Wondo tied Lassiter's MLS record single-season goal tally before San Jose bowed out of the playoffs. How do the numbers compare to all-time American soccer goal scoring records? Steve Holroyd explores.
Chris Wondolowski's dream 2012 season didn't end with an MLS Cup title, but it did end with an honor that seemed destined to be his throughout his record-setting campaign.
The San Jose Earthquakes striker was named MLS Most Valuable Player on Thursday, winning in a landslide. He finished with approximately 86 percent of the combined voting for the award, with Thierry finishing a distant second with about 4.
MLSSoccer.com put together a fantastic two-part series on Chris Wondolowski's lead up and finish to the last MLS regular season match in Portland as he tried to tie or break the single season goals record.
Wondolowski and his San Jose Earthquake teammates were aware of the record throughout the match.
Though Chris Wondolowski equaled Roy Lassiter's 1996 record of 27 goals in season, he did so with more games played (and more PKs scored). Which player had the greatest season by a goalscorer in MLS history?
Chris Wondolowski has put together arguably the best season in MLS history. With his 27th goal against Portland on Saturday, Wondo tied Roy Lassiter's mark set in 1996 with the now-defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny. Throw in another seven assists, and he has been a part of 34 goals this year. An amazing season for a player that, prior to 2010, had only scored seven league goals in five years.
Wondo-PK-owski: Chris Wondolowski scored his 27th goal of the season in the 24th minute, thanks to the team's eighth penalty kick opportunity (second in MLS) -- this one involving the one and only Steven Lenhart. Congratulations go to Wondo for matching Roy Lassiter's single season scoring record.
A special night in Portland last night ... for the opponent's hometown Bay Area man Chris Wondolowski who battled from the oblivion of the US soccer hemisphere to finally land time at the San Jos Earthquakes added him name to MLS lore.
A rotund 27 goals on the season for the San Jose striker; his final effort of the regular season coming on a penalty kick.
San Jose Earthquakes entered today's match at Portland Timbers with an opportunity to break two long-standing MLS records: become the first team in seven seasons to average more than two points per game and the first to reach that landmark twice (LA Galaxy 1998, Miami Fusion 2001, San Jose Earthquakes 2005), and set the individual goal-scoring mark in a season through two goals by Chris Wondolowski (Roy Lassiter's 27 goals in 1996).
After putting together one of the best seasons in MLS history, Chris Wondolowski could be forgiven if the final goal he scored during this dream 2012 campaign was a penalty kick.
Though Steven Lenhart certainly appeared to embellish on his way to earning a valuable penalty, it isn't likely to be remembered for long that a questionable call helped draw the penalty Wondolowski buried to give him a league record-tying 27th goal on the season.
In the 24th minute of last match of the regular season, San Jose's 29-year-old striker Chris Wondolowski scored his 27th goal of the season with a penalty kick, matching Roy Lassiter's MLS single-season record that has stood since the long-ago time of 1996. And as anti-climactic as doing it with a penalty may be, it was not without its moderate bit of controversy.
The final weekend of action in the MLS regular season is upon us, and despite all playoff spots being locked up, there is still plenty to play for.
The Chicago Fire will host D.C. United in front of an expected sold-out crowd at Toyota Park in a game with huge postseason implications. Both teams are trying to lock up the No.
San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski has enjoyed the type of season that many won't soon forget, but what would make it truly special from an individual standpoint would be him scoring twice this weekend to break the all-time single-season scoring record.
After blowing leads in their previous two meetings against San Jose this season, the Los Angeles Galaxy went into Sunday's battle against the Earthquakes knowing they couldn't afford to let up even if they took a lead on San Jose.
Unfortunately for the Galaxy, they became the latest in a long line of teams that simply couldn't hold a second-half lead against the Earthquakes.
Can anyone slow down Chris Wondolowski? (Getty Images)
The 2012 Major League Soccer season is coming to an end. Playoffs are around the corner for the clubs that are good enough to reach it. But also an item that gets lost in the shuffle some seasons is the award races. Some are clear and dry (like rookie of the year), others are not to much (defender of the year).
The MLS leader in goals pushed his season total to 25 on Saturday thanks to a hat trick in the Earthquakes' 4-1 win against Colorado on Saturday. Wondolowski's latest masterpiece made him an easy pick for SBI MLS Player of the Week.
Wondolowski's three goals not only brings him within two goals of Roy Lassiter's MLS record for goals in a season, it also helped the Earthquakes move a step closer to the Supporters Shield.
Highlights of Chris Wondolowski, the leading scorer of MLS and the San Jose Earthquakes, are starting to feel like the old Britney Spears song, 'Oops, He (instead of I) did it again!'.
After a hat-trick performance against Colorado on Saturday, Wondo has put himself in range of the all-time MLS goals in a single season record.
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Four matches remain in the 2012 regular season for San Jose It's already been a heck of a season for the Quakes, whose 18-6-6 records gives them 60 points and the first guaranteed spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, not to mention a certain dominance over the league as a whole. The last four games of this year, to be played against Dallas, Colorado, LA, and Portland, won't change that.
Seattle Sounders slim chance at winning the Supporter's Shield was crushed Saturday evening in Seattle when the San Jose Earthquakes put on an offensive display that shows that they truly belong at the top of the MLS Table. The two sides have been building some bad blood recently, a couple of close matches, a couple of physical altercations, the same mutually exclusive prize in an unbalanced schedule and you've got a budding rivalry.
A few moves over all including a couple teams moving up tiers and one moving down to the bottom.
I still view the third tier as a total crap shoot you can move anyone around that group and be
fine.
Here in the next few weeks we should definitely see how the playoff race impacts these
rankings.
