Comments on: Timbers Grab Bag 03.26.08

By: Finnegan

Finnegan — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:18:52 +0000

BUT….I thought that if the player held a green card (a la Byron Alvarez) than they didnt count against the foreign player contingent. They are only a foreign player if they need a work permit/T1 Visa to play here.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:50:05 +0000

If the same rules apply to USL as MLS, then I think Justin Thompson does count as a foreigh int’l. Mo Johnston was trying to get that rule bent last year as manager of Toronto FC, to be allowed to have American players on his roster not count as foreigns (because apparently there aren’t enough Canadians not playing in Europe to fill an MLS team).

By: Bob Kellett

Bob Kellett — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:32:31 +0000

Good question. The rules state: “In USL-1 and USL-2, each team is permitted a maximum of five (5) foreign players on its active game-day roster and a maximum of seven (7) foreign players on its master roster.”

That could be interpreted either way. For some reason I seem to recall Canadians counting as foreign players and vice versa but I could be wrong.

By: Allison Andrews

Allison Andrews — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:56:07 +0000

Does Justin Thompson count as an “international”, since the USLD1 is an American and Canadian league?