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A primer on MLS expansion draft strategy (why Pappa and Parke were left unprotected)
soccerbyives.net - 11/28/2008
A primer on MLS expansion draft strategy (why Pappa and Parke were left unprotected)
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Photo by ISIphotos.com When the lists were released on Monday of players who would be made available in the expansion draft, two names that drew plenty of scrutiny from fans were those of Chicago midfielder Marco Pappa and New York Red Bulls ...
advantageplayed.blogspot.com - 12/2/2008
Advantage Played
— advantageplayed.blogspot.com — MLS 2008: A Year in Review This past MLS season you watched hundreds of hours of MLS... soccer, but how much of it do you remember? Between the beers, the hotdogs, heat, cold, and banging your head against a wall you probably don’t remember much of the ... (more) Advantage Played

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web.mlsnet.com - 11/25/2008
MLS Expansion Draft on Nov. 26
— web.mlsnet.com — NEW YORK -- Major League Soccer will hold the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft on Wednesday, Nov. 26... at 1 p.m. ET. The League's 15th team, Seattle Sounders FC, will begin to take shape following the 10-round draft. Listed below are the details regarding the ... (more) MLS Expansion Draft on Nov. 26

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hillcrestroad.blogspot.com - 12/2/2008
MLS First Kick Announced
— hillcrestroad.blogspot.com — The full slate of games for MLS Week 1 is now available (below), as is the fact... that we're switching our start times to 7:30 p.m. CT next year. Our first match will come Saturday, March 21, 2009 against Toronto FC at the CAB at 7:30 p.m. Single-game ... (more) MLS First Kick Announced

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Chicago Fire — ... As Ives reported Tuesday, there was indeed a salary increase clause in Marco Pappa’s contract with MLS that would have made him much more expensive had he moved clubs. One has to wonder whether Frank Klopas had the foresight to make sure such a clause was included in the deal with the expansion draft in mind, or if it was simply standard MLS loan-deal boilerplate. ...

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