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  Ct Mls Orange County Chopper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
MLS College Draft - From 1996 to 1999, all American players graduating college were entered into the MLS College Draft, and were eligible to be selected by all Major League Soccer teams.
MLS Supplemental Draft - From 1996 to 1999, all players playing in the United States currently playing professionally in the United Soccer Leagues were eligible for the MLS Supplemental Draft, where they could be selected by all Major League Soccer teams.
2002 MLS Dispersal Draft - The 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft was held by Major League Soccer on January 11, 2002, following the contraction of the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny to distribute the two teams' players that were not selected in the 2002 MLS Allocation Draft.
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 dispersal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dispersal is the process in which an organism spreads out geographically.
Natal dispersal is the permanent movement of young birds from their birth sites to their own breeding locations.
Animals tend to have an excellent capacity for dispersal, because they typically are able to walk, fly or swim to a new location.
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 Dispersal Draft (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 1991, the National Hockey League conducted a dispersal draft in order to split a new team, the San Jose Sharks, off of the Minnesota North Stars as a compromise when the Minnesota owners requested permission to move the franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area.
In 2002, Major League Soccer held a dispersal draft after shutting down the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion teams.
Sixteen players were available in the draft - each remaining WNBA team was allowed a draft pick, in reverse order of their regular-season record for the season.
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 SOCCER CAPITAL NEWS - Covering the World's Game in America's Soccer Capital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dunseth was originally selected by The Crew in the first round (No. 7 overall) of the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft.
His first MLS point was the game-winning assist in N.E.'s 3-2 win at D.C. United on 4/24/99...
MLS Career Playoff Highlights: Had appeared in 11 postseason matches entering this season, including all five in The Crew's run to the 2002 MLS Cup semifinals...
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 2002 Nba Mock Draft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 MLSnet.com -- The Official Site of Major League Soccer
NEW YORK (January 11, 2002) - Twelve players were chosen this afternoon as the remaining members of the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion were selected in the MLS Dispersal Draft which followed the Allocation Draft.
A member of Kansas City’s inaugural team and 2000 MLS Championship squad, Preki was dealt to the Fusion prior to the 2001 season when Wizard’s Head Coach Bob Gansler attempted to piece together a younger side.
Today’s draft was held at the W Hotel in mid-town Manhattan after Tuesday’s announcement that the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny ceased operations.
www.mlsnet.com /content/02/datastore/mls0111dispersal.html   (534 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - US - Former Fusion, Mutiny players in dispersal draft - Thursday January 10, 2002 04:54 PM
Posted: Thursday January 10, 2002 4:54 PM ATLANTA (CNNSI.com) -- All former Fusion and Mutiny players will be placed into a pool for Friday's allocation and dispersal Drafts, along with all first-round picks in the 2002 SuperDraft held by Miami and Tampa Bay.
Prior to the Dispersal Draft, teams due allocations for the 2002 season will participate in an allocation draft and may select any one player or pick on the dispersal draft list per allocation.
The allocation draft will last until all teams with Allocations have used their picks or passed, while the Dispersal Draft shall last until each team has passed or either players or picks remain in the Dispersal Draft.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/us/news/2002/01/10/dispersal_draft   (841 words)

  
 MLS notes: Wynalda leads list of 11 waived players   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Wynalda, 32, one of four players let go by the Chicago Fire, was tied for seventh in MLS with 10 goals and was 10th with 25 points in 2001, leading the Fire in both categories.
A waiver draft will be held Thursday where these 11 players and another 15 not selected in the dispersal draft from the rosters of the defunct Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny will be made available.
-- Goalkeeper Adin Brown, unclaimed from the defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny’s roster in the MLS dispersal drafts, was acquired by the New England Revolution.
www.soccertimes.com /mls/2002/jan15.htm   (332 words)

  
 2002 Nba Draft Result   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 USLFans.com -- For the Fans, By the Fans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Despite the improved squad, the 2002 MLS season has not started according to plan for the Revolution.
New England is one of two MLS teams affiliated with the Charleston Battery in 2002.
The agreement between MLS and the USL allows players to be available for the MLS combine and allows players to move from the A-League to MLS and from MLS to the A-League during the season.
www.a-league.com /news/2002/news,2002,0179.shtml   (904 words)

