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The Chosen Few

MLS extends 2013 Combine invite to 54 college players


It’s an East Coast-heavy MLS Combine scheduled for January, with players from the ACC and Big East dominating the 54-strong list of seniors scheduled to take part, which was unveiled by MLS on Tuesday.

The highest-profile names are the Big East trio of Dillon Powers and Ryan Finley (Notre Dame), and UConn’s Carlos Alvarez. All three are expected to be first-round picks, as is Maryland’s John Stertzer.

Below is the initial list.
Generation adidas signees as well as several overseas talents will be added to the final Combine group:
http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/11/mls-extends-2013-combine-invite-54-college-players
 
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Team rosters unveiled for 2013 MLS Player Combine


field is set.

Major League Soccer on Thursday unveiled the four rosters featuring all 72 players that will be showcased to MLS coaching staffs during the 2013 MLS Player Combine in Lauderhill, Fla.

All four teams are led by college coaches as well as a representative from the US club soccer scene as they get ready to face three doubleheaders that will be held between Jan. 11-15 at Central Broward Regional Park.

Of the 54 players previously invited back on Dec. 11, three have withdrew from the Combine. UCLA's Ryan Hollingshead will miss the event due to previously scheduled travel, Joe Franco of Cal State Northridge is recovering from knee surgery and Louisville's Paolo DelPiccolo declined the invitation.

READ: MLS invites 54 college seniors to 2013 Player Combine (http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/11/mls-extends-2013-combine-invite-54-college-players)

In addition to the 51 seniors remaining after those changes, six Generation adidas players were added (the seventh, Walker Zimmerman, will not play due to injury) as well as four young international players and midfielder Nico Clavijo, who is currently out of contract.

The youth internationals are: Franco Donado (Colombia), Junior Padilla (Honduras), Stefano Pinho (Brazil) and Kevin Mercado (Ecuador).

The following college seniors were added to lift the player pool to a total of 72: Brian Fekete (University of Tampa), Michael Bustamante (Boston University), Charlie Rugg (Boston College), Dylan Remick (Brown University), Jack Bennett (St. John’s University), Ryan Clark (Monmouth University), Lebogang Moloto (Lindsey Wilson College), Stephen Okai (University of Mobile), Drew Beckie (University of Denver) and Barcelona-born Alex Isern (Winthrop).

Here is how the four team's line up: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/01/10/team-rosters-are-unveiled-2013-mls-player-combine
 
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LAUDERHILL, Fla. – They may already have MLS contracts, but they still showed up to play at the MLS Player Combine opening doubleheader on Friday afternoon at Central Broward Regional Park.

All four teams will be back in action on Sunday afternoon, before closing out
the Combine with a final doubleheader on Tuesday, two days before the SuperDraft in Indianapolis.


GAME 1: ADIPOWER 2, PRIME 2 (Note: 40-minute halves)
POW – John Stertzer (Jason Johnson) 24'
POW – Stefano Pinho (Don Anding, Chris Thomas) 49'
PRI – Carlos Alvarez (Eriq Zavaleta) 54'
PRI – Kekuta Manneh (Carlos Alvarez) 64'

GAME 2: ADIZERO 4, ADIPURE 0 (Note: 40-minute halves)
ZERO – Dillon Powers (Kyle Bekker) 7'
ZERO – Ashton Bennett (Andrew Farrell) 22'
ZERO – Luke Spencer 24'
ZERO – Charlie Rugg (Powers) 59'

Watch highlights here: http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft...mls-combine-uconn-star-alavarez-shines-opener
 
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