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	Colorado Rapids. The official site of the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer Team. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The annual MLS SuperDraft is held in conjunction with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention, the largest soccer gathering held in the United States which celebrates its 58th edition in 2005.
		In the days preceding the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, a selection of 74 players will participate in the annual adidas MLS Player Combine which will be held for the second consecutive year at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California from January 8-11, 2005.
		MLS general managers and members of all 12 MLS coaching staffs will be in attendance during the four-day combine to scout the top talent in America.
	www.coloradorapids.com /News/newsdetails.asp?ID=898 (846 words)

	Des Moines Menace
		There was the MLS draft, in which post-collegiate players in the A-League, in national-team programs, indoor soccer or in leagues overseas were selected.
		One of the reasons for the creation of the MLS was to further the development and competitiveness of the U.S. national team in future World Cups.
		MLS continued with the three-draft system until the 2000 season, when the idea of combining the three drafts into one all-encompassing draft was hatched.
	www.menacesoccer.com /news/?id=836 (635 words)

	Colorado Rush :: Alumni (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		MLS general managers and members of all 12 MLS coaching staffs were on hand enthusiastically scouting talent at the Combine leading up to the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.
		The SuperDraft is a shakedown of sorts, a quest for balance by the league coaches' efforts to most strategically fill the needs of their teams.
		Behind the MLS scene in the world of Club Soccer, The Colorado Rush has proven itself as a worthy training ground for a number of its alumni with professional abilities and aspirations.
	www.rushsoccer.com /college/story.htm (929 words)

	Major League Soccer: History: SuperDraft
		For the second consecutive year the 2004 MLS SuperDraft was held in conjunction with the 57th Annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention.
		The 2004 SuperDraft featured an overflow crowd of coaches and fans from around the country who were in attendance the NSCAA Convention.
		For the first time in MLS’ nine-year history, the League’s annual SuperDraft was also telecast live by FOX Sports World, which enters the second season of a four-year partnership with MLS in 2004.
	web.mlsnet.com /history/superdraft.jsp (697 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - D.C. set to pick Adu, 14, first at MLS SuperDraft - Thursday January 15, 2004 5:47PM
		MLS also said Sierra Mist will replace Pepsi as the league's official soft drink under a two-year partnership.
		In MLS -- an organized single-entity operation -- all players are signed to the league and not individual teams.
		For the first time in the nine-year history of MLS, the SuperDraft will be televised live by Fox Sports World at 10 a.m.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/01/15/bc.som.lgns.mlsdraft.r (330 words)

	MLS SuperDraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The MLS SuperDraft is an annual event in which the Major League Soccer teams select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league.
		The SuperDraft was first instituted in 2000, as a combination of the MLS College Draft, in which players having graduated college were selected, and the MLS Supplemental Draft, in which all other players were chosen.
		The draft is divided into six rounds of twelve picks, the order of which is determined by a combination of the teams' playoff and regular season positions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MLS_SuperDraft (122 words)

	ESPNsoccernet - MLS - Carlisle: Preliminary look at MLS SuperDraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If the history of the MLS draft has shown us anything, it's that only a handful of players will make the kind of impact in their rookie seasons that will satisfy the insatiable demands of a team's supporters.
		But in the same breath, MLS coaches and executives that I spoke with said that none of these players will be able to help their teams right away.
		When asked to assess the available forwards in the draft, one MLS coach said, "Garey stands apart," and that is down to his predatory instinct in front of the goal.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /columns/story?id=354438&root=mls&cc=% (1318 words)

	Chicago Fire take five in MLS SuperDraft
		Like last Friday's MLS SuperDraft, the Fire enters the Supplemental Draft with five selections - its natural first (10th overall), second (22nd) and third round (34th) picks and a pair of fourth round selections (42nd and 46th).
		The original order of the four-round MLS Supplemental Draft is the same as that of the MLS SuperDraft, which is determined from the reverse order of finish following the 2005 season.
		All players that were eligible and not selected in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft and additional players added by teams will be eligible for selection in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft.
	www.mysoccer.com /mls6/chi0123.php (1005 words)

