BOSTON, MA (Wednesday, March 3, 2004) -- USL President and Director of International Projects Francisco Marcos and Portuguese National Teams Director Nuno Cristovao announced today in Boston, Massachusetts the formation of a new international women’s player development program for American and Canadian females of Portuguese descent.  The pilot program being developed is designed to aid other nations in strengthening their women’s national team programs utilizing the deep pool of talent available in North America, starting with Marcos’ native Portugal and hopefully expanding to other countries in Europe and around the globe.

 

“The US and Canada have created a great excitement for the game in North America and can now also play a great role in giving the game as a whole throughout the globe an infusion by aiding in raising the competitive quality of nations that do not have women’s development programs or resources equal to countries like Germany, China or Norway,” said Marcos.