1.   But if the league assigns striker Ariel Graziani to the Revolution, MLS could also be missing out on at least two more high-level players.

2.   Crawford said he expected the league to assign a senior referee and to send a senior supervisor to oversee the situation.

3.   Perhaps to quell that thought, the league assigned one of its most intolerant crews.

4.   The league instead assigned the role to Al Lopez of the Chicago White Sox.

5.   The league will assign four marquee players, two Americans and two foreigners, to each team.

6.   The league will assign the management and will supply the players and coaches for each team.

7.   The fledgling league assigned former Olympians Michele Timms and Jennifer Gillom to the team on Wednesday.

8.   The league then assigned players to teams, and retained options on players for two additional years, according to the suit.