▁ ▁Out ▁ ▁Lo an ▁In ▁ ▁Lo an ▁Out ▁ ▁K its ▁ ▁Mis cell any ▁ ▁Al location ▁ranking ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁# 1 9 ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁M LS ▁Al location ▁Rank ing . ▁The ▁allocation ▁ranking ▁is ▁the ▁mechanism ▁used ▁to ▁determine ▁which ▁M LS ▁club ▁has ▁first ▁priority ▁to ▁ac quire ▁a ▁U . S . ▁National ▁Team ▁player ▁who ▁signs ▁with ▁M LS ▁after ▁playing ▁abroad , ▁or ▁a ▁former ▁M LS ▁player ▁who ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁league ▁after ▁having ▁gone ▁to ▁a ▁club ▁abroad ▁for ▁a ▁transfer ▁fee . ▁A ▁ranking ▁can ▁be ▁trad ed , ▁provided ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁compens ation ▁received ▁in ▁return ▁is ▁another ▁club ' s ▁ranking . ▁ ▁International ▁ro ster ▁sl ots ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁has ▁ 7 ▁M LS ▁International ▁R oster ▁Sl ots ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season . ▁Each ▁club ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Soccer ▁is ▁allocated ▁ 8 ▁international ▁ro ster ▁sp ots . ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁trad ed ▁one ▁slot ▁to ▁Port land ▁Tim bers , ▁trad ed ▁another ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁Union , ▁and ▁acquired ▁one ▁from ▁D . C . ▁United . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁tr ades ▁exp ire ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Future ▁draft ▁pick ▁tr ades ▁ ▁Future ▁pick s ▁acquired : ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁M LS ▁Super D raft ▁Round ▁ 2 ▁pick ▁from ▁Philadelphia ▁Union ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁M LS ▁Supp