Comments on: Marta is an LA Sol http://theoriginalwinger.com/2009-01-13-marta-is-an-la-sol A Soccer Culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: isps http://theoriginalwinger.com/2009-01-13-marta-is-an-la-sol/comment-page-1#comment-9189 isps Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:58:39 +0000 http://theoriginalwinger.com/2009-01-13-marta-is-an-la-sol#comment-9189 I wasnt too hip on how it all went down exactly.. but thats why there is wiki to get the breakdown, here it is... September 24 2008, the league held an international player draft, in which the seven teams selected four international players each. Four of the first five selections, first pick Formiga (Bay Area), Marta (#3, Los Angeles), Daniela (#4, St. Louis), and Cristiane (#5, Chicago) were Brazilian, and a total of 10 Brazilian players were selected. England's Kelly Smith (#2, Boston) and Japan's Homare Sawa (#6, Washington), and Australia's Sarah Walsh rounded out the first round. By drafting a player, a team gained the right to negotiate with the player upon receiving permission from her current club, or if she was in the last six months of her contract. I wasnt too hip on how it all went down exactly.. but thats why there is wiki to get the breakdown, here it is…

September 24 2008, the league held an international player draft, in which the seven teams selected four international players each. Four of the first five selections, first pick Formiga (Bay Area), Marta (#3, Los Angeles), Daniela (#4, St. Louis), and Cristiane (#5, Chicago) were Brazilian, and a total of 10 Brazilian players were selected.

England’s Kelly Smith (#2, Boston) and Japan’s Homare Sawa (#6, Washington), and Australia’s Sarah Walsh rounded out the first round.

By drafting a player, a team gained the right to negotiate with the player upon receiving permission from her current club, or if she was in the last six months of her contract.

]]> By: xxEightxx http://theoriginalwinger.com/2009-01-13-marta-is-an-la-sol/comment-page-1#comment-9187 xxEightxx Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:48:37 +0000 http://theoriginalwinger.com/2009-01-13-marta-is-an-la-sol#comment-9187 Yo doesn't the WPSL open draft start tomorrow? I thought the international\national player allowance teams were given (wasn't it something like 4 players?) was back in late 2008. I have to admit, i have been following the startup only loosely, just trying to figure it out since I have quite a few friends who have entered the draft. Yo doesn’t the WPSL open draft start tomorrow? I thought the international\national player allowance teams were given (wasn’t it something like 4 players?) was back in late 2008. I have to admit, i have been following the startup only loosely, just trying to figure it out since I have quite a few friends who have entered the draft.

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