[nas] FW: MLS - 26 Players Made Eligible For MLS Waiver Draft

[<big_dog@fastmail.fm>]

Title: FW: MLS - 26 Players Made Eligible For MLS Waiver Draft

>  NEW YORK (Tuesday, November 5, 2002) - Eight of Major League
> Soccer's 10 teams made roster moves in preparation for the 2003 season as 26
> players were made available for the MLS Waiver Draft scheduled for
> Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 12:00 p.m. (ET) via conference call from the League's
> headquarters in New York. Among the 26 players eligible for selection are
> MLS' All-Time leading goal scorer Roy Lassiter (88 goals), who was waived by
> D.C. United, and two-time U.S. World Cup goalkeeper Juergen Sommer, formerly
> with the Eastern Conference champion New England Revolution.
>
>  Two teams that hired new head coaches during the last two weeks led
> all teams by waiving five players each. The Chicago Fire, which appointed
> U.S. National Team assistant Dave Sarachan as head coach on Monday, part
> ways with veteran David Vaudreuil (17 appearances in 2002) among others. Two
> weeks after handing the reigns to former Fire Head Coach Bob Bradley, the
> MetroStars also waived five players including seven-year MLS defender Ted
> Chronopoulos. The Colorado Rapids (4), D.C. United (4), San Jose Earthquakes
> (3), New England Revolution (3), Los Angeles Galaxy (1) and Dallas Burn (1)
> all waived players. The Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards were the two
> teams not to release personnel. A list of players available for Wednesday's
> draft follows:
>
> EASTERN CONFERENCE
> Chicago Fire
> Jason Moore Midfielder
> Miguel Saavedra Midfielder
> Billy Sleeth Defender
> David Vaudreuil Defender
> Billy Walsh Midfielder
>
> Columbus Crew
> None
>
> D.C. United
> Roy Lassiter Forward
> Mike McGinty Goalkeeper
> Petter Villegas Midfielder
> Henry Zambrano^ Forward
>
> MetroStars
> Byron Alvarez^ Forward
> Ted Chronopoulos Defender
> Sam Forko Defender
> Martin Klinger Forward
> Leo Krupnik Defender
>
> New England Revolution
> Shaker Asad Midfielder
> Ian Fuller Forward
> Juergen Sommer Goalkeeper
>
>
> WESTERN CONFERENCE
> Colorado Rapids
> David Kramer Goalkeeper
> Raul Palacios^ Midfielder
> Musa Shannon Forward
> Ricky Titus^ Defender
>
> Dallas Burn
> Percy Olivares^ Midfielder
>
> Kansas City Wizards
> None
>
> Los Angeles Galaxy
> Craig Waibel Defender
>
> San Jose Earthquakes
> Scott Bower Midfielder
> Luchi Gonzalez Forward
> Zak Ibsen Defender
>
> (^ = Senior Internationals)
>
> The order of selection for Wednesday's MLS Waiver Draft is as follows:
>
>  1.   D.C. United
>  2. MetroStars 
>  3. Kansas City Wizards 
>  4. Chicago Fire
>  5. Dallas Burn
>  6. San Jose Earthquakes
>  7.   Columbus Crew
>  8.   Colorado Rapids
>  9. New England Revolution
>  10. Los Angeles Galaxy
>
> The Waiver Draft selection order is based on the original order of the 2003
> SuperDraft, which takes into consideration each team's record during the
> 2002 season and how far each club advanced in the 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs. All
> six rounds of the 2003 SuperDraft will be held in Kansas City, Missouri on
> January 17 in conjunction with the National Soccer Coaches Association of
> America (NSCAA) Convention.
>
> The latest information regarding the 2002 MLS Waiver Draft can be accessed
> by visiting www.MLSnet.com, the official website of Major League Soccer.
>
> - www.MLSnet.com -