The LA Galaxy announced Monday the club's list of protected and unprotected players for Wednesday's MLS Expansion Draft. Seattle Sounders FC, Major League Soccer's fifteenth team, will be able to select 10 players in the draft, but may not select more than one from any of the other 14 MLS clubs. The expansion draft will be held at 10 a.m. (PT) on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Each of the 14 teams that competed in MLS during the 2008 season were allowed to protect 11 players, leaving all others unprotected. Additionally, the Galaxy were only able to leave one of their three international players unprotected, meaning that two of the club's three international were placed on the 11-man protected list.
The Galaxy selected the following 11 players to protect:
Protected
David Beckham - Midfielder (International Player)
Edson Buddle - Forward
Landon Donovan - Forward
Sean Franklin - Defender
Alan Gordon - Forward
Ante Jazic - Defender
Bryan Jordan - Forward
Eddie Lewis - Midfielder
Brandon McDonald - Midfielder
Alvaro Pires - Midfielder (International Player)
Troy Roberts - Defender
Additionally, forwards Israel Sesay and the newly-signed Tristan Bowen were automatically protected as members of the Generation adidas program.
That means that the following 17 Galaxy players will be available for selection by Seattle in Wednesday's expansion draft:
Unprotected
Vardan Adzemian - Defender
Charles Alamo - Goalkeeper
Ely Allen - Midfielder
Jeremy Barlow - Midfielder
Steve Cronin - Goalkeeper
Eduardo Dominguez - Defender (International Player)
Joe Franchino - Midfielder
Michael Gavin - Defender
Jovan Kirovski - Forward
Chris Klein - Defender
Mike Munoz - Midfielder
Mike Randolph - Defender
Josh Saunders - Goalkeeper
Josh Tudela - Midfielder
Peter Vagenas - Midfielder
Julian Valentin - Defender
Josh Wicks - Goalkeeper
