[MLS 2014 COUNTDOWN] There was lots of MLS activity Thursday with Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Process, plus moves before and afterthe draft. The biggest moves resulted in Portland dealing with Chivas USA to obtain Seattle’s Steve Zakuani, who is reunited with his former Akron coach, Caleb Porter, and D.C. United’s pickup of 2008 Rookie of the Year Sean Franklin from the LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo captainBobby Boswell, who returns to United, where he earned 2006 MLS Defender of the Year honors.

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