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John Stocco has a pretty
good idea of what one of his
Christmas gifts from his
father will be.
It's John Grisham's newest
book, "Playing for Pizza," and
it's not a bad reference point
for Stocco, the former
Wisconsin quarterback who
agreed this month to play in
the very real football league
that Grisham fictionalized.
Stocco will join the Milan
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Players
Coaches
Teams
More than two years ago they
got together over the Internet
to play American football. On
Saturday this amateur team
will play in the Europe Cup for
the first time. They are simply
called THE CREW.     
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Grocholski Visits Poland
Craig Guest - LB
University at Buffalo
(Germany, NFL, NFLE, AFL)
Aki Jones - DL
Fordham University
(Poland)
Clarzell Pearl - QB
Northeastern University
(Germany)
Joe Walland - QB
Yale University
(Germany)
Maurice Banks - FS
Georgetown University
(Germany)
Kyle McIntosh - RB
Syracuse University
(Austria, Germany)
Rick Horner - WR
Graceland College
(Germany, Sweden, England)
Daniel Benetka - DL
University of Idaho
(Germany, NFLE)
Chris Vogt - RB
Eastern Oregon University
(Germany)
Estrus Crayton - Athlete
USC
(Germany)
Kent Anderson - HC
Kiel Baltic Hurricanes
(Germany)
Mike Reed - Former coach
in Germany now on staff
with NC State.
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1st Down And Overseas To Go!
Euro News
World News
Playing and Coaching Football is no longer limited to American soil. Professional
"Club" football teams in Europe are in constant search for professionals to fill their
rosters and coach their teams.
World Sports Scouting has become the bridge for
players and coaches to compete overseas. With over a decade of experience, we
have extended the playing fields throughout the world. If a football career in Europe
is your passion, World Sports Scouting can take you there.
Former Tigers football star
preparing for pro game in
Europe
By Joshua Boyd
For a short time each night,
just before he goes to bed,
George Abele studies the
German language. It’s about
the only time he has to do so,
but within a year, he will be
surrounded by people
speaking “Deutsche.”
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US News
 
 
Rhinos in NFL Italy, known as the Lega Nazionale Football
Americano Italiano in Italian, and will immediately be one of
the league's top players when the season starts in March.   
Read Story
 
Take Your Game To Europe
Former Johnson C. Smith University
Marquis Belton, All Time Leading
Receiver wins an EFAF Cup
Championship with the Berlin Adler
(Germany)
The Berlin Adler defeated the Parma
Panthers (Italy) by the convincing
score 29-0 to win the 2008 EFAF
Cup Championship. Berlin hosted
the match at Jahnsportstadion and
became only the second German
team to take home the trophy in
EFAF Cup history.  
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Willing and Abele: Former
Ipswich standout to play football
in Europe
George Abele of
Ipswich heard about an unusual
job was finishing up at Mount Ida
College in Newton. "They needed
a middle linebacker in France,"
said Abele, 23, who played at
Ipswich High before moving on to
Mount Ida. However, the student
in him said he should stick
around and pick up his degree,
which is precisely what he did.    
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Mark Grocholski at the Olympic
Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland
Tommy Guy - QB
American International
(Germany)
 
Ken Suhl - QB
University of New Haven
(England, Denmark, Germany)
 
Larry Atkinson Heading To
Germany To Play Pro Football

Larry Atkinson wanted to play
pro football, but at age 26, the
Gar-Field High School grad
knew his chances were limited
and his time was running out.   
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Taz Wallace Going Overseas
to Continue Football Career
The dream of playing pro
football has led former Bulldog
standout Taz Wallace overseas
as he will strap on a helmet as
part of the Triangle Razorbacks
in the Danish American Football
Federation. The all-time leading
tackler in the history of Adrian
College says that perseverance
has always played a big part in
his success.     
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Jerod Void - RB
Purdue University
(Germany)
Antoine Jones - RB
Mars Hill College
(Germany)
 
 
George Abele will be playing for
the PLFA Champions, The Crew
Wroclaw (Poland)
George Abele of
Ipswich, MA has been saying for
months that he can't wait to play
pro football in Europe. His wait just
got much shorter. Abele, 23, was
counting on going overseas next
March, but a spot opened up with a
top team in Poland    
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George Abele has arrived in
Wroclaw, Poland
and is ready to
lead The Crew to another PLFA
Championship. Abele is the first
imported American to sign a
contract with the Polish Football
League. The Wroclaw Gazeta
immediately interviewed Abele
upon his arrival.     
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Patrick McCarthy leads
Djurgardens IF (Sweden) to a
perfect 11-0 football season.

