LOS ANGELES, CA – It’s about 10:15 a.m. PT when Carl Robinson and his staff arrive at the JW Marriott in Downtown Los Angeles. At the moment, the hotel lobby is littered with coaches, management, and other personalities around Major League Soccer.
They’ve all gathered on the West Coast for the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, which starts in a few hours across the street at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The first order of business, however, is an all-coaches meeting to go over the rules of the day – followed by a coaches photo at 11 a.