The Major League Soccer expansion draft has given Seattle Sounders FC ten new fresh faces. We'll be looking more closely at them over the next few weeks. One of the more 'controversial' players selected by Seattle is midfielder Khano Smith, who they drafted away from the New England Revolution. Smith will miss the opening match of 2009 serving a suspension for a hard tackle last season.
Bermuda blaster Khano Smith, a mixture of athleticism, cockiness, brilliance and occasional mind-bogglingly bad tackles, talks with the Bermuda Sun about coming to Seattle:
"I was out of contract so I wasn't protected this time, as I have been in other seasons, so I knew it was a possibility that I would be picked up. "I talked to the Seattle manager and technical director and they were keen to have me over there. They've offered me a good deal and I'm looking forward to the challenge."
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KEITH NORDSTROM, www.thesunchronicle.com
In the Royal Gazette, Smith says: "This is a completely new experience for me and it feels strange, but the Sounders wanted me and that's a really nice feeling.
"I've spoken with their technical director and he said he was excited to have me onboard and was looking forward to me becoming a Sounders player."
A Revs blogger says you get what you get with Smith: "Despite the valleys and peaks, Khano Smith must be appreciated for the player he was: a playfully unpredictable performer who occasionally teased you with glimpses of his full potential."
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