	News from around MLS
		Every MLS general manager and members of all 10 coaching staffs will be in attendance to scout talent at the event leading up to the 2003 SuperDraft presented by adidas, which will be held on Friday, January 17 at the Kansas City Convention Center (3:30 - 7:30 ET).
		The hiring of all-time MLS wins leader Bob Bradley as its new head coach coincides with the launch of the team's new logo, the first re-design of the logo since the team's inception in 1996, as well as the unveiling of a new uniform design for the 2003 season.
		MLS Honda MVP Carlos Ruiz netted a golden goal in sudden death overtime as the Los Angeles Galaxy captured their first MLS Cup championship with a dramatic 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
	www.mysoccer.com /mls2/index.phtml (5019 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Real Salt Lake looking for impact player in today's SuperDraft
		Generation adidas players are luring because they can be placed on a team's developmental roster and don't count against the salary cap during their first few seasons in MLS.
		MLS will also officially unveil its new ball, which is the same adidas ball that will be used at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
		RSL has invited fans to participate in RSL's SuperDraft watch party at the team's offices, which are located on the second floor of Trolley Corners (515 S. 700 East).
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635177728,00.html (756 words)

	Teams Restock, Shuffle Rosters in MLS Draft
		Defense was the order of the day at the 2005 MLS SuperDraft at the Baltimore Convention Center, as 7 defenders were taken in the first round and 17 were selected throughout Friday afternoon.
		Besagno, 16, is the second youngest player to be chosen in an MLS draft, after D.C. united made Freddy Adu last year's top pick, and Guzan is the highest drafted goalkeeper in MLS history.
		MLS Commissioner Don Garber cited Fitgerald's contribution to the league and introduced a video montage of the coach.
	www.soccerhall.org /news/2005/MLSDraft_1142005.htm (1094 words)

	USATODAY.com - Burn pick Gbandi No. 1 in MLS SuperDraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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)

	Chivas' Bornstein Named MLS Rookie Of The Year - Soccer - KOCO.com \| KOCO
		Twenty-one-year old defender Jonathan Bornstein was announced Tuesday as the 2006 Rookie of the Year, determined by equal voting from the media, MLS players and MLS coaches and general managers.
		All first-year players in MLS without previous professional experience were eligible for the award.
		He recorded six goals and four assists, while being named MLS Player of the Week for Week 17 and MLS Player of the Month for July, and credits the coaching of Bradley for giving him the best opportunity to be successful in the league.
	www.koco.com /soccer/10204292/detail.html (648 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - D.C. picks 14-year-old Adu first at MLS SuperDraft - Friday January 16, 2004 2:19PM
		Wearing a fl suit with a blue shirt and a diamond earring in his left ear, Adu was joined by his mother, Emelia Adu, at the MLS draft, held in conjunction with a national convention of soccer coaches at the Charlotte Convention Center.
		The No. 11 jersey is worn by United striker Alecko Eskandarian, the first pick in last year's MLS draft.
		In other top MLS draft picks, Columbus took defender Chad Marshall of Stanford with the second pick.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/01/16/bc.som.lgns.mlsdraft.r/index.html?cnn=yes (742 words)

	Kreis to ReAL Salt Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kreis, a nine-year MLS veteran, was acquired from FC Dallas in exchange for future considerations.
		Earlier this week, Real Salt Lake was awarded the #1 overall pick in the January MLS SuperDraft following the result of a coin toss preceding Sunday’s MLS Cup 2004 contest at The Home Depot Center.
		Each of the 10 existing MLS teams may lose a maximum of three players, and may also protect one additional player for each man taken by either Real Salt Lake or CD Chivas USA.
	www.ussoccerplayers.com /latest_soccer_news/usa_soccer/mls/457022.html (811 words)

