A few weeks ago, IFX President Michael Carlson arranged with Würzburger Kickers (FWK) - a 2 Bundesliga club in Bavaria - to host our youth player William “Max” Turville, to trial with their U19’s Team.

IFX may seem a little cryptic but these 3 letters are by no means a word from the digital world nor a comic’s name. IFX stands for International Fútbol X-Change, a world-wide soccer agency placing players at with amateur clubs and whose German primary office is located in Nürnberg.

With Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs shaping 2019 rosters, pleasant news came in from Matthews, North Carolina. The former IFX Germany Program participant, Brendan McDonough (22) who at the time was playing with IFX partner club Freie Turnerschaft Braunschweig as part of his participation in the Youth IFX Year Germany program, was selected by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC with the 35th overall selection of the 2019 Major League Soccer SuperDraft a few weeks ago.