ST. LOUIS (September 25) Athletica Head Coach and General Manager Jorge Barcellos announced that Saint Louis Athletica has acquired the rights to Swedish forward Madelaine Edlund and Brazilian midfielder Elaine. Edlund and Elaine both currently play with the Swedish club side Umea IK which served as the opposition during the WPS All-Star Game held at The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park on August 30. The players were selected by Athletica during the 2009 WPS International Draft held on September 23.

Madelaine Edlund, 24, plays for Sweden's Women's National Team. Edlund was a member of Sweden's 2007 World Cup team in China but did not appear in any games. Edlund joined Umea in 2006 and has since appeared in over 130 matches and notched over 60 goals.

Elaine, 27, play for Brazil's Women's National Team and has played in the 2007 World Cup in China and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. In 2007 Elaine played in five matches during the World Cup and in seven matches during World Cup qualifying where she netted three goals. In the 2004 Olympic Games she played in six matches during the finals.

Saint Louis Athletica will begin their second season of play in Women's Professional Soccer in April of 2010. In their inaugural season Athletica reached the WPS Super Semifinal and finished second in the regular season standings.

Season tickets for the 2010 season are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 1-888-STL-GOAL.