Christian Metzler of Woodbridge, VA has been named the first ever winner of the Inspireum Soccer Awards.
The Pope John Paul the Great goalkeeper will also receive a $7,500 academic scholarship.
Metzler surely is worthy of the award and his story is an amazing one to say the least.

Part I of the 2nd Annual Yanks Are Coming Best of US Soccer Awards featured 2011′s US Soccer disappointments, frustrations, and best hairdo. The second portion of our awards focuses on the promise of youth, goalkeepers, and the goals scored in what was a thrilling year in American soccer. Again, a list of the finalists [.

Best of U.S. Soccer has returned, with voting in 11 categories beginning today on U.S. Soccer's Facebook page. There are some Youth National Teams and players sprinkled throughout the ballot, which asks fans to select their favorites from the year in 2011. There's also a category devoted to the Development Academy.

Christian Metzler of Woodbridge,VA and Gaela Normile from Virginia Beach, VA have been named to the final 12 players in the nation as finalists for the 2011 Inspirium Soccer Awards.
The final results will be announced January 3, 2012.

The Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association announced its 2011 award winners, recognizing some of the people who make soccer a success across the state.

The five state winners will be honored at the WYSA Annual General Meeting on March 24 at Monona Terrace in Madison, and are eligible for Region II and national honors as part of the U.

Three soccer players from Virginia have been named semifinalists of the Inspireum Soccer Awards. Tyler Hobbs (Chesapeake), Christian Metzler (Woodbridge), and Gaela Normile (Virginia Beach) are hoping to win the $25,000 in scholarships.
The list of 50 semifinalists will be narrowed down to 12 finalists on December 13th by the National Selection Committee that includes coaches April Heinrichs and Jurgen Klinsmann.

The U.S. Men's National Team has completed the 2011 campaign, finishing on a high note with an entertaining 3-2 victory against Slovenia in Ljubljana. Along with the introduction of Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach, there were a few key highlights:

• Clint Dempsey finished with a team-high five goals
• Carlos Bocanegra and Tim Howard finished with team-high 15 starts, the most appearances in a year in each of their careers
• Bocanegra became the 12th player in U.

The U.S. Men's National Team has completed the 2011 campaign, finishing on a high note with an entertaining 3-2 victory against Slovenia in Ljubljana. Along with the introduction of Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach, there were a few key highlights:

• Clint Dempsey finished with a team-high five goals
• Carlos Bocanegra and Tim Howard finished with team-high 15 starts, the most appearances in a year in each of their careers
• Bocanegra became the 12th player in U.

ST. PAUL, Minn. 11/10/2011 Courtesy MIAC online.org The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced the 2011 MIAC Men's Soccer Awards Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. St. Olaf which won the 2011 MIAC Men's Soccer Playoff Championship and shared the league's regular-season title with Carleton - swept both of the conference's major individual awards.

ST. PAUL, Minn. 11-10-11 Courtesy MIAC online.org The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced the 2011 MIAC Women's Soccer Awards Thursday, including the MIAC All-Conference Team, Honorable Mention selections and the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team. The league's top individual awards were shared by the two teams that met last weekend for the MIAC Playoff championship [.

Players from JMU, VCU, William and Mary, and Old Dominion where recognized for their great seasons at this years All-CAA Men's Soccer Awards Banquet hosted at James Madison University.
Yannick Smith and Gideon Asante (ODU), Nicolas Abrigo (William and Mary), Paul Wyatt (JMU), and Juan Monge Solano (VCU) where named First Team.

Zak Boggs and Darrius Barnes may provide a lone bright spot on 2011's gloomy MLS campaign as finalists for two MLS End-Of-Season Awards. The following is directly off the press release:

Two New England Revolution players are among the three finalists for year-end Major League Soccer awards, the league announced today.

By Eric Beard

Say what you will about Playoffs, but the road to the 2011 MLS Cup has created insurmountable drama. From Rafa Marquez starting a fight after LA won in New York to the Seattle Sounders nearly coming back from a 3-nil deficit, the Playoffs have ensured a level of entertainment any fan can embrace.

The ballots have been tallied and we now know the finalists for the various end-of-season awards for Major League Soccer.

Last year it was easy to find some fault in the various finalists but this year, every award was fairly open enough.

2011 Major League Soccer Awards Finalists (Listed in alphabetical order by last name within each award category) Rookie of the Year Finalists – Winner to be announced Nov.

Brad Davis, Dwayne DeRosario and Brek Shea were named finalists for the MLS MVP Award on Monday as the league announced the finalists for all the season-ending awards.

Here are all the finalists for the awards, with winners set to be announced over the course of the next two weeks, starting with MLS Rookie of the Year on Tuesday:

2011 MLS AWARD FINALISTS (announcement date in parentheses)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (Tuesday)

Michael Farfan (Philadelphia Union)

Perry Kitchen (D.

Check out this opportunity for Virginia players to be nominated for the Inspireum Soccer Awards™. The program searches the nation for the most outstanding young soccer players who inspire and lead their teammates, schools and communities. $25,000 in academic scholarships will be awarded by the Trusted Sports Foundation to the twelve finalists.

Pet peeve about most soccer awards processes: holding midfielders get very little love.

It really is such an important position. Show me a team with a good holding midfielder and a I'll show you a team with a great chance, at least, to go places.

But a holding midfielder will never be a league MVP, mostly because so much of their important work is low on the glamour scale.

By Neil W. Blackmon, writing from Atlanta A month ago, we began taking votes for the First Annual Yanks Are Coming US Soccer Awards. The idea was to post the winners New Year's Day as a Happy New Year's present to our readers who themselves played a crucial role in determining winners. Quite obviously, we never informed any of you who won the awards.