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Carlos Parra was the first Project-40 player when he signed with the league and was allocated to the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in 1997 . Since then, the program had its shares of successes ( Tim Howard , Josh Wolff , DaMarcus Beasley , Carlos Bocanegra , Bobby Convey , Eddie Gaven , and numerous others) and failures ( Jamar Beasley , Nino Da Silva , Barry Swift , Maurizio Rocha , Judah Cooks , Martin Klinger , etc.). Generation adidas players do not count against the MLS senior roster and usually earn a salary not much higher than the league minimum (although in several cases, most notably Freddy Adu , that is not the case). Entering into the program automatically classifies a player as " Professional " and thus, disqualifies them from playing College Soccer . As a result, Generation adidas players are also guaranteed scholarships to continue their college education should their professional career not pan out. From 1998 to 2000, MLS entered a team of Project-40 players, supplemented by other MLSers who did not get much playing time, into the USL First Division . YEAR-BY-YEAR |
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