FC Dallas doesn’t lose any players in MLS expansion draft

The new Seattle Sounders players will join big names already on the team, including Kasey Keller and (swoon) Freddie Ljungberg.

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Freddie Ljungberg. Yeah. Can I move to Seattle, too?

One consequence of a growing league is the dreaded expansion draft. Teams are given the option of protecting 11 of their players, but beyond that, all other players are up for grabs. According to FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman, two unprotected players were more vulnerable than the others, Aaron Pitchkolan and Ray Burse. Defender and captain Duilio Davino was also up for grabs, but he comes with a pretty expensive price tag.

This time around, however, the expansion team, the Seattle Sounders FC, passed on all FCD players. Seattle will add their ten draft picks to the four they've already picked up: Kasey Keller (Fullham), Freddie Ljungberg (West Ham United), Sanna Nyassi (Gambia Ports Authority), and Sebastien Le Toux (Seattle Sounders USL).

Expansion draft picks

1. Nate Jaqua (Houston Dynamo)

2. Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake)

3. Jeff Parke (New York Red Bulls)

4. Jarrod Smith (Toronto FC)

5. Khano Smith (New England Revolution)

6. Peter Vagenas (Los Angeles Galaxy)

7. Tyson Wahl (Kansas City Wizards)

8. James Riley (San Jose Earthquakes)

9. Stephen King (Chicago Fire)

10. Brad Evans (Columbus Crew)

Posted by Erin