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Chicago Fire Protect 11 Players Ahead of 2014 MLS Expansion Draft

December 8, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release


CHICAGO (Dec. 8, 2014) - The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Monday its 11 protected players ahead of the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. CT. The draft, which will be streamed live on www.MLSsoccer.com, will consist of ten rounds as expansion sides New York City FC and Orlando City SC will select 20 total players from MLS' other 18 teams.

Each club is required to protect 11 players. Clubs must also make available a number of International Players equal to the total number minus three.

Homegrown players that finished the 2014 season on the club's roster are automatically protected. Players signed since the end of the MLS season are not eligible for the Expansion Draft.

MLS clubs may lose no more than two players from their non-protected roster. Additionally, once a player has been selected from the non-protected roster, the club may move a player from its non-protected roster to its protected roster. Additional information on the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft can be found here.

Below is the list of 28 Fire players:

Protected (11):

Alex - MID/DEF

Quincy Amarikwa - FWD

Juan Luis Anangono (International) - FWD

Razvan Cocis (International) - MID

Robert Earnshaw (International) - FWD

Sean Johnson - GK

Jeff Larentowicz - MID/DEF

Mike Magee - FWD

Patrick Nyarko - MID

Lovel Palmer - DEF

Matthew Watson - MID/DEF

Available for Selection (14):

Greg Cochrane - DEF

Matt Fondy - FWD

Marco Franco - DEF

Patrick Ianni - DEF

Benji Joya - MID

Hunter Jumper - DEF

Alec Kann - GK

Steven Kinney - DEF

Sanna Nyassi - MID

Kyle Reynish - GK

Gonzalo Segares - DEF

Florent Sinama-Pongolle - FWD

Bakary Soumare - DEF

Grant Ward - MID

Players unavailable for selection due to Homegrown status (3):

Victor Pineda - MID

Chris Ritter - MID

Harry Shipp - FWD/MID

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