THE AMERICAS DRAFT
All players who a) were born in or b) have represented a nation that is a current CONMEBOL or CONCACAF member are eligible, with the exception of those listed as BLOCKED below. If a player has represented multiple current CONMEBOL or CONCACAF members, his country of birth will determine which pool (see below) he belongs to. Players not born in any nation that is currently a CONMEBOL or CONCACAF member are eligible as long as they have represented a current CONMEBOL or CONCACAF member, and if such a player has represented multiple current CONMEBOL or CONCACAF members, the national team he has the most caps for will determine which pool (see below) he belongs to.
NOTE: Players who have represented non-CONMEBOL/CONCACAF national teams are eligible as long as they qualify for criteria a) and b) above. In other words, a player who represented both Mexico and Sweden - is eligible.
SEE ALSO: ADDITIONAL NOTES
This is a SNAKE draft. When a manager's turn comes up, he has 8 hours to make a pick. Should any manager fail to do so, the next manager in line is free to pick. Waiting for managers who fail to pick on time is not encouraged. Such managers will simply pick at their earliest convenience, and there is no punishment involved beyond losing one's turn.
All managers will draft 14 players.
All starting XIs (throughout the entire draft) must include a minimum of 4 outfield players from what is defined as Pool 2 below.
Pool 1: Argentina, Brazil.
Pool 2: CONMEBOL (minus Pool 1) and CONCACAF.
NOTE ON PEAK: Standard career peak is what voters will be asked to consider (regardless of where the player spent most of his career).
Reinforcements:
The reinforcement pool consists of all losing teams but is limited to those players who were drafted in rounds 3-14. Two players may be picked before the q-f and s-f stages, and one player before the final. Reinforcement format: Snake (reversed order from last round).
Match thread rules and guidelines:
Managers are encouraged to keep their write-ups brief and to the point. Player profiles should preferably be posted in the main thread and linked to. Specific rules for the OP/write-up: Do not include gifs, videos or quotes. General: All gifs posted (subsequent to the OP) must be spoilered. Try to keep gifs, videos and quotes as relevant as possible (highlight videos, generic praise and similarly themed material should only be posted if the player in question warrants it especially). The above should be respected by neutrals as well as managers. Many browse these threads on their phones, and loading the pages can sometimes be an issue.
Tactical changes: Substitutions are not allowed. You may tweak your team tactically, re-assigning player roles, etc., but you may not introduce new players to the XI. You are allowed to post an updated formation illustration to go along with the changes. The above will be threadmarked, should you request it, but no changes will be made to your OP/write-up. No changes of any kind are permitted until halftime (i.e. until a minimum of 12 hrs have passed).
NOTE: The manager can request that minor changes (subject to interpretation) be made to the OP at any time.
BLOCKED PLAYERS: A. Di Stefano, E. Figueroa, D. Maradona, L. Messi, Pelé.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
RESULTS:
ROUND 1:
Boris –
Enigma/Joga –
M/M/R –
M. Goodman –
ONTTA –
QUARTER FINALS:
ONTTA -
Enigma/Joga -
M/M/R -
SEMIFINALS:
oneniltothearsenal vs
FINAL:
Enigma/Joga vs
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