Donovan Won’t Count as DP for 2008

I know I said I was taking the weekend off, but… Well, dammit, it’s an addiction.

The MLS Board of Governors met yesterday and decided that the second over-the-cap players who didn’t count as DPs last year STILL wouldn’t count as DPs in 2008. Landon Donovan, we’re looking at you.

Or, in other words, last year we had the “Beckham Rule,” this year, the “Donovan Rule.”

Oh, the power.

From Sports Illustrated:

After Friday’s vote, however, Donovan, Johnson and Ruiz will continue not to count as Designated Players, and the Galaxy will not have to give up a significant asset in order to obtain a second DP slot.

“I think it’s the right thing to do,” Donovan told SI.com Friday night. “Neither Dallas, Kansas City nor the Galaxy should be punished for getting players early [before the DP rule was passed] and then suddenly having the rule put them at a disadvantage. Other teams might have different opinions, though.”

Perhaps San Jose had better not start polishing that Donovan locker nameplate just yet.

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