The 2008 UK and European CGS Drafts are just a few hours away. The European draft is currently scheduled for 4pm BST, with the UK draft following immediately afterwards at 5pm. Live in Birmingham, UK, each of the four general managers have just selected their franchise and protected players for the upcoming season.

These players will represent the franchise throughout and receive immunity at the upcoming draft. None of the franchise players will be able to be drafted by any other brand. Along with the franchise players, each franchise has four protected players that will also receive immunity in the 2008 Draft.

2008 European Franchise Players:
London MiNT: Chris "ChrisyB" Bullard (FIFA)
Birmingham Salvo: Sam "RattlesnK" Gawn (CS:S)
Stockholm Magnetik: Louis "Red" Nyberg (CS:S)
Berlin Allianz: David "olander" Olander-Persson (CS:S)

2008 CGS UK/European Protected Players:
London MiNT: Steve "stune" Embling (Forza), Lewis "Hughsy" Hughes (CS:S), Henry "HenryG" Greer (CS:S), Tom "url" Chenery (CS:S)

Birmingham Salvo: Mingzhi "Messy" Deng (DOA4), Marc "Mangiacapra" Mangiacapra (CS:S), Pete "PT" Wright (CS:S), David "daveyskills" Kelley (Forza)

Stockholm Magnetik: Fredrik "Sparkle" Jurek (CS:S), Tomas "MadneSS_" Thorsell (Forza), Eric "HaZ" Holm (CS:S), Sophie "MISS" Breton (DOA4)

Berlin Allianz: Philippe "iYggdrasiL" Vaillant (Forza), Erno "FinPro" Kuronen (Forza), Rostyslav "Manyna" Nedoviz (FIFA), Rudolf "THE_TACTICAL" Fischer (DOA4)

The Draft - Franchise by Franchise:

From this page you will be able to track the drafted players and teams by franchise. Keep refreshing this page as new information will be added throughout the draft.

London, England MiNT - Website Manager: Ben Woodward CS: Source: Henry "HenryG" Greer Lewis "Hughsy" Hughes Tom "url" Chenery George "HudzG" Hoskins Richard "Ritch" Gibbs FIFA 08: Chris "ChrisyB" Bullard DOA 4 Female: Ruth "Strobe" Harrison DOA 4 Male: Avtar "Paddaman" Padda Forza: Steve "stune" Embling Forza: Nick "NT 101" Townsend	Birmingham, England Salvo - Website Manager: Michael ODell CS: Source: Sam "RattlesnK" Gawn Marc "Mangiacapra" Mangiacapra Pete "PT" Wright Elliot "Wez" Welsh James "WilzOO" Wilson FIFA 08: Michael "Bazza" Barrett DOA 4 Female: Sarah "sarah" Harrison DOA 4 Male: Mingzhi "Messy" Deng Forza: David "daveyskills" Kelley Forza: iPicaso
Berlin, Germany Allianz - Website Manager: Jonas Alsaker Vikan CS: Source: David "olander" Olander-Persson Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson Joacim "majk" Kroon Quint "Blaze" Spierenburg Milan "xertion" Veeger FIFA 08: Rostyslav "Manyna" Nedoviz DOA 4 Female: Livia "Liefje" Teernstra DOA 4 Male: Rudolf "THE_TACTICAL" Fischer Forza: Philippe "iYggdrasiL" Vaillant Forza: Erno "FinPro" Kuronen	Stockholm, Sweden Magnetik - Website Manager: Emil Christensen CS: Source: Louis "Red" Nyberg Fredrik "Sparkle" Jurek Eric "HaZ" Holm REAL Markus "ferus" Stenmark FIFA 08: Istvan DOA 4 Female: Sophie "MISS" Breton DOA 4 Male: SkattanMilla Forza: Tomas "MadneSS_" Thorsell Forza: iBryce

European Draft Picks

Pick #1  Stockholm Magnetik: REAL (Counter-Strike: Source)
Pick #2  Berlin Allianz: Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson (Counter-Strike: Source)
Pick #3  Stockholm Magnetik: Markus "ferus" Stenmark (Counter-Strike: Source)
Pick #4  Berlin Allianz: Joacim "majk" Kroon (Counter-Strike: Source)
Pick #5  Stockholm Magnetik: iBryce (Forza)
Pick #6  Berlin Allianz: Livia "Liefje" Teernstra (DOA4 Female)
Pick #7  Stockholm Magnetik: Istvan (FIFA)
Pick #8  Berlin Allianz: Quint "Blaze" Spierenburg (Counter-Strike: Source)
Pick #9  Stockholm Magnetik: SkattanMilla (DOA4 Male)
Pick #10  Berlin Allianz: Milan "xertion" Veeger (Counter-Strike: Source)

UK Draft Picks

Pick #1   Birmingham Salvo: Sarah "spaccattack" Harrison (DOA4 Female)
Pick #2   London Mint: George "HudzG" Hoskins (Counter-Strike: Source)
Pick #3   Birmingham Salvo: James "WilzOO" Wilson (Counter-Strike: Source)
Pick #4   London Mint: Nick "NT 101" Townsend (Forza)
Pick #5   Birmingham Salvo: Elliot "Wez" Welsh (Counter-Strike: Source)
Pick #6   London Mint: Avtar "Paddaman" Padda (DOA4 Male)
Pick #7   Birmingham Salvo: iPicaso (Forza)
Pick #8   London Mint: Ruth "Strobe" Harrison (DOA4 Female)
Pick #9   Birmingham Salvo: Michael "Bazza" Barrett (FIFA)
Pick #10   London Mint: Richard "Ritch" Gibbs (Counter-Strike: Source)