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Major League Soccer player acquisition, movement, and compensation

official 2011 rules (avoid using this since the link will be dead next season)

Allocation list
 

Trades, transfers, and loans
Discuss transfer fees, transfer windows, trades and loans. In addition to players, draft positions (except for expansion draft) and allocation money can also be traded. rules (not a reliable source) Donovan transfer fees (not a reliable source)

Weighted lottery
rules explained 

Discovery
rules (not a reliable source) explained (maybe a reliable source)

International players
eight slots allowed as of 2007

Expansion draft
2011 rules

Salary cap
$2.675 million in 2011

Allocation money
Allocation money given for expansion status, not qualifying for the playoffs, and transfer fees. New in 2011: teams receive allocation money for qualifying for the CONCACAF Champions League. some rules stated (page 4) $100,000 for group stage qualification

Designated players
rule created in 2007 count $335,000 against the cap

Generation Addidas
exempt from expansion draft