Yesterday we learned the rules for this year's expansion draft, where the Philadelphia Union will
select 10 players from the 15 current MLS teams to help to begin their process for building their
roster. The Wizards are allowed to protect 11 players and 3 of the team's 4 international players
will have to be protected.
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Next week, the Philadelphia Union will have their pick of the current MLS teams' unprotected roster
players, today we learned the rules that those teams will use to choose the players that they will
protect. The rules are very similar to the rules that were used last year for the Seattle Sounders
FC draft.
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Jimmy Conrad got his 27th cap earlier today coming on for Jonathan Spector in the 70th minute of
the United States 3-1 loss to Denmark. The US led 1-0 at the half thanks to a Jeff Cunningham goal,
but struggled right out of the game in the second half, giving up 3 goals in the first 10 minutes
of the second half.
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We're down to only 2 former Wizards still playing in MLS, as Chris Klein and LA will meet Yura
Movsisyan and Real Salt Lake Sunday in MLS Cup. Still there was more action around the world this
week with FIFA international games being played. Two former Wizards competed with their respective
national teams as both Shavar Thomas and Eddie Johnson played for Jamaica and the US respectively.
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There's very little in this rumor right now, so take that for what you will. In a post by Ives
Galarcep earlier today about the MLS coaching carousel, he makes a passing mention of Octavio
Zambrano, who used to coach in MLS but has most recently been coaching in Hungary. Ives mentions
Zambrano as a potential new head coach for Chivas USA, but also mentions that Zambrano is "believed
to be in the frame for an assistant coaching position within MLS (with Kansas City a possibility).
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The Kansas City Wizards 2 Generation Adidas players will be making their way over to South Africa
with the rest of an MLS Generation Adidas team. Roger Espinoza and Chance Myers were both named to
the team that will leave later this month for a 10 day tour of the World Cup hosting country.
Espinoza and Myers will be competing in 3 games against Premier Soccer League reserve teams,
including Ajax Cape Town and Orlando Pirates.
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Those that remember when the Wizards signed midfielder, Santiago Hirsig, may remember that Hirsig
was released from his contract with San Lorenzo due to issues over being paid. Those issues appear
to now be resolved as Hirsig and the club have apparently reached an agreement. Instead of the
$1,600,000 he originally requested, Hirsig will be paid $1,080,000 over the next two years by the
club.
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The Wizards 2009 season on the field wasn't that great, but off the field, the team has had a good
offseason. Jimmy Conrad brought home the Humanitarian of the Year, Chet North brought home Head
Athletic Trainer of the Year, and now the Wizards grounds crew has been awarded the Field of the
Year for the Wizards home field, Community America Ballpark.
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Bob Bradley had said there'd likely be some changes to the lineup between the Slovakia and Denmark
games this week. Today we learned who was dropped and who was added to the roster ahead of the game
on Wednesday in Aarhus, Denmark. Dropped from the roster was Clint Dempsey and Steve Cherundolo so
that they could return to their clubs.
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The Wizards season is over and it's time to take a look at how the Wizards players stacked up this
season grade wise. It wasn't a good season and many of the players grades reflect that. Some fan
favorites suffered for the way the team had played this season as well. You can check out the
midseason grades here.
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Two Wizards had the honor of being called up to their respective national teams during this
international break. Jimmy Conrad (along with former Wizard Eddie Johnson) were in Bratislava as
the US took on Slovakia. Conrad was on the bench for the United States, but did not see the field
in the United States 1-0 loss to the Fighting Jondas.
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The US just kicked off against Slovakia and Wizards defender and captain, Jimmy Conrad is on the
bench for the US today. Conrad is number 5 and is one of two central defenders on the game day
roster with Clarence Goodson. Former Wizard, Eddie Johnson is also on the bench for the US after
being called back into the US camp.
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The former Wizards season in MLS continues to wind down and while there weren't a lot of goals this
week by players, there was some news involving former Wizards. First I've added two new players to
the list, as the Jermaine Hue and the Jamaican league started up a little bit ago. And the Wizards
4th round draft pick this past year, Akeem Priestly is now playing in the top division in
Azerbaijan.
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The Wizards had 4 goals up for Goal of the Year, and 2 of those goals have made it to the final 10,
one from each Davy Arnaud and Claudio Lopez. Arnaud's goal is his blast from the first game of the
season against Toronto. Lopez's goal is his shot from midfield that looped in over Donovan
Ricketts.
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I've been sitting on this story for a few days looking for confirmed news of it, but it appears
that Wizards forward, Kei Kamara has been called up by the Sierra Leone national team for their
upcoming friendly in Holland against Willem II of the Eredivisie. Kamara's Facebook status talks
about going to the game in Holland.
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