web.mlsnet.com - 11/25/2008
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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 League's expansion draft, and also included ...
web.mlsnet.com - 11/26/2008
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web.mlsnet.com —
November 26 --- MLSNet.com: MLS held its 2008
Expansion Draft today for the League's 15th team, Seattle...
Sounders FC, with the team selecting 10 players to continue constructing its roster for the 2009 season. (Shown here: Brad Davis, formerly of the Columbus Crew)
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SOUNDERS FC Expansion Draft Press Release
advantageplayed.blogspot.com - 12/2/2008
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MLS 2008: A Year in Review This past
MLS season you watched hundreds of hours of MLS...
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Advantage Played
dailybreeze.com - 11/25/2008
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The sign below the Columbus Crew supporters' section
at Home Depot Center on Sunday at the MLS...
Cup summed up the team's season in one word: massive. The best team in the MLS regular season won the MLS Cup, led by the MLS Coach of the Year Sigi ...
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Expansion Draft Information
Dentro del Rebaño - The Official Bilingual Blog of Chivas USA —
Chivas USA, like every team in MLS, submitted today its list of 11 protected players for Wednesday's Expansion Draft, in which Seattle Sounders FC, which starts play next season, will take 10 players. Here's our press release on our protected roster list, and you can find the league list, with all the players that have been made available, by clicking here. A few notes on the Expansion Draft: - Each team was only able to protect 11 players, though Generation Adidas players are automatically protected. Chivas USA doesn't have any current Generation Adidas players (Sacha Kljestan is an alum of the program), but FC Dallas, for example, has ...
EXPANSION DRAFT UNPROTECTED PLAYERS ANNOUNCED
Red Bulls Reader —
The MLS Expansion Draft for Seattle Sounders FC will take place Wednesday at 1PM and will last for 10 rounds. The players the Red Bulls left unprotected are as follows (in alphabetical order):
Borman, Danleigh
Echeverry, Oscar
Gilkerson, John
Jimenez, Diego
Kljestan, Gordon
Leitch, Chris
Magee, Mike
Mbuta, Andongcho
Mendes, Carlos ...
Kirovski returns to L.A., expansion draft lists released
Center Line Soccer —
Kirovski returns to L.A., expansion draft lists released Just a couple quick items today: - Jovan Kirovski, who appeared in nine games for the Quakes last year while pulling down the third-highest salary on the team ($220,000, according to the MLS Players Union ...
MLS Expansion Draft Preview
Hotdog & Friends —
Sounders FC fans: Now it begins in earnest. The 10 players selected in tomorrow’s Major League Soccer expansion draft will form the core of your 2009 roster.
With only four players already on the roster, the expansion players will likely fill at least 6-7 starting spots when the team takes the field next March or April. Each MLS team could only protect 11 players, meaning there are definitely some starter-caliber players out there.
I won’t act like I know all of the available players. However, as one of the 10 biggest fans of MLS nationwide, I consider myself uniquely placed to offer some educated guesses.
Learn about these players. Get to know ...
Expansion draftees
The Netminder —
The next 10 Seattle Sounders players (unless they're traded) are, with 2008 teams and guaranteed compensation in parentheses: Nate Jaqua (Houston Dynamo, $174,125) - Big forward has joined Houston halfway through the season two straight years, once from L.A., once from Austria. Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake, $108,000) - Defender/defensive mid has impressive youth resume but has struggled with injuries. Salary was only $75,000, but had extra $33,000 guaranteed. Jeff Parke (New York Red Bulls, $58,737.50) - Final pick in 2004 draft (hence his uniform number - 60) must serve the rest of a 10-game suspension ...
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Red Bulls turn page quickly after Cup loss —
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The New York Red Bulls played in the MLS Cup Final for the first time in the club's 13-year history on Sunday, and while the magical postseason run came to an end following a 3-1 loss to the Columbus Crew at The Home Depot Center, preparation for next ...
Galaxy reacquire Kirovski from Quakes —
Major League Soccer News 11/24/2008
LA Galaxy acquired forward Jovan Kirovski from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2010 Supplemental Draft, the club announced today. A former member of the Galaxy, Kirovski split the 2008 season between the Earthquakes ...