Expansion Draft and offseason calendar details announced

Major League Soccer today announced the full calendar of offseason roster building events, highlighted by the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft on December 11.

FC Cincinnati begin MLS play in 2019 as a club in the Eastern Conference, and through the Expansion Draft will select five current MLS players to help shape the core of their inaugural roster. FC Cincinnati’s Expansion Draft selections will be announced live at 2 p.m. ET during a special Expansion Draft selection show on MLSsoccer.com.

Since 2014, each round of expansion has involved two incoming clubs selecting players from the eligible player list, therefore, for the purpose of the Expansion Draft, LAFC and FC Cincinnati are considered a…