Chivas USA’s Zach Thornton Wins MLS Goalkeeper of the Year
american11soccer.com 18 days ago — New England Revolution’s Steve Ralston and the Chicago Fire Honored with MLS Fair Play AwardsNEW YORK (Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009) – Major League Soccer announced today that Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton was voted the 2009 Goalkeeper of the Year. New England Revolution midfielder Steve ...

Playoffs? Are You Kidding Me? PLAYOFFS?!?
pitchinvasion.net 18 days ago — The first round of MLS playoffs (aka MLS Conference Semi-finals) always spurs heated discussion about its playoff format as well as the League’s two conference structure. Let’s take an overview of various playoff format options ...

SBI's 2009 Goalkeeper of the Year: Zach Thornton
soccerbyives.net 26 days ago — Photo by ISIphotos.com The 2009 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award was far from an easy one to vote for, with the only clear aspect of the voting being that it should probably go to a keeper from the Western Conference. Kasey Keller looked like he might run away with ...

Galaxy Head Coach Bruce Arena Voted 2009 MLS Coach of the Year
american11soccer.com 11 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 AWARDS
american11soccer.com 16 days ago — Kansas City Wizards Defender Jimmy Conrad and Chicago Fire Midfielder Logan Pause Named U.S. Soccer Foundation/MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarians of the Year NEW YORK (Friday, Nov. 6, 2009) - MLS W.O.R.K.S., Major League Soccer’s community outreach initiative, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation, the Major ...

Cover Your Shame
fakesigi.com 26 days ago — So did you enjoy the MLS regular season? Were you compelled to watch not only your own team's games, but others as well since they all mattered? Are you looking forward to some exciting playoff games? If so, Richard Snowden wants you to know that every time New York loses a CONCACAF ...

Who is your MLS Goalkeeper of the Year?
soccerbyives.net 10/20/2009 — Photo by ISIphotos.com With the Major League Soccer season drawing to a close, it is time to start thinking about MLS season awards. Voting for the league's major player awards will end on Monday, just a day after the final match of the season, meaning we at SBI ...

LA Galaxy Defender Omar Gonzalez Wins 2009 MLS Rookie of the Year
american11soccer.com 10 days ago — NEW YORK (Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009) - Major League Soccer today announced that LA Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez captured the 2009 MLS Rookie of the Year award. Gonzalez started and played all 30 of the Galaxy’s regular season games and helped the club improve its defense from statistically the ...

Mariner's departure thins field of head coaching candidates
soccerbyives.net 10/19/2009 — Major League Soccer lost one of its most respected assistant coaches to Europe this past weekend with Paul Mariner's departure from the New England Revolution to join English side Plymouth . As tough as that departure is on the Revs, it is also a big blow for MLS, which is facing an ...

MLS Attendance in Decline: The Old and the New Diverge
pitchinvasion.net 25 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 ...

'Green' Orange fullbacks face stiff test — Major League Soccer News 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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.