If there were any lingering doubts about the San Jose Earthquakes and their legitimacy as MLS
title contenders, those doubts were erased on Saturday night by a dominating performance against
the team closest to them in the standings.
Chris Wondolowski scored a hat-trick, bringing his total to a league-best 17, to lead the
Earthquakes to a 5-0 thrashing of Real Salt Lake at Buck Shaw Stadium in San Jose.
Twenty-seven goals. It's a big number, whether hit in 34 regular season matches or in 32 it is a record with a certain amount of power. Roy Lassiter first set the record in MLS year one - 1996. That record would stand, without regular threat, until just last Saturday.
In many ways, particularly here in Seattle, MLS' early years are forgotten.
For the seventh consecutive year, I'm one of the voters for the National Soccer Hall of Fame,
and it's a responsibility I take very seriously. I've made each of my previous six ballots and the
rationales behind them public, so there's no need to change now.
There are 12 newcomers on the 31-player ballot for 2012.
Tonight is the first competitive game of the 2011 MLS season, as RSL visits Columbus for the first
leg of the CCL quarterfinal. That's also the first chance to add a couple of goals to the all time
total, one that is rapidly nearing a huge milestone: 10,000 goals. Let the countdown begin! I'll be
updating the progress every so often, like I did last year for the 1,500th player (Tyler Deric,
remember?
An older generation of U.S. men's national team players defeated Mexican rivals of years past,
2-0, in the Legends Game played at the Home Depot Center on Sunday night. Roy Lassiter and Brian
McBride scored in the 70-minute match and goalkeeper Ian Feuer came up with several saves to give
the Americans their latest dos-a-cero victory.
When word broke about a United States-Mexico legends game last week, there remained some
speculation about just which players from the storied rivalry would be participating for both
sides.
The final rosters are out, and some of the more prolific heroes and villains from the last two
decades of CONCACAF's ongoing feud will be on hand for the unique event.
Jozy Altidore scored 2 goals AZ today, but they could only tie when they badly need wins to claim
the league title. 13 goals for Jozy this season in league play, and 17 overall.
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Fans of the United States and Mexico were unable to see the two arch-rivals face off this year
during Olympic Qualifying, but thanks to a blast from the past, they'll get their fix.Â
The Legends Classic, a match featuring several of the greatest players to play for the US and
Mexico is scheduled to take place at the Home Depot Center on April 15th at 9pm EDT.
What lineup will Jurgen Klinsmann use tonight in his USMNT debut against Mexico?
We'll all have to wait and see of course, and another thing we'll have to wait and see about is
what players Klinsmann will rely heavily on during his time as US coach.
Might those players be on the field tonight against Mexico?
What lineup will Jurgen Klinsmann use tonight in his USMNT debut against Mexico?
We'll all have to wait and see of course, and another thing we'll have to wait and see about is
what players Klinsmann will rely heavily on during his time as US coach.
Might those players be on the field tonight against Mexico?
At the halfway mark, the Philadelphia Union sit alone atop the Eastern Conference with 27 points
- just 4 points away from their resting place at the end of the 2010 season. They are one of only 3
teams with more wins than draws, one of 3 teams in the East with a positive goal differential, and
one of 3 teams unbeaten at home.
Steve Cherundolo celebrates with the RFK faithful on Oct. 14, 2009.
The U.S. Men will be playing their 21st game at RFK Stadium on Sunday, the most of any venue other
than the Los Angeles Coliseum which has also hosted the MNT 21 times. The U.S. history there dates
to 1977, and the most recent appearance was a 2-2 tie with Costa Rica on Oct.
Yesterday the official ballot for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2011 was announced,
and United States soccer fans will surely be pleased with the candidates. The pool of possible Hall
of Famers is full of talented players who plied their trade both domestically in Major League
Soccer as well as those pioneers that paved the way for fellow Americans overseas.
SEATTLE, WA Finalists for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2011 were announced Thursday by
U.S. Soccer. Voting has already begun and continues through March 11. The results will be announced
in a few months. Here are the voting rules for the player category as detailed in the USSF press
release: The [.
One more new stat before I start doing some updating on some of the stats I already had been
tracking. Today it's a look at landmark goals for KC. I'm tracking league goals, competitive goals,
both home and away. I'm also tracking US Open Cup, playoff, and international goals, but those 3
won't be listed here simply due to lack of many landmark goal numbers.
Today, US Soccer came out with their list of candidates available for selection to the US Soccer
Hall of Fame. On that list are two current coaches of Sporting KC. Head coach and technical
director, Peter Vermes is on the list again, as is assistant coach, Kerry Zavagnin, in his first
year of eligibility.
The U-23 Men's National Team is in Costa Rica for the conclusion of their January training camp,
and Saturday they played the first of two scrimmages when they took on the reserves of perennial
Costa Rican powerhouse Saprissa.
The teams dueled to a 0-0 draw at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, which U.
Today U.S. Soccer released the full list of eligible players that can be voted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the 2013 class.
Six of the 22 players nominated have played for D.C. United during their soccer careers. Raul Diaz Arce (1996/97, 2000/01), Marco Etcheverry (1996-2003), Roy Lassiter (1998/99, 2002), Tony Sanneh (1996-98), and current United head coach Ben Olsen (1998-2009).
Their Words "The hair is standing up and looking splendiferous. It's standing up on its ends, but
it needs a little color so a trip to the stylist may be in order." USA and Bolton midfielder Stu
Holden. Other Sources What Ever Happened To ... Roy Lassiter - from MLSsoccer.com's John Bolster:
Lassiter was one of the greatest strikers MLS has ever seen.
