we are CWF are very proud to be part of and support.

Here is this years re-cap:

Another year. Another fight. Another Victory.