Not long after the ticker tape is cleared from Mercedes-Benz Stadium after what should be an exciting MLS Cup - and for Atlanta United’s sake, hopefully it’s red, black and gold - it’s back to business for MLS clubs.
The 2018 MLS Expansion Draft is scheduled for Tuesday, and, like last year, it will have one participant: FC Cincinnati. After a meteoric rise from nascent club to the top-drawing team in the USL, the newest MLS franchise begins the work of building a roster that it hopes can compete in the top flight.
FCC already have five players under contract: forward Fanendo Adi; defender Forrest Lasso; and midfielders Fatai Alashe, Corben Bone and Emmanuel Ledesma.