The best day of the year for Major League Soccer fans is here. The day every team has some hope and every team's fans can dream of the possibilities.
SBI will be providing in-depth coverage of the 2011 MLS Draft, with live commentary, interviews, articles and video interviews. You can also find plenty of MLS Draft coverage over at FoxSoccer.com.
Please feel free to share your draft day thoughts in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Today's live commentary is after the jump):
every team in the MLS has hope every day. if you finish 5th-8th in the league you are more than likely going to win the cup. just sayin’.
Hahaha nice. I couldn’t believe the first round Houston had.
I’ll LISTEN to the argument that Salgado “has the most potential.” I might not agree with you.
You saying he is the best player in the draft is way off. Lebron was a given All-Star when he came out. It was not debateable. Stardom in soccer is much harder to predict.
HURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I have tried to ask this question numerous times on the online chat but it never shows up.
Anyone talking about Steven beattie forward from NKU division II Player of the year?
You put too much emphasis on how someone plays over a few days over how they play over a college career.
My contribution was previous listed. Pointing out that the mock draft and supplemental commentary was/is laughable at best. If you don’t agree with it, that’s fine, but it’s the case. You’ll notice I didn’t stoop to the level of calling Ives a tool or awarding him -1,000,000,000,000 or whatever that means. But best of luck wasting your time with this nonsense.
The SBI video interview was the practice he needed to become a slick public speaker!
Whereas your contribution is…?
Is that you Seft Blatter?
RBNY has added alot of attention to themselves with some pretty well known figures on their roster, lets see if it adds up to championships.
Salgado with a pretty composed interview after being picked 1st. Way to comeback from that shocker interview with Ives 😛
Think that the rule won’t apply since his contract is with the league.
yeah well i thought teams would be jumping to get him, he had a great combine
Have you lost your baseball?
MLS feed is up now. Can hear techs bitching at each other. Can’t hear over music. “sigh”.
-1,000,000,000,000,000,000
Tool.
So much for watching the draft on the MLS Web site.
They suck
agreed
We mock that which we do not understand
Kenny cooper is going to the Portland Timbers
His insight is far better than yours. Perhaps you should just crawl in a hole and die.
Your analysis is downright laughable. Seriously. Laughable.
tee hee holes.
Grasshopper…when Lebron James was drafted first Cleveland did not trade down they took him because he was the best player. Not saying Omar is Lebron, but what I’m trying to show you is that when a player is better than the rest you take that player. Had they passed he would have gone second. This is a weak draft with really only one potentially great player. Omar Salagdo
MLS proving to be the craziest draft. Loving the way all the reporters say “I think they’re going this way” then the team goes with someone out of left field and the reporters are very tongue in cheek with “of course”.
Like trying to predict the lottery, isn’t it? It’s been fun though.
hoping for Tetteh for nyrb
Sounders trade 11th pick to Portland for allocation money, and Portland trades it to Houston for allocation money. I wish they’d tell us how much money was involved
Booyah Houston, two GA signings. Looks like they went for prospects, and are going to fill the centerback and central midfield positions from some other source.
Dynamo looking like they’re leading the way on value+needs and earning “Best Draft” non-award, award.
Mel Kiper would be singing their praises, if he knew who the Houston Dynamo was, I’d imagine.
Wondering where Salgado goes on loan until he’s 18 and is allowed to officially “transfer” to Vancouver, due to a FIFA rule.
Ives. your mock draft and commentary sucks balls. Maybe you should find a new hobby?
you won’t saying that when he’s scoring goals like a boss.
Agree. Who knows how it will work out, but we have to be really glad with how the draft has worked for us.
Song potential: (Hava Nagilla Hava)
Aaaaaannnnnaaaa – niiiiii – bbbaaaaaaabbbaaaaa (repeat)
Doesn’t that translate to “Let’s rejoice” anyway?
Happy Chicago fan, seems like a good pick.
Terrible pick. TERRIBLE. No need to draft him #1. Could have traded down, still gotten him, and gotten something else for the #1 pick. Probably could have had him at #8. LOL @ Vancouver. Off to an awful start.
Only consolation for my club Chicago missing out on Sarkodie, is my passion for the national team.
Sarkodie is going to a great manager and developer of talent. With Dom, who I think should be our next national team manager, will coach him up.
Ah well, Will Bruin now? Anibabe perhaps?
LOL.
Epic failure of a prediction.
+ 100
I took a beat down from a lot of people including Ives..but I called it Omar Salgado the #1 pick.
You always take the best player. The same logic applied to me calling Najar ROY.
He has to go next, guy had a good combine.
I’m guessing Sarkodie will get past NE with Alston…thinking Houston passes on him too in favor of another position.
Wildcard: Vancouver @ 8th pick.
Hoping Sarkodie falls to Chicago and they actually pull the trigger. Not sold on Soares CB pick. Seems like an average defender.
Next up:
Please, pass on Sarkodie, Philly.
Loving that this is on ESPN.
It seems like the offseason was dragging by until this week.
Please, pass on Sarkodie, Chivas.
Chea boys.
I love Drafts!
YES. how the heck does Perry Kitchen fall to #3? Does DC take him or do they pass up for offense? Knowing their recent moves, they will pass.
Best day of the year?
Give me a day where they’re actually playing (like opening day/weekend) over a bunch of guys who will end up being Chance Myers.
finally !!!! Jalil Anibaba will go #3 thats my suprise of the day