	SL Interviews - Kevin Ross
		KR: Each adidas MLS team has their own specific unveiling dates for their new jerseys, and we are working with each franchise individually to meet their local market needs, as well as their community and fan based interests in regards to the timing and launch specifications.
		KR: The current relationship that Major League Soccer has with SUM presents the opportunity for adidas to work on increasing the exposure of our global player assets and teams in the U.S. adidas is in the process of working out the details of potential opportunities, and an announcement may follow in the upcoming months.
		However, it is up to each MLS franchise to determine which players they sign and when, and adidas has nothing to do with the international athletes that are signed into the League.
	www.soccerloop.com /interviews/kevin.ross (1186 words)

	Beaver standout drafted in MLS SuperDraft ::
		Johnson was the second pick of the third round and the 26th selection overall.
		Two former Beavers were in MLS in 2005: Alan Gordon (L.A. Galaxy) and Josh Elbaum (Colorado Rapids).
		Johnson is the second OSU player to be selected in the MLS SuperDraft.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-soccer/uwire/012306aaf.html (476 words)

	Major League Soccer: Events: SuperDraft 2006
		The MLS SuperDraft selection order is determined as follows: The first four selections are from teams that did not qualify for the 2005 MLS Cup Playoffs beginning with the team with fewest 2005 regular season points (3 points per win, one point per tie).
		The remaining eight positions are ranked by fewest regular season points among the teams that were eliminated in the same round of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
		February 23, 2005: Colorado acquires Real Salt Lake's natural 2007 2nd Round SuperDraft pick for forward Jordan Cila; However, if RSL has a 2006 2nd Round SuperDraft pick 24 hours prior to the 2006 SuperDraft, the pick would be surrendered to the Rapids in place of the 2007 selection.
	www.mlsnet.com /MLS/mls/events/superdraft/2006/order.jsp (1146 words)

	Tulsa's Ryan Pore Selected 16th Overall in MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards :: Pore is the first soccer player ...
		Tulsa's Ryan Pore Selected 16th Overall in MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards :: Pore is the first soccer player in school history to be drafted by an MLS team.
		Tulsa, Oklahoma - Tulsa two-time All-American Ryan Pore was selected 16th overall by the Kansas City Wizards in the second round during the 2005 Major League Soccer SuperDraft, which was held Friday in Baltimore, Md. Pore is the first soccer player in school history to be drafted by an MLS team.
		The Wizards concluded the 2004 campaign as the MLS runner-up, falling to DC United in the championship match.
	tulsahurricane.collegesports.com /sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/011405aab.html (749 words)

	Celebrating 10 Seasons of Major League Soccer
		The 2005 Major League Soccer season gets started Friday with the annual MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas, kicking off a celebration of the league's 10th season that will last through November's MLS Cup Final.
		MLS has already unveiled the logo, which is featured on MLSnet.com, the league's official website.
		The festivities will culminate with the crowning of the league's 10th champion at MLS Cup 2005 in Frisco, Texas, the new home of FC Dallas.
	www.soccerhall.org /news/2005/10MLSSeason_1132005.htm (557 words)

	Soccer365 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The teams also swapped second round draft picks in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft with the Rapids receiving the 18th overall and sending the 23rd overall to Los Angeles.
		The Galaxy traded forward Herculez Gomez and defender Ugo Ihemelu and swapped natural second round draft picks for the 2007 MLS SuperDraft, sending the 18th overall pick to the Rapids and receiving the 23rd overall pick.
		With transfer headlines en vogue, MLS chief Don Garber has boasted that the 10-yeard entity currently has the buying power to land Real Madrid outcast David Beckham – but was quick to assure that such a move is not yet on the table.
	www.soccer365.com /US_NEWS/MLS/page_94.shtml (995 words)

	2005 MLS SuperDraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2005 MLS SuperDraft, held in Baltimore, Maryland on January 14, 2005, was the sixth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft.
		Expansion club Real Salt Lake had the first pick as the result of a coin toss (fellow newcomers C.D. Chivas USA got to go first in the expansion draft).
		A collective bargaining agreement with the MLS Players' Union dictated that the draft be reduced from six to four rounds, although a Supplemental Draft was held to equip newly-formed reserve teams and compensate for expansion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_MLS_SuperDraft (137 words)

