Landon Donovan was named the 2009 MLS Most Valuable Player on Thursday, and while it is tough to
argue against awarding the U.S. national team star for his performance this season, the MVP results
still raised a glaring question.
What about Shalrie Joseph?
It isn't a question so much about choosing between Joseph and Donovan, which is a subjective
debate that has supporters on both sides.
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Landon Donovan was named the 2009 MLS Most Valuable Player on Thursday, and while it is tough to
argue against awarding the U.S. national team star for his performance this season, the MVP results
still raised a glaring question.
What about Shalrie Joseph?
It isn't a question so much about choosing between Joseph and Donovan, which is a subjective
debate that has supporters on both sides.
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WVHooligan 18 November @ 05:32 PM EST
We know Steve Nicol stands to lose one quality player, who will it be? (Getty Images)
While the rest of the world is waiting for a couple World Cup qualifiers to finish up here we
move forward here with our expansion draft coverage. Earlier in the day we discussed the LA Galaxy,
now we take a gander at the New England Revolution.
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Major League Soccer will be announcing its 2009 MLS Best XI later this afternoon and while some
of the picks are easy to make, some others will be very difficult.
Picking this year's forwards was especially tough, with a half dozen worth candidates for the
Best XI nod.
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Major League Soccer will be announcing its 2009 MLS Best XI later this afternoon and while some
of the picks are easy to make, some others will be very difficult.
Picking this year's forwards was especially tough, with a half dozen worth candidates for the
Best XI nod.
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Yesterday's announcement of a breakaway league from USL-1 had a great symbolic significance. It
seems after many false starts and false hopes, outdoor soccer may finally be coming home to St
Louis.
November 10th, 2009 could very well be remembered for future generations as the day Soccer came
home.
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The MLS playoffs resume on Friday with the Western Conference final, but the playoffs are
already over for the four teams eliminated this past weekend. How those teams respond to their
first-round exits, and how they deal with very important off-seasons, will determine if they are
back in the post-season in 2010.
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The MLS playoffs resume on Friday with the Western Conference final, but the playoffs are
already over for the four teams eliminated this past weekend. How those teams respond to their
first-round exits, and how they deal with very important off-seasons, will determine if they are
back in the post-season in 2010.
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WVHooligan 09 November @ 02:47 PM EST
Shalrie Joseph lead the way for the Revs in 2009. (Getty Images)
Sometimes less is more, and in the case of the 2009 edition of the New England Revolution less
nearly became a lot. If you would have told me that the Revs would have lacked both Steve Ralston
and Taylor Twellman for the majority of the season and still made the playoffs this year I would
have called you crazy.
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The Major League Soccer 2009 Playoffs continued on Saturday, November 7, 2009 with the second
leg between the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution. The Revolution were up 2-1 after the first
leg but the Fire hosted the second leg on Saturday. The winner would go on to face Real Salt Lake
next weekend, who earlier beat the Columbus Crew 4-2 on aggregate.
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Sad news from the U-17 World Cup. Those damn Italians knocked out our brave young American team 2-1
in the second round.
Missing a penalty kick? Unacceptable. That kid is banned from the national team.
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Like I predicted a couple days ago, and like he deserves, Chivas USA's Zach Thornton was named MLS
Goalkeeper of the Year.
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Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton was named 2009 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year on Wednesday,
marking the second time he's won the award.
Thornton enjoyed a career renaissance with Chivas USA this season, posting career highs in
shutouts and goals against average while helping guide Chivas USA to the playoffs.
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Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton was named 2009 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year on Wednesday,
marking the second time he's won the award.
Thornton enjoyed a career renaissance with Chivas USA this season, posting career highs in
shutouts and goals against average while helping guide Chivas USA to the playoffs.
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Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton won the 2009 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award, Major League
Soccer announced on Wednesday. Thornton won the award in 1998, becoming the third MLS keeper to be
honored twice. New England midfielder Steve Ralston won the Fair Play award, with the Chicago Fire
winning the team Fair Play award.
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Goalkeeper of the year -- Nov. 4
Nominees: Kasey Keller (Seattle), Donovan Ricketts (L.A.), Zach Thornton (Chivas USA)
Who will win: Thornton. Veteran might have put up his best year in the league.
Who should win: Thornton. This team overachieved and its MVP is the reason why.
Fair Play Finalists -- Nov.
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Here's the full list as released today by MLS:
Goalkeeper of the Year
Kasey Keller - Seattle Sounders FC
Donovan Ricketts - Los Angeles Galaxy
Zach Thornton - Chivas USA
Fair Play Finalists - Individual
Kasey Keller - Seattle Sounders FC
Pat Onstad - Houston Dynamo
Steve Ralston - New England Revolution
Comeback Player of the Year
Brian McBride - Chicago Fire
Ben Olsen - D.
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Seattle's Kasey Keller is a finalist for numerous Major League Soccer awards, including
goalkeeper of the year. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
Major League Soccer released the finalists for the league's 2009 awards today. The winners will
be announced starting Wednesday and ending Nov.
