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Sampson, Schmid, Chivas USA & Baseless Rumors

100 Percent Soccer 22 November @ 12:56 AM EST

Sigi Schmid is seen here getting pneumonia when bringing the MLS Cup to Seattle via a freezing Bainbridge Island ferry Thursday with Sounders Technical Director Chris Henderson in a publicity stunt. (AP Photo).

Among the best reasons to attend an MLS Cup if you're a journalist are the rumors, gossip, agents telling lies in hopes of getting clients work and rank and file folks jockeying for jobs.

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Expansion Draft Update; Top 10 Fire Goals

Fire Confidential | ChicagoNow 21 November @ 11:56 AM EST

Hey everyone, have a little Saturday morning update for you courtesy of scaryice -- who tipped me off to these stories via email. Here we go...

Nyarko Graduating Generation Adidas?

According to this post on Climbing the Ladder, Patrick Nyarko could be graduating from the Generation Adidas program.

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Expansion Draft 2009 - Final Protected Lists Preview

Climbing the Ladder 21 November @ 05:50 AM EST
Time to revisit my projections for the last time. Who will be available for the Philadelphia Union to select? The rules were announced recently, and they're exactly the same as the past few drafts.
The following players should graduate from Generation Adidas status: Alston, Beltran, Frei, Gonzalez, Hall, Nyarko, Wallace, Zakuani, and Zayner. Click to continue reading...

Expansion Draft List: Toronto FC

WVHooligan 20 November @ 01:56 PM EST

Toronto will certainly protect their stars but who won't be protected? (Getty Images)

The 15h and final club in our expansion draft speculation lists is Toronto FC. Yesterday they announced Preki as their new head coach and his first big task will be helping General Manager Mo Johnston with figuring out who to protect and who to leave exposed in the expansion draft.

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Expansion Draft List: Seattle Sounders FC

WVHooligan 20 November @ 11:49 AM EST

We can't imagine Fredy Montero will be left exposed, who will join him in the protected list? (Getty Images)

Only a couple more clubs left to preview here for the expansion draft. Now we turn our attention to a previous expansion club, one that has set the standard for all expansion clubs to come, the Seattle Sounders FC.

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Expansion Draft List: San Jose Earthquakes

WVHooligan 20 November @ 06:35 AM EST

Will San Jose lose one of their players in the expansion draft? (Getty Images)

Today is the final day in our expansion draft coverage/speculation/etc. as we look at three clubs. First up this morning is the San Jose Earthquakes. Later on today I will have Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC to round out the lists.

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Who to Protect?

Down the Byline 19 November @ 10:21 PM EST
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. Click to continue reading...

Expansion Draft Rules Out

Hillcrest Road 19 November @ 04:05 PM EST
Yesterday, MLS released the rules for next week's expansion draft to help Philadelphia select their first 10 players. We must turn in our list of protected players Monday at 2 p.m. CT. Who do you think will make the list? Who would you protect?
Last season we lost Tyson Wahl to Seattle. The list of all players we have lost in expansion drafts is shown below. Click to continue reading...

Expansion Draft List: Real Salt Lake

WVHooligan 19 November @ 03:59 PM EST

RSL made it to MLS Cup this year, but who will they protect for another run in 2010? (Getty Images)

Our second club for the day as we get closer to finishing out our look at each 15 MLS clubs before next week's expansion draft. Earlier in the day we took a look at the lowly New York Red Bulls, now we turn our attention to one of this year's MLS Cup participants, Real Salt Lake.

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Expansion Draft rules set as Union prepare to build roster

Soccer By Ives 19 November @ 03:45 PM EST

As the MLS season winds towards the end, the excitement continues to build in Philadelphia. On November 25, the Union will continue to take shape as the expansion draft takes place. The first players in Philadelphia Union history will come off the books of ten other clubs.

MLS released the specific rules that the other MLS clubs must follow when they make players available for Peter Nowak and his staff to select.

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Expansion Draft rules set as Union prepare to build roster

Soccer By Ives 19 November @ 03:45 PM EST

As the MLS season winds towards the end, the excitement continues to build in Philadelphia. On November 25, the Union will continue to take shape as the expansion draft takes place. The first players in Philadelphia Union history will come off the books of ten other clubs.

MLS released the specific rules that the other MLS clubs must follow when they make players available for Peter Nowak and his staff to select.

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Expansion Draft Info

Fire Confidential | ChicagoNow 19 November @ 02:22 PM EST

Getting off the topic of the "Hauptman Letter Debate" for a minute, some important info came out today regarding next Wednesday's MLS expansion draft. Here's the info, per Steve Goff (and NaperSteve -- who provided the tip):

Philadelphia will select 10 players; current clubs must submit their 11-man protected list by Monday afternoon; no club will lose more than one player, which means five teams won't lose anyone; Generation Adidas and home-grown players [(for the Fire that means Baggio Husidic and Patrick Nyarko] need not be protected; developmental players claimed must be offered a senior contract; clubs must protect designated players that have no-trade clauses.

