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IFX: A unique international soccer academy alternative and soccer school International Fútbol X-Change (IFX) has been a leading international soccer organization since 2003. An international soccer academy and summer soccer camp provide participating players opportunities to train amongst themselves, while IFX provides professionals, amateurs, and youth soccer players total immersion programs enabling participants to train within a foreign club, to enjoy a true European soccer experience in some of the finest European soccer clubs. Whether you are considering joining an international soccer academy, looking for a summer soccer camp, or desiring to compete overseas, IFX can help you to reach your soccer goals. IFX’s international programs are structured to provide immense development in both soccer and cultural awareness. August 2009 Another year kicks off for the Youth Year IFX. Participants from around the world have packed their bags and set off on what will likely be their most amazing journey yet - playing soccer in Europe for one year while living with a host family and studying at a local foreign high school. IFX President Michael Carlson alongside Martin Kruszewski, IFX player in Cádiz, Spain. Good luck to all our 2009-10 IFX players! For more information on how to apply for the Youth Year IFX, click here.

August 2009 After participating in the Pro IFX program this July with SG Quelle Fürth, in Fürth, Germany, Washington D.C. native, Vanya Klein, was offered the opportunity to play for this top Landesliga squad.

Vanya Klein, 19, signs for Bavarian club SG Quelle Fürth Klein, 19, impressed the Quelle coaches during the month long training program where IFX players trained mornings with Quelle coaching staff and afternoons with the 1st and 2nd teams. Klein's impressive technique, quickness, and young age was attractive enough for him to find a soccer agent and for the German club to give him a spot on the 2009 roster. Best of luck to Vanya during this incredible opportunity. SG Quelle Fürth 2009-10 Landesliga Squad

August 2009 McClay just 20 years old, set out in April 2008 on his journey to Germany after enrolling in the Pro IFX program, which he selected after looking for more serious ways to train than an international soccer academy. During his initial training period, he trained with various local clubs in the Bayreuth, Germany and proved that he could play within the top league in the state, the Bayern Oberliga. After several weeks of training, SpVgg Weiden offered him an attractive contract to stay with their club to play for the next two seasons. IFX President Michael Carlson(left) alongside US native Brandin McClay before a match with SpVgg Weiden of the German Regionaliga. For more on Brandin McClay, click here. 2008-9 SpVgg Weiden Team, McClay third from bottom left

SOCCER EXCHANGE: COMPETE WITH AN INTERNATIONAL SOCCER CLUB Online Application The Youth Year IFX program, a soccer exchange program and the latest alternative to international soccer academies, soccer camps, and boarding soccer schools, gives high school soccer players the opportunity to compete within a foreign youth soccer club while studying abroad at a foreign high school and living with a host family. Sebastian Mantello, above, a 16 year-old from Melbourne Australia, trained with Hamburger SV of the German Youth Bundesliga, during his Youth Year IFX experience with Bavarian powerhouse club, FC Schweinfurt 05 where he competed for the 2007-8 season. Click Here to read about his experience! With official partnerships with academic exchange institutions, the IFX soccer exchange program provides a unique opportunity for immersion into a foreign culture through soccer. Most international soccer camps and soccer boarding schools train participating players in large groups amongst themselves, but our soccer exchange program enables players to: Participate in the normal training activities of the foreign soccer club Compete as fully registered players of the youth team according to their age subject to FIFA regulations and approval by National and State Soccer Federations Learn from licensed European soccer trainers Learn from other highly competitive European soccer players This advantage of being the sole IFX participant on the foreign squad forces rapid technical development and enhances the players' ability to learn and adapt to a foreign environment. Players also learn tremendous life skills in communication, foreign language, and take away a heightened sense of accomplishment. The program is open to both high school age girls and boys, who have a good scholastic record, a strong interest and desire to excel in soccer, an interest in experiencing a foreign culture and language and are looking for an alternative to an international soccer academy. The Youth Summer IFX, our summer soccer camps alternative, also provides young American players with a unique two-week long summer program.