UPDATE: KOUKLADAS FORMALLY ADMITTED Apr 13 2010 - jas Update: After completing his initial trial, Kosta was formally accepted into the Rot-Weiss Essen Youth Academy and is competing for RWE as a full fledged member of the RWE club. Congratulations Kosta! Konstantinos (Kosta) Koukladas, the son of Natalie and Dino Koukladas, will depart for Essen Germany January 29th for a six month trial with German Club Rot-Weiss Essen. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rot-Weiss_Essen] Click here: [/url] Kosta, at fourteen years of age, has been a member of the Irvine Strikers since U11. This invitation was the result of Kosta's performance at the Nike Manchester United Premier Cup last May when he was identified by RWE scouts attending an event the Irvine Strikers have been participating in since it's inception. Since early December, Kosta has been training and competing with the ISC Development Academy in preparation for this trip, and is looking forward to the challenge of benchmarking himself while at RWE. Kosta is a freshman at Orange Lutheran High School. Congratulations Kosta! All the best of luck from your friends here at the Strikers! [b][i] You CAN get THERE from HERE!