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TFC introduces Preki as new coach for 2010

mistake by the lake (for now) 19 November @ 10:34 AM EST
It would be foolish to have too strong an opinion either way on the hiring of the new TFC coach. What he has done in the past may be a foundation, but right now Preki puts a face on the 2010 season and the countdown has begun.
Positives
-TFC moved quickly and hired a coach before the dust had settled on the season. Click to continue reading...

United Autopsy 2009 | Part IV: The List is Life

The Fullback Files 19 November @ 09:37 AM EST
Rolling right along with our grisly task, it's now time to figure out who to protect from the expansion draft. "What part does this play in an autopsy?" I hear you ask. Well, the guys you protect are those valuable players at the core of the team... Click to continue reading...

Preki To Be Introduced As TFC Coach

WVHooligan 19 November @ 08:49 AM EST

Preki is headed north to Toronto FC. (Getty Images)

Former Chivas USA head coach Preki will be introduced as Toronto FC's fourth head coach.

Preki led Chivas USA to the playoffs in all three seasons he was head coach, but he will be looking to improve on three first round exits.

With Preki in town you have to believe the Toronto roster may get a little makeover in the winter months.

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Expansion Draft List: New York Red Bulls

WVHooligan 19 November @ 06:54 AM EST

Juan Pablo Angel will definitely be protected, but who will join him? (Getty Images)

Moving forward yet again on our quest to preview all 15 MLS clubs before the 2009 expansion draft next week. Today we turn our focus to the New York Red Bulls.

Protected Available Exempt Juan Pablo Angel Danleigh Borman Jeremy Hall Danny Cepero Andrew Boyens Kevin Goldthwaite Bouna Coundoul Macoumba Kandji Walter Garcia Ernst Oebster Carlos Johnson Mike Petke Leo Krupnik Dane Richards Carlos Mendes Luke Sassano Matthew Mbuta Seth Stammler Jorge Rojas Sinisa Ubiparipovic John Wolyniec Nick Zimmerman

Hall should graduate from the GA program, the key word is should.

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Expansion Draft Rules for 2009

Down the Byline 19 November @ 12:36 AM EST
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. Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC to introduce Preki as head coach on Thursday

Soccer By Ives 18 November @ 10:44 PM EST

Photo by ISIphotos.com

Toronto FC has informed its fans, and the Canadian media, that it will reveal its newest head coach at a press conference on Thursday. You already know who it is.

Former Chivas USA head coach Preki will be introduced as Chivas USA's fourth head coach, and will have the task of guiding TFC to its first playoff berth in its fourth season of existence.

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Toronto FC to introduce Preki as head coach on Thursday

Soccer By Ives 18 November @ 10:44 PM EST

Photo by ISIphotos.com

Toronto FC has informed its fans, and the Canadian media, that it will reveal its newest head coach at a press conference on Thursday. You already know who it is.

Former Chivas USA head coach Preki will be introduced as Chivas USA's fourth head coach, and will have the task of guiding TFC to its first playoff berth in its fourth season of existence.

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2010 Expansion Draft - UPDATED

View From The Couch 18 November @ 10:25 PM EST
MLS has released the rules for the draft and they're slightly different from what I listed in my last post. There appears to be no automatic protection for players on the season-ending injury list. Only 3 of our internationals need to be protected however. Given that, here is my revised list:
*GA Players (Automatically protected)
O'Brien
Valentino
*Required 3 Internationals
Baudet
Cummings
Kimura
*Roster (8 spots left)
Casey
Clark
Harvey
LaBrocca
Mastroeni
Moor
Pickens
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MLS Expansion Draft Rules

USSoccerPlayers 18 November @ 06:06 PM EST
On Wednesday, Major League Soccer released the rules for the expansion draft that will stock the Philadelphia Union. The draft is scheduled for Wednesday, November 25th. The club will have ten rounds to pick players. Teams will have to submit their list of protected players to the League by Monday at 3pm ET. Click to continue reading...

Expansion Draft List: New England Revolution

WVHooligan 18 November @ 05:32 PM EST

We know Steve Nicol stands to lose one quality player, who will it be? (Getty Images)

While the rest of the world is waiting for a couple World Cup qualifiers to finish up here we move forward here with our expansion draft coverage. Earlier in the day we discussed the LA Galaxy, now we take a gander at the New England Revolution.

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Expansion Draft List: Kansas City Wizards

WVHooligan 17 November @ 03:18 PM EST

Jimmy Conrad and Josh Wolff will certainly be protected in the upcoming expansion draft. (WVH Photo Correspondent Brian Stevens)

Staying with the two-a-day structure for the expansion draft lists, earlier in the day we looked at the Houston Dynamo now we turn our focus to the Kansas City Wizards.

