FC Dallas Deals First Round Pick To Philadelphia Union

January 14, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release

PHILADELPHIA -- (Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010) -- FC Dallas has acquired allocation money from the expansion Philadelphia Union in exchange for the Dallas natural first round selection (6th overall) in today's SuperDraft.

Dallas now has five picks in today's draft, while the deal gives Union three of the first seven picks in the 2010 draft, which begins at 2 p.m. Eastern today live on ESPN2. Dallas still holds the fifth overall selection in the draft, which the club acquired from Toronto FC for defender Adrian Serioux on Feb. 24, 2009. FC Dallas also has one second round selection (21st overall acquired from Toronto FC in trade for Fuad Ibrahim in 2008), two third round selections (38th and 44th overall) and one fourth round selection (54th).

FC Dallas will kick off the 2010 season at Pizza Hut Park on March 27 against in-state rival Houston Dynamo. For more information on affordable season ticket plans, visit FCDallas.com or call 888-FCD-GOAL (323-4625).

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