Damallsvenskan Newsblog

News and events from the Swedish women's premier football league.

Scouting at Algarve

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Posted by: jocasta

The timing of this new American league is strange, with all these recent signings in Damallsvenskan. Like you, D., I am really excited about seeing some of these new international players in the league, and I think this could be one of the most entertaining D'skan seasons yet (err, despite the carping you might hear from me in other forums...). I really do want the US to have a good professional league, but on the other hand I do not want to see D'skan drained of its talent. Let's hope the US scouts and coaches are going to Germany too-- let's see *them* drained of *their* talent!

2008-03-18 @ 09:08:23

Posted by: Dandal

I think that the prospect of an American league actually has prompted some of the Swedish signings this year. I'm guessing that players like Joanna Lohman et al chose Sweden as a way to prepare for WPS in 2009.

That said, the situation in 2009 is nothing like when WUSA started 2001. The European game is much stronger, not the least financially and not only in Sweden, while the American side is weaker. I would even dare to say that every Damallsvenskan player that might be interesting for American clubs is already making more money than the WPS minimum wage. I'm sure several players will move anyway, because playing in a foreign land is an exciting prospect.

And I really hope Lisa de Vanna will get her **** together and sign that paper. A player that has been nick-named "the miniature missile" is a must see.

... I wouldn't be entirely surprised if some players held back the first year, if for no other reason than to see how the league fares. At least if they're playing in Damallsvenskan or Topserrien or the Bundesliga, they know they'll have a league to return to the following season. With this new league, there's no guarantee.

I'm also curious about what players with freshly-signed contracts will do. I'd always imagined Ingvild Stensland would come over to the new league, but with her new Goteborg contract, I'm not sure. IIRC, there was some serious friction between the WUSA and a couple of Toppserien clubs when players wanted out of their contracts and WUSA wouldn't pay for a buyout.

Who knows? I'm sure we'll be debating this here and elsewhere until players actually begin signing with teams.

In all seriousness though, $5000 in the US and $5000 in Sweden are two very different things. Taxes, cost of living, everything.
In the US, you can choose to live in such a way that you get to keep most of the five grand. In Sweden you lose it all to taxes, housing and the virtually competition-free retail market.

That, and the adventure aspcet will lead to Swedes going over and also to international stars looking at the WPS rather than the Damallsvenskan. I mean, let's face it, the best Swedish ice hockey-players go to the NHL and not the Russian league despite getting paid way less. Why? Because the NHL is the NHL. That's where the stars are and winning the Stanley Cup is something. Had the Damallsvenskan built its myth properly, winning the Prinsessan Victorias pokal might be something, but we're not there yet :) :)

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