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Yesterday we saw four players signed to the MLS edition of the Portland Timbers for next season. What will their expansion mates the Vancouver Whitecaps do in return remains to be seen. The Whitecaps do have first pick in signing any other D-2 player outside of their own rosters. There was some question yesterday how…[continue reading]

Keeping with the Expansion theme of the day it’s time to begin looking at each current MLS roster for the upcoming MLS Expansion Draft next month. Both Portland and Vancouver will be selecting 10 players each from the current rosters. Each MLS club will protect 11 players and will be able to protect an additional…[continue reading]

Just a quick little update on next month’s Expansion Draft. A few notes came across my inbox yesterday evening as well as some other additional notes that Steve Goff put up yesterday on his blog. In the past teams would have to select 11 players to protect, with at least three being internationals; Generation adidas…[continue reading]

The Vancouver Whitecaps decided today to take the first pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft over the expansion draft this fall today. Portland will get the honors of picking first in that draft. The selections the two decided on after Vancouver selected go as follows: 1. MLS SuperDraft: #1 Vancouver; #2 Portland 2. Expansion Draft:…[continue reading]

Next year as we all know will see the likes of two new Major League Soccer clubs in Vancouver and Portland. Last night at the MLS All-Star game in Houston the two engaged in a coin toss that would decide who gets the first crack at deciding a lot of different draft orders for next…[continue reading]