soccerbyives.net - 12/18/2008
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College soccer players and pro prospects hoping to be drafted by MLS teams this winter will have a lot fewer opportunities for that to happen.
MLS has decided to scrap the MLS Supplemental Draft, multiple sources confirmed to SBI on Thursday. The four-round draft was an annual event ...
sportbusiness.com - 12/22/2008
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sportbusiness.com —
International sports media company, MP & Silva, signed
a long-term, broad partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS),...
North America’s top-flight professional soccer league. As part of the agreement, MP & Silva acquires the exclusive television rights ...
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MP & Silva strikes MLS deal
soccerlens.com - 12/16/2008
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soccerlens.com —
As the level of professional soccer in the
US improves and financial interest increases, there’s good reason...
to revisit the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules that restrict student soccer players from developing as fully as their ...
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US College Soccer At The Crossroads
voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/21/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
The guy can definitely play and score goals.
However, I think MLS needs players that are even...
"bigger" than this guy. Players who will bring attention from the rest of the world. This guy, even though is really talented, is not as well-known as others ...
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A Is for Appiah - Soccer Insider
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MLS Cutting Supplemental Draft
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog —
... A move that I really am not shocked by, according to SBI the league has decided to scrap the MLS Supplemental Draft. The four-round draft was an annual event which usually followed a week after the MLS Draft. ...
No More Supplemental Draft
Down the Byline —
Ives Galarcep is reporting that with the new roster changes, MLS will scrap the leagues second draft, the supplemental draft. This seemed to be an expected move with rosters being reduced to 24, it doesn't make sense to have another 4 rounds to draft after you already have 4. The players that would have been taken in this draft will now become free agents if they're not taken, able to negoiate with any MLS team. With the roster changes, this is a smart move, but overall I was not a fan of the roster changes period, so it's just the continuation of a move I didn't like. ...
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