web.mlsnet.com - 11/19/2009
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SEATTLE -- Adding another prestigious honor to his outstanding career, LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan has been named the 2009 Volkswagen MLS MVP. The 27-year old, nine-year MLS veteran receives the honor for the first time in his career. Widely considered as the best American player ever, ...
soccerbyives.net - 11/21/2009
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soccerbyives.net —
Photo by ISIphotos.com On the eve of what
could be the Los Angeles Galaxy's first MLS Cup...
title since 2005, the man who led LA to its last championship looks ready to return to MLS. Steve Sampson is on the verge of being hired by Chivas USA as head coach, sources have told SBI. ...
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MLS Grapevine: Sampson favorite to coach Chivas USA, MLS ...
sounderscouncil.com - 11/13/2009
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sounderscouncil.com —
Nov 20th-22nd Major League Soccer fans and specifically,
Supporters Groups of MLS clubs from across the U.S....
and Canada will converge in the city of Seattle for the MLS Cup Finals. This is Our Passion, these are Our Clubs and this is Our League. We ...
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2009 Supporters Summit
telegraph.co.uk - 11/20/2009
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Donovan Named MVP
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog —
Landon Donovan was named the 2009 MLS MVP. (LA Galaxy)
The 2009 Major League Soccer MVP was announced today and the result isn’t going to shock most of you as LA Galaxy star Landon Donovan takes home the award.
For the first time in his career, Donovan took home the league’s highest honors by beating out New England’s Shalrie Joseph ...
Friday Links: Henry believes replay would be fair, Keane slams Ireland, Beckham may not be fit for final
The Footy Blog —
Henry’s Handball + Fifa has ruled that the controversial World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and France will not be replayed. + Thierry Henry believes a replay would be the 'fairest solution' to the continuing furore over the handball that beat the Republic. "Naturally I feel embarrassed at the way that we won and feel extremely sorry for the Irish who definitely deserve to be in South Africa," said Henry in a statement today. "Of course the fairest solution would be to replay the game but it is not in my control." + The Republic of Ireland have told Thierry ...
10 Reasons Why Everyone – Even Euro-Snobs – Should Watch MLS Cup 2009
The Offside —
10 Reasons Why Everyone – Even Euro-Snobs – Should Watch MLS Cup 2009 By: Daryl | November 20th, 2009 mls cup 2009 logo I asked for a Beckham vs Blanco, LA Galaxy vs Chicago Fire MLS Cup 2009. But my request was denied when Real Salt Lake beat Fire on spot kicks in the Eastern Conference Final. Still, as MLS-based attention grabbing events go, an LA Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake MLS Cup 2009 is up there. I’ll definitely be watching. Below are 10 reasons why you should too. 1. It’s David Beckham in a final. Old Goldenballs’ MLS season started late and started badly, when he arrived from Milan with teammates questioning his commitment via a certain ...
Seattle is the Epicenter of Sunday Football: MLS Cup Preview
The Sporting Blog —
... Landon Donovan is already the best player in America, and Sunday night he has the opportunity to take home his fourth MLS Cup and further cement his legacy as one of the greats in the history of the sport in this country. Donovan was named MLS MVP for the first time in his career this week and with his breakout performance in the Confederations Cup for the United States, the perception that Donovan is not a big-game performer has almost completely disappeared. The hopes of American soccer in 2010 rest on Donovan's legs, and so too do the chances ...
Your 2009 MLS most valuable players is...
The Beautiful Game —
Landon Donovan. Well deserved, he was the best player in the league this season. And he's led his team to the MLS Cup. He's been in this league too long and won too many titles for this to be his first, but here's hoping it is his last as well. It's time for this guy to take his talent to a higher level. American fans don't get to root for too many players in the world's top leagues. He needs to be one of them. But first he needs to win the championship. ...
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MLS Cup Final Terribly Artificial
matchfitusa.com 11/23/2009 — Real Salt Lake got their moment, Major League Soccer got its glitzy showpiece, and almost everyone, save maybe Galaxy fans, could agree that the MLS Cup Final was a encouraging success. Seattle's...
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matchfitusa.com 11/17/2009 — Via telephone conference call yesterday, MLS Commissioner Don Garber gave his annual "State of the League Address" in which he covered all manner of issues related to Major League Soccer and took...
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