	The Beaufort Gazette: MLS
		The MLS Disciplinary Committee brought punishments against five players, along with an additional fine to New England Revolution head coach Steve Nicol, who was fined for publicly criticizing league officials.
		With FC Dallas having already secured home- field advantage throughout the MLS playoffs, and Los Angeles having already been eliminated from the postseason, Saturday's contest had all the makings of boring affair, but the Galaxy's 5-2 win turned out to be anything but.
		With one more week of regular-season play left on the MLS schedule, teams need to the seize the 'go hard or go home' attitude as four squads take to the pitch battling for the two remaining spots left in the post-season.
	www.beaufortgazette.com /24hour/sports/mls (3568 words)

	Play Your Way
		As one of the premier players in MLS, FC Dallas forward Eddie Johnson attracts a great deal of attention from defenders and fans alike.
		2004 was a particularly impressive year for Johnson, as he became the youngest player in MLS history to lead the league in scoring (12).
		Selected 19th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, Johnson was one of the youngest players to sign with MLS.
	disney.go.com /playyourway/teammates2_johnson.html (298 words)

	AUEAGLES.COM: Bobby Brennan Selected by D.C. United in MLS SuperDraft 2002
		The senior defender was selected by D.C. United in the fourth round of Major League Soccer’s (MLS) SuperDraft 2002, held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla.
		The 42nd selection of the MLS SuperDraft, Brennan was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas All-South Region Second Team this season.
		Brennan is looking forward to his opportunity with United, the former three-time MLS Champions.
	www.american.edu /athletics/msoc/articles/2001-02/2-11_msoc_brennan.htm (545 words)

	::: MatchNight ::: - America's Soccer News Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The coaching staffs and general managers from all 13 MLS teams will be in attendance to scout talent at the 2007 adidas MLS Player Combine, which concludes four days before the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.
		The 2007 MLS SuperDraft will be held on Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 in Indianapolis, Ind. in conjunction with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention at the Indiana Convention Center.
		Of the 48 players selected in the four rounds of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, 23 had participated in the 2006 adidas MLS Player Combine.
	www.matchnight.com /?Page=ARTICLE&articleid=20149 (427 words)

	Trades/Transfers News - MLS Latest
		The offseason wheeling and dealing in MLS continued Friday as the Los Angeles Galaxy acquired goalkeeper Joe Cannon from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward Herculez Gomez and defender Ugo Ihemelu.
		Toronto FC made 10 selections in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft on Friday, plucking one player from each team in the league except for the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas.
		The New York Red Bulls on Friday sent Thiago Martins and a pair of picks in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft to the Colorado Rapids for Haitian international forward Jean Philippe Peguero.
	www.mlslatest.com /c-trades.html (655 words)

	SoccerAmerica.com: MLS Superdraft: Quirky Year for a Draft
		Furthermore, MLS officials were so wrapped up in contraction-related business in December and January that they had signed very few prospects early.
		Connecticut defender Chris Gbandi would be the only draftable player unanimously considered capable of starting in MLS next season except that a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee will keep him out until at least midsummer, and he is still pondering his options in Europe.
		Meanwhile, a plethora of first-round materiel from the ranks of the underclassmen have opted to stay in college: SMU's Diego Walsh, Indiana's Pat Noonan, Virginia's Alecko Eskandarian and Stanford's Todd Dunivant.
	www.socceramerica.com /article.asp?Art_ID=55636 (510 words)

	MatchNight.com: MLS SuperDraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Welcome to the Matchnight in America MLS SuperDraft Coverage presented by adidas.
		Real Salt Lake won the first pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft via coin toss at the 2004 MLS Cup.
		San Jose acquired Brad Davis, an allocation, and this pick from Dallas in exchange for Mulrooney, Alvarez, and the 6th and 29th overall picks.
	www.matchnight.com /scouting/public/draft_display.cfm (620 words)

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