The 2009 soccer year passes into history this week and a new year of soccer memories begin on
Friday!
In another effort to churn out a weekly column using a tired, formulaic method, I present for
your consideration XI personal highlights from my year in soccer:
I. Fulham's Run to the Europa League: In some ways, my support of Fulham is
more pure than that I have for the Chicago Fire, Chicago Red Stars or even my current employer, the
Milwaukee Wave.
U.S. Soccer has announced the finalists for the 2009 Best of U.S. Soccer awards and there's only
one week left to vote for the 12 categories on USSoccer.com.
The eighth annual series gives fans the opportunity to make their selections for the best in
soccer in the United States. The 12 categories recap a busy 2009 crammed full of action, which
included FIFA World Cup qualifying, the FIFA Confederations Cup, Abby Wambach's 100th goal, another
Development Academy Season and the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