The former University of
Minnesota player is an
ambassador on and off the
football field. His defense has
given up a mere 47 points in
11 games while posting a
staggering 6 shutouts.
Read Story
 
Patrick McCarthy - LB
University of Minnesota
(France, Sweden)
 
World Sports Scouting's Chris
Merritt
has been chosen to represent
the USA and coach USA Football’s
Junior National Team. He was
selected by Head Coach Chuck Kyle
of Cleveland St. Ignatius High School
to be his assistant and coach the
defensive backs. Coach Merritt is
currently the head football coach at
Christopher Columbus High School in
Miami and also works in the WSS
Scouting department.  Merritt also
coached in Germany for the Hamburg
Blue Devils.     
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"Take Your Game To Europe"
WSS
James Peremenis - OL
Carson Newman College
(Germany)
 
WSS President Mark
Grocholski visits with  
the (PLFA) Polish
League of American
Football President,
Jedrzej Steszewski in
his country's capital
Warsaw. Last
season's PLFA
Champions, The Crew
Wroclaw, took on the
Warsaw Eagles in a
hard fought semifinal
game. The Eagles
defeated The Crew by
 
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Guest of  Poland
the score of 8-7 when they scored and completed a two point
conversion in the last two minutes of the ball game.
 
Keith Greer, A One-Man Freight Train Some say Keith Greer
exemplifies all that is good about collegiate athletics. He
hopes to carry that quality with him to the next level.
Read Story
 
University of Charleston
Defensive standout Corey
Richards
is playing for the
Aix-en Provence Argonauts in
France.  The Argos play in the
Elite Football League which is
the top football division in
France. Corey will pull some
double duty and spot play at RB
when he is not anchoring down
the secondary.     
Argos Link
 
Bob Ricca, Head Coach
for the Bologna Doves
(Italy)
Former St. John's
University Head Football
Coach and Hall of Fame
inductee has found a
home coaching across
the Atlantic in Europe. He
is the head coach for the
Bologna Doves of the
Italian Football League.
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The "Wrecking" Crew Lance Burns (St. Joseph's College),
Davy Johnson (Sierra College), Tyler Vorhies (Sierra College),
and Aki Jones (Fordham University) have signed contracts to
play football in the PLFA for The Crew Wroclaw.
 
 
 
 
Brian Pirone, Pace University
All American and former client
joins WSS as its Vice President
and  Director of European
Development
Brian played for
the Carlshamn Oakleaves of the
Swedish Football League in
1997. He brings a wealth of
knowledge to WSS with his
professional experience in the
corporate sector of national and
international resources.
 
a lot of growing up in Germany, where he coached the Hamburg
Blue Devils for three seasons.   
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Chris Merritt's
Eyes Opened
After Coaching
in Germany
Team USA
defensive backs
coach and WSS
regional scout
Chris Merritt did
Dynamic Duo - JD Harris and Sean Simms are making their
mark in the Elite Football League of France. JD Harris is the
new Head Football Coach for the Spartiates Amiens - Picardie.
He has brought with him Sean Simms, former York University
(Canada) standout and Toronto Argonauts Draft Pick.   
Spartiate's Website
 
 
The "Wrecking" Crew
(left to right) Tyler Vorhies,
Aki Jones, Davy Johnson,
Lance Burns at a photo
shoot which was featured
in a fitness magazine in
Europe.
The Crew Website
World Sports Scouting  teams up
with Race International         
      
WSS president Mark Grocholski and
Race International founder David
Benoit provide international student
athletes opportunities to compete in
American classrooms and athletic
playing fields. Student athletes are
awarded full and partial scholarships
 
to Christian Academies throughout the United States. WSS
will lead the way in finding qualified football players within
the American football leagues of Europe. Contact WSS if
interested in this opportunity.  
Race International Website
 
In The Spotlight
Database
Players
Coaches
Player Blogs
Take a walk through
Europe with Aki Jones &
Lance Burns. They provide
an "in your face" account of
day to day experiences.
BURNSing Down Europe  Lance Burns (St.
Joseph's College) is the impact player that the
European Football League fears yet respects.
He has set the European cities ablaze on both
sides of the ball and special teams.....he's the
complete package. He has lead his team to a
perfect 5-0 start and a 212-12 win margin.
Burns had an interception and 2 receiving TD's
in a 26-6 win over the Warsaw Eagles this past
weekend. In his first season, Burns has
become one of the "Premier" players in the EFL.
"Take Your Game To Europe"
 
 
 
 
The Ambassadors of Football (left to right) #2 Tyler Vorhies,
#3 Davy Johnson, #4 Lance Burns, #81 Aki Jones at one of
their many football presentations/clinics that they have been
conducting throughout the high schools in Europe.
On The Odra River Mark Grocholski, of WSS on one of his
trips to Europe. Accompanying him are Clayton Banner,
Founder of the Central Carolina Sports Academy and Pawel
Kazimierczak, Head Coach of the Bielawa Owls (PLFA).
 
Sean Simms - DL
York University
(France)
 
 
Lance Burns - DB
St. Joseph's College
(Poland)