Chicago Fire Protect 11 Players Ahead of 2010 MLS Expansion Draft
November 22, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release
CHICAGO, IL (Nov. 22, 2010) - The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced their 11 protected players ahead of the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft on Wednesday, Nov. 24 at 1 PM CT via conference call and streaming live on MLSsoccer.com . The Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps will alternate selections through 10 rounds, selecting 20 players total from MLS' other 16 clubs. Portland has the first overall pick; Vancouver will select first in the MLS SuperDraft in Baltimore, MD on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 11:00 AM CT.
"With two teams participating in the expansion draft, you have to make difficult choices," said Fire Technical Director Frank Klopas. "This list reflects what makes the best sense for the team at this point in time."
Protected (11):
Mike Banner - MID
Calen Carr - FWD
Wilman Conde - DEF
Baggio Husidic - MID
Steven Kinney - DEF
Patrick Nyarko - MID
Marco Pappa - MID
Logan Pause - MID
Bratislav Ristic - MID
Gonzalo Segares - DEF
Kwame Watson-Siriboe - DEF
Unprotected (9):
Nery Castillo - MID
Andrew Dykstra - GK
Collins John - FWD
Krzysztof Krol - DEF
Freddie Ljungberg - MID
Peter Lowry - MID
Dasan Robinson - DEF
John Thorrington - MID
Deris Umanzor - DEF
Players Automatically Protected due to Generation adidas/Home Grown status (3):
Corben Bone - MID
Sean Johnson - GK
Victor Pineda - MID
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