SI question

JMMUSA8 · Feb 21, 2003

i recieved my MLS Confidential and i read something that caught my attention

MLS Confidential
3. RAPID MOVES: The Rapids are finalizing the acquisition of Liberian striker Zizi Roberts as the minor allocation awarded to the team as compensation for the retirement of Carlos Valderrama.

Roberts, 23, will not count against the team's limit of three senior internationals. He will be classified as a transitional international and has applied for a green card, for which he will qualify by being
married to an American citizen.
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did mls change to 3?

albionroad · Feb 22, 2003

Originally posted by JMMUSA8
i recieved my MLS Confidential and i read something that caught my attention

did mls change to 3?
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I believe it's been 3 for a couple of seasons now. It certainly was last year.

mellon002 · Feb 22, 2003

How do you sign up for MLS confidential?

Sachin · Feb 22, 2003

Originally posted by mellon002
How do you sign up for MLS confidential?
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You have to subscribe to Soccer America.

Sachin

JMMUSA8 · Feb 22, 2003

no, its always been 2 SI's and 1 TI.

albionroad · Feb 22, 2003

Originally posted by JMMUSA8
no, its always been 2 SI's and 1 TI.
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Check out these rules on MLSnet. http://www.mlsnet.com/about/regulations/. These rules are theoretically current, but they appear to be from the 2001 season.

ojsgillt · Feb 22, 2003

Originally posted by JMMUSA8
no, its always been 2 SI's and 1 TI.
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no, it has been 3 SI's at least since 2000. Wizards, Bunbury, Molnar, Johnston, the transitional International that year was Gary Glasgow.

JMMUSA8 · Feb 22, 2003

then i guess i was misinformed for years.

Rocket · Feb 22, 2003

MLS switched from 4 SI's to 3 SI's a few years back.

http://www.soccertimes.com/wagman/2000/dec01.htm

Of course, a lot of players who were once SI's now hold green cards, so my guess is that there're probably more non-U.S. citizens playing in MLS now than ever before.