Thornton Wins Goalkeeper of the Year
matchfitusa.com 17 days ago — Major League Soccer announced today that Zach Thornton of Chivas USA has won the 2009 Goalkeeper of the Year Award. Thornton beat out Seattle's Kasey Keller and LA Galaxy's Donovan...

Galaxy Head Coach Bruce Arena Voted 2009 MLS Coach of the Year
american11soccer.com 10 days ago — NEW YORK (Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009) - Major League Soccer today announced that LA Galaxy Head Coach Bruce Arena captured the 2009 MLS Coach of the Year honor after leading his club to its first playoff berth since the 2005 season and a top seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket with a ...

MLS Attendance in Decline: The Old and the New Diverge
pitchinvasion.net 24 days ago — No surprise there, then: in a tanking economy where even the nation’s most popular league, the NFL, has had trouble selling tickets and Major League Baseball’s attendance fell 6.9% , it’s not a shock to learn that as ...

Who will win in the MLS Playoff First Round?
soccerbyives.net 23 days ago — _______________________________ Photo by ISIphotos.com The 2009 MLS playoffs are set to kick off tonight with the Houston Dynamo taking on the Seattle Sounders and SBI will spend the next two days previewing the four first-round match-ups. We will preview the Houston-Seattle series later ...

MLS Playoffs 2009: Preview
soccerlens.com 20 days ago — Anybody casually tuning in to Major League Soccer’s Week 32 action and teetering over the great lake of MLS fandom will have jumped right in. The final week of the regular season began with a cluster of teams fighting it out to take up the ...

Major League Soccer 2009 Final Power Rankings: Who will win the MLS Cup?
the90thminute.com 23 days ago — The Major League Soccer regular season is finished and the playoffs are starting this week. It was an interesting regular season which included new franchise Seattle making the playoffs and leading the league in home attendance. Other clubs such as the New York Red Bulls struggled all year and ...

The Pitch: Seven Teams Contend for Three Spots in Tightest Race in MLS History
american11soccer.com 10/20/2009 — Impact Game 1 of the Week: Chivas USA vs. Chicago Fire, Thursday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, Deportes) Really, all seven games this week impact the playoff picture. But by taking place first, this one will greatly affect the landscape entering the final weekend of the regular season. Chicago can ...

Christ, again with wanting to move the Columbus Crew?
fakesigi.com 15 days ago — Perhaps not remembering what happened to Duane the last time someone wanted to move the Columbus Crew, Jason Davis over at MatchFit USA decides he wants to take a crack at getting rid of the team everyone loves to hate now that they win a lot . Last night, only 10,109 could be bothered to ...

Major League Soccer Playoff Matchups Set: Columbus v RSL, NE v Chicago, Chivas v Galaxy, and Seattle v Houston
the90thminute.com 27 days ago — The Major League Soccer 2009 regular season finished on Sunday, October 25, 2009. The playoff match-ups are now set with Columbus, Salt Lake, New England, Chivas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, and Houston qualifying. The Los Angeles Galaxy are the top seed in the Western Conference and will ...

What next for the four eliminated MLS playoff teams?
soccerbyives.net 11 days ago — The MLS playoffs resume on Friday with the Western Conference final, but the playoffs are already over for the four teams eliminated this past weekend. How those teams respond to their first-round exits, and how they deal with very important off-seasons, will determine if they are back in ...

'Green' Orange fullbacks face stiff test — Major League Soccer News 17 days ago
While many of the Houston Dynamo starters are grizzled veterans with plenty of playoff experience, outside backs Mike Chabala and Andrew Hainault both made their MLS playoff debuts last week against Seattle.

Target Man: Et Tu, Landon? (Goal.com) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 17 days ago
The decision taken by David Beckham and Cuauhtémoc Blanco to keep playing during the MLS off-season could spark a rash of similar moves around the league. Goal.com’s Greg Lalas wonders if anyone benefits from any of this.

Ralston; Chicago Fire Win MLS Fair Play Awards (Goal.com) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 17 days ago
The Revolution midfielder wins the award for the third time, while the Fire take their first.

Ricketts still top 'keeper to Galaxy — Major League Soccer News 17 days ago
If his Galaxy teammates had their way in the decision-making process, Donovan Ricketts would have won MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.

Thornton named Goalkeeper of the Year — Major League Soccer News 17 days ago
Zach Thornton, who has been an MLS All-Star six times (1998-2001, 2003, 2009), joins Joe Cannon and Pat Onstad as one of only three goalkeepers to have won MLS Goalkeeper of the Year twice.