  
 Bye Bye Tampa Bay Mutiny & Miami Fusion
The League also announced that it is in continuing negotiations with several entities to invest in MLS and acquire the operating rights of the Dallas Burn and San Jose Earthquakes.
In Miami, the MLS Board of Governors, along with Investor-Operator Ken Horowitz, who founded the Miami Fusion as an expansion team in 1998, have determined that the local market is not capable at this time of providing the support necessary to effectively sustain a Major League Soccer team.
All lower 2002 SuperDraft picks held by these teams (other than picks they may have previously traded away) will be eliminated, including any picks for which the teams had traded.
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 ESPN.com - SOCCER - Teams more competitive as 2002 MLS season kicks off
The players from the Mutiny and Fusion were dispersed throughout the league, making every team stronger.
MLS hopes to build its ratings this year with a regular "Soccer Saturday" time slot for nationally televised games on ESPN2 -- emulating the BBC's long-successful "Match of the Day" in Britain.
For MLS' sake, he had better not lose his passion for soccer anytime soon.
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 USATODAY.com - Burn pick Gbandi No. 1 in MLS SuperDraft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
MLS teams have until Tuesday to cut their rosters to 27 players.
Thursday, a waiver draft will be held and the pool for it will include those players waived Tuesday and any former players from the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny who were not selected in January's allocation and dispersal drafts.
MLS' seventh season opens March 23 as the Columbus Crew faces the Chicago Fire live on ABC at 4 p.m.
www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/mls/2002-02-10-superdraft.htm   (462 words)

  
 New England Revolution (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Known throughout his nine-season MLS career for his ability to turn defenders with a variety of dribbling moves and for working quick passing combinations with teammates...
Taken sixth overall by the Revs in the MLS Allocation/Dispersal Draft on January 11, after a six-year stay with the Tampa Bay Mutiny.
Drafted by Tampa Bay in the 2nd Round (18th overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft.
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 ussoccer.com - Articles
In a year where many clubs will be losing some marquee players to the 2002 World Cup for most of May and June, it will be nice to count on that extra star power that most teams received via the Allocation and Dispersal Drafts in early January.
With another decent year from second-year forward and 2001 MLS Rookie of the Year Rodrigo Faria and the return of perennial MVP candidate and quarterback Clint Mathis, the Metros could be one of the more exciting and high-flying teams in the league.
All in all, MLS appears to have turned a negative into a positive by refocusing the business plan and injecting some needed excitement into the league in Year Seven.
www.ussoccer.com /articles/viewArticle.jsp_13368.html   (1053 words)

  
 Colorado Rapids. The official site of the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer Team.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
January 11, 2002: The Rapids pick up Pablo Mastroeni with the first selection in the MLS dispersal draft and later add Mark Chung, Chris Henderson and Kyle Beckerman, as the players from contracted MLS teams Fusion FC and the Tampa Bay Mutiny are distributed throughout the league.
January 30, 2002: The Rapids continue the roster overhaul with the addition of Nigerian striker Daniel Amokachi, who is slated to join the team as a discovery player for the 2002 season.
Following the 2002 season, in which he was named MLS Executive of the Year, it was Counce’s initiative that pushed for radically changing the look and philosophy of the club prior to the commencement of the 2003 season, introducing the new “Black and Blue” color scheme and mentality to the organization.
www.coloradorapids.com /News/10years.asp   (5805 words)

  
 2002 Burn News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Farrer, selected in the 12th round of the 1996 MLS Draft, was one of two players still remaining from the inaugural 1996 Burn squad.
Keller, 25, was acquired by the Burn with the fifth pick in the 1st round of the dispersal draft following the contraction of the Tampa Bay Mutiny and the Miami Fusion.
MLS Commissioner Don Garber said at a McKinney City Council meeting Tuesday night that the league would commit to bringing the Burn to McKinney from its current home at the Cotton Bowl.
www.3rddegree.net /archives/2002/news02.htm   (7287 words)

  
 ESPN.com - SOCCER - New England Revolution: 2002 Outlook
No team seems better equipped for the 2002 MLS season than the New England Revolution, who stocked their roster with the last two Budweiser Scoring Champions, a regular U.S. National Team defender and a midfielder that has played more minutes than any other player in league history.
Never has an MLS team featured the Budweiser Scoring Champions from the two previous seasons, but by releasing several high profile players from last year's squad, the Revolution were able to land striker Mamadou Diallo through the Allocation Draft, and later selected reigning League MVP Alex Pineda Chacon during the Dispersal Draft.
For good measure, Clavijo also drafted Taylor Twellman, a 22-year old American who left Maryland as a sophomore in to join TSV 1860 Munich of the German Bundesliga.
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 BRIAN DUNSETH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
After the Fusion folded, Dunseth was selected by Columbus in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft.
2002 - Called into train with the U.S. National Team for their friendlies with Canada, Argentina, and Jamaica.
2002 - Selected by Columbus with the 7th pick in the MLS Dispersal Draft.
www.ussoccerplayers.com /players/brian_dunseth/320123.html   (656 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | US SPORT  | Fusion and Mutiny fold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
MLS cited poor support for the Fusion and the lack of an owner for the Mutiny as reasons for dropping the clubs.
A dispersal draft will be held this month to assign Tampa and Miami players to other teams.
"The decision to leave both cities for the 2002 MLS season was extremely difficult," said commissioner Don Garber.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/us_sport/1750024.stm   (439 words)