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MLS coaching carousel in full spin

Soccer By Ives 17 November @ 11:02 AM EST

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The MLS season is set to end on Sunday after the 2009 MLS Cup, and the MLS Expansion draft is looming just eight days away, meaning all the teams that need head coaches are about to take part in one of the most frantic coaching change flurries MLS has ever seen.

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MLS coaching carousel in full spin

Soccer By Ives 17 November @ 11:02 AM EST

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Photo by ISIphotos.com

The MLS season is set to end on Sunday after the 2009 MLS Cup, and the MLS Expansion draft is looming just eight days away, meaning all the teams that need head coaches are about to take part in one of the most frantic coaching change flurries MLS has ever seen.

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OK, time to get back to a more regular posting schedule. This week I'll hopefull

View From The Couch 16 November @ 10:27 PM EST
OK, time to get back to a more regular posting schedule. This week I'll hopefully have a season review, a recap of where the European teams I'm following are, and maybe a new team to talk about. First lets start with next week's Expansion Draft for next year's Philadelphia Union.
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Player Reviews Nyassi and Wahl

Sounder at Heart - Soccer From the Heart of the Sound 16 November @ 08:40 PM EST

I have referred to these two as Substitutes in my tiering of Starter, Rotational, Substitute and Reserves, but honestly, Nathan Sturgis likely belongs here as well. All three are almost always on the available bench, but rarely see time. In Sanna's case he is still quite young, just entering the years where he would make or break in the US system.

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Expansion Draft List: FC Dallas

WVHooligan 16 November @ 04:26 PM EST

Who will Dallas protect this year? (Getty Images)

With the expansion draft being next week I have to pull in some two-a-days for my expansion draft lists. Earlier today we looked at DC United's roster and who could be protected or not not this afternoon I want to turn our attention to FC Dallas.

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Expansion Draft List: DC United

WVHooligan 16 November @ 06:41 AM EST

Luciano Emilio and DC United have a lot of question marks. (Getty Images)

The 2009 expansion draft is only a week and a half away here. Today we move forward in our look at each club's potential protection lists with DC United. The Black-and-Red are still without a head coach so don't be shocked if somethings here could change depending on who takes over this club.

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Rest of the Reserves - Graham, Scott, Sturgis, King

Sounder at Heart - Soccer From the Heart of the Sound 15 November @ 08:50 PM EST

Now we start entering the realm of players with playing time. Of guys that may have value to other clubs in trade, and quite possibly seeing the guy that Philadelphia takes in the Expansion Draft later this month. This collection of players are in two sets.

The first set are two USL Sounders, and the second two players are young talents with promise, but who have lacked the playing time to showcase their reputations in competitive matches.

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The Other Keepers

Sounder at Heart - Soccer From the Heart of the Sound 14 November @ 01:16 PM EST

As in the guys that aren't Mr Kasey Keller. Due to injuries Keller played essentially all competitive matches. Next year with the potential for a dozen more matches in the season and Kasey passing 40 in just a few days the back-up keeper will be much more important. While he does feel healthier at the end of this season than in the past, he made many statements that it was due to the nature of MLS playing basically once a week.

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Expansion Draft List: Columbus Crew

WVHooligan 13 November @ 06:45 AM EST

This group could look a lot different in 2010. (Getty Images)

Moving forward once again in our expansion draft coverage. Today we take a look at the Supporter's Shield winning Columbus Crew. More than likely we will see a player picked from this bunch, anytime you go through the regular season and are as good as the Crew were this year you will most certainly see a player picked off in an expansion draft.

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Expansion Draft List: Colorado Rapids

WVHooligan 12 November @ 06:02 AM EST

Colin Clark and Conor Casey make up a big part of the Rapids. (Getty Images)

We are moving forward today in our expansion draft coverage. So far we've knocked out both the Fire and Chivas USA, today we stay out west with a look at the Colorado Rapids. Now this is a club that may go through a bit of a change this winter because of their collapse late in the season.

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Robbie Rogers: Yes/No/Maybe So?

The Offside - Columbus 11 November @ 04:06 PM EST

It's the offseason in Columbus, and that means rumors about players and contracts and whatnot are as easy to find as a Buckeye hoodie. Robbie Rogers seems to have become the first player to fall victim of fan speculation.

First, to grease the wheels of gossip, Robbie himself tweetered that he was on his way out of Columbus.

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Season Recaps: Seattle Sounders FC

WVHooligan 11 November @ 03:24 PM EST

Freddie Ljungberg and Osvaldo Alonso were huge additions to Seattle and to MLS this year. (Getty Images)

Everyone knew going into the 2009 season that the new kids on the block would make a splash. Just the kind of splash the league needed in some folks eyes. The Seattle Sounders FC came into the year not as a typical expansion club.

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