[nas] NEW RULES AND Chivas news

New RULES:

4 Senior International players per team (age 25 and up)
3 Youth International (age 24 or younger)

That is a total of 7 on every MLS team of 28 players (10 developmental, 18
senior)
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But - RSL and the goats each get 2 EXTRA youth international spots for 2005
and 2006.

Still with me?

OK - so RSL and Chivas each get 9, that's right, 9 international players.
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Stay with me here - RSL coveted Chivas' last expansion draft player
(Stewart)....so, RSL traded one of their extra YI spots to Chivas in order
to get Stewart.

The number of international players allowed is now:
RSL - 8
Chivas 10

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By the way - green cards do not count as international players.
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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE INFO:

ROSTER SIZES: In 2005 each MLS team will have 28 total roster spots
comprised of: 18 senior players and 10 developmental players. Developmental
players can only be 24 years old or younger. All international players,
including youth internationals, can be signed to either senior player
contracts or developmental player contracts.

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS: Starting next season each team will be allowed
four senior internationals, foreign players without green cards aged 25 and
older during a given season, an increase from the three-man senior
international limit in 2004.

YOUTH INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS: Starting in 2005 every MLS team will have three
slots for youth international players, foreign players without green cards
aged 24 and younger during a given season. In addition, the two MLS
expansion teams, Club Deportivo Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake, will receive
two additional youth international player slots (a total of five) for their
first two years of existence. All youth international player spots may also
be traded, which is not the case with senior international player slots.



-----Original Message-----
From:  squarepass@optonline.net


How many foreign allocations are allowed in the MLS 3 or 4 right? So that is
all the non americans they can have on this team. The rest should be
American born.


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