  
 Lindsey Wilson College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Los Angeles also won the MLS Cup in 2002, and Marshall was also a member of that team.
For his efforts during the season, Marshall was a finalist for the 2005 MLS Defender of the Year.
Marshall was drafted by the Colorado Rapids in 1998 and later drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Allocation and Dispersal draft.
www.lindsey.edu /index.cgi?id=11804   (516 words)

  
 Turd of the Week (#126)
Curtis will be drafted despite being a league veteran -- a status that tends to result in the player being miraculously 'discovered'.
Curtis was acquired by the exterminated TB Mutiny in the '2001 SuperDraft'.
As the 2002 MLS season approaches, the defending MLS Cup champion San Jose Earthquakes are up to the same old lack of, well, anything having to do with organization.
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 The Year in American Soccer, 2002
The Year 2002 was possibly the best year ever for American Soccer, highlighted most prominently by their unprecedented success at World Cup 2002.
MLS Cup 2002 was held in the brand new Gillette Stadium at Foxboro, MA.
MLS purists were delighted with the announcement late in the year that the MLS playoffs would switch to two game series with advancement based on goals aggregate for the first round, conforming to the international standard (the semifinals and MLS Cup would remain a single game).
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 New England Revolution (1996-Present)
As if their hot streak wasn't enough, the Revolution were to play their first MLS Cup at home in Gillette Stadium in front of a record-shattering 61,316 fans.
But as the game reached a second overtime, an MLS Cup first, substitute Winston Griffiths came extremely close to winning the trophy for the Revs as his shot from outside the box bounced off two Galaxy defenders and then hit the crossbar.
In almost a total carbon copy of the 2002 MLS Cup, LA hung on to win the trophy and keep the bitter taste of a championship loss to the Galaxy in the Revs' mouth.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /mls/newengland/revolution.html   (1753 words)

  
 Sports: MLS folds Mutiny
MLS is a single-entity league that owns all teams, and investors buy the right to operate them.
Tampa Bay, like most MLS teams, has been a money loser since the league's inception in 1996 -- reportedly an average of $2-million per year.
Mutiny and Fusion players will be in a dispersal draft Friday morning.
www.sptimes.com /2002/01/09/news_pf/Sports/MLS_folds_Mutiny.shtml   (828 words)

  
 Revolution plucks five All-Stars from dispersal drafts; 22 players picked.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Today, the Revolution bestowed Clavijo, the club's fifth coach in six seasons, with five perennial MLS All-Stars as the league’s 10 teams picked over the remains of the Miami Fusion and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, teams eliminated by the MLS board of governors Tuesday to cut operating costs.
All those waived, plus the 15 from the dispersal pool who were not selected today will be made available in a waiver draft Thursday, but few if any will be selected.
Note: Columbus acquired the ninth overall dispersal draft pick from the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for the Crew's 38th (third round) overall pick in the 2002 MLS draft.
www.soccertimes.com /mls/2002/jan11.htm   (1320 words)

  
 Brian Ching Signs New Deal :: Earthquakes keep former Gonzaga standout
The Quakes selected Ching, a top contender for MLS Honda MVP and Comeback Player of the Year, first overall in the 2003 MLS Dispersal Draft after making a trade with D.C. United to secure that draft position.
He is currently tied for first in MLS with 11 goals and is tied for fourth in scoring with 26 points.
Ching, the only Hawaiian in MLS, was the second leading scorer in the A-League in 2002 with 16 goals and eight assists for the Seattle Sounders and was selected to the 2002 A-League All-League Team.
www.cstv.com /sports/m-soccer/stories/101104aax.html   (633 words)

  
 The Needham Soccer Club Coaching   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Aside from carrying the banner of MLS and aiming for a lucrative spot in the 2003 FIFA World Club Championship, the Wizards have a shade of payback working for them.
CURTIS TO SIGN: Ali Curtis, who played forward and left back for the Mutiny last year and went through the dispersal draft unclaimed, is expected to sign a new MLS contract this week.League senior vice president Todd Durbin says Curtis has not signed a contract but negotiations are continuing.
He had trained with the Metros in preseason, but they were not permitted to acquire him as a discovery player because he had rejected an MLS offer last year.
www.needhamsoccer.com /MLSconfidential020305.html   (648 words)

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