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MLS announces Generation adidas players

Thu 8th, January 2009

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Soccer announced the 2009 class of Generation adidas players that will enter the professional ranks for the upcoming season.

MLS teams and adidas identified nine of the most promising soccer players in the United States with the selected players signing MLS contracts before completing their NCAA eligibility and can be selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, which will take place on Jan. 15 in St. Luois. The Generation adidas players' contracts will not count toward the salary cap of the team that selects them.

Below is the 2009 Generation adidas class (Name, Position, Age, College):

Kevin Alston, defender, 20, University of Indiana

Danny Cruz, midfielder, 19, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Stefan Frei, goalkeeper, 22, University of California

Omar Gonzalez, defender, 20, University of Maryland

Jeremy Hall, midfielder, 20, University of Maryland

Baggio Husidic, midfielder, 21, University of Illinois

Peri Marosevic, forward, 19, University of Michigan

Rodney Wallace, midfielder, 20, University of Maryland

Steve Zakuani, forward, 20, University of Akron