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Ladies and gentlemen, it's that time of the year again. The regular season is over, so now we can
look at the official numbers for fouls committed and fouls suffered and put them in the context of
"per 90 minutes" rather than just raw totals. Which players will lead in the eight categories
below?
1.
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Soccerblog 01 November @ 09:45 AM EST
Eastern Conference Semifinals - First Leg
New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire
Sun., Nov. 1, Gillette Stadium (2 p.m. ET; FSC/FSE)
DF Chris Albright (L lateral meniscus tear); MF Steve Ralston (R ACL tear); FW Taylor
Twellman (concussion)
That is pretty much the meats and bones of the team gone there.
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If familiarity breeds contempt, then the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution hate each other
on a level no two teams in MLS can match.
The Eastern Conference foes have made meeting in the playoffs a rite of passage, having done so
for five of the past six years.
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If familiarity breeds contempt, then the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution hate each other
on a level no two teams in MLS can match.
The Eastern Conference foes have made meeting in the playoffs a rite of passage, having done so
for five of the past six years.
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Soccerblog 23 October @ 12:53 AM EST
Its become almost automatic for the US to qualify for the World Cup nowadays. But there were
forty years in the wilderness before the US qualified for the 1990 World Cup when Paul Caliguiri in
the grandiloquent "The Shot Heard Around The World" scored against T&T to put the US through. He is
therefore the grand poobah of clutch performers.
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Some random thoughts on the US win and the upcoming game against Costa Rica
The Greatest US Win I Have Never Seen.  A lot has already been said about
how absurd it was that this game was not broadcast to the average US fan, so there is no reason to
continue to beat this dead horse.
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The Wizards fell to Chivas USA 2-0 tonight, limiting our faint chances for the MLS Cup Playoffs.
With Columbus beating NE earlier in the day, we had a chance to pull within three points of the
final playoff spot but could not get three points at The Home Depot Center, something that is never
easy for the road team.
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Our boys came back from a 1-0 deficit to tie Houston today at Robertson Stadium, but three points
were really needed to put us back into the picture for the MLS Cup Playoffs. We're six points
behind New England with three games remaining, but there are four teams between us and the Revs.
Zoltan scored a beautiful goal for his first in a KC uniform, and Lopez recorded his 8th assist of
the season on the play.
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Nutmegged 02 October @ 02:56 PM EST
Wow, and here I thought with Shalrie Joseph still playing and (reasonably) healthy, the Revs would
be OK and make the playoffs, even without Steve Ralston.
And then came the Debacle at the Cotton Bowl, losing 1-0 and being run around and off the field by
FC Dallas (FC DALLAS!
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ABOVE: University of Colorado goalkeeper Kara Linder clears the ball on Friday against
Nebraska. Linder was named defensive player of the week for the second time this season.
(Photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com) BELOW: CU defender Quinn Krier was
named the Big 12's newcomer of the week.
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FC Dallas' slim playoff hopes gained more steam on Wednesday night after a Jeff Cunningham goal
helped give Dallas a 1-0 victory against New England at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
Cunningham headed home a Jair Benitez cross in the 71st minute to give FC Dallas its third win
in four matches and move the Texas club closer to the playoff pack with three matches
remaining.
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FC Dallas' slim playoff hopes gained more steam on Wednesday night after a Jeff Cunningham goal
helped give Dallas a 1-0 victory against New England at the Cotton Bowl.
Cunningham headed home a Jair Benitez cross in the 71st minute to give FC Dallas its third win
in four matches and move the Texas club closer to the playoff pack with three matches
remaining.
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WVHooligan 30 September @ 04:55 PM EST
Its kind of weird to see the Cotton Bowl hosting MLS once again but tonight it happens. The New
England Revolution travel to Dallas to play part of a double header that will pretty much only
boost Dallas' dreadful season attendance figures.
New England comes into town on a fairly hot streak despite the fact they just lost one of their
key players Steve Ralston for the rest of the year to a knee injury.
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The Netminder 30 September @ 11:08 AM EST
The MLS playoff race, as simplified as I can make it (point total at left, all times ET):
CONFERENCE LEADERS46 Columbus - They're in. With a five-point lead and game in hand over Chicago,
they're a good bet for the top seed in the East.
43 Houston - Can clinch a playoff spot with a win Sunday vs.
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I'll be interviewing Denis Hamlett tomorrow and thought I'd open up the floor for you guys to
pose some questions. Just so you know, I'll be asking Denis about all the standard stuff (i.e.
Galaxy preview questions, injury updates etc.) so feel free to throw out any off-the-wall questions
you may have.
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Great result for Matt Reis and the Revs! Wonder if it had anything to do with him being on my
JMS Podcast last week??? LOL!
Wow! Montero!
Shalrie is a legend for the Revs!
Sorry to hear about Steve Ralston tearing his ACL in this game. He is a great player and one
the Revs needed to count on down the stretch.
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A heart-breaking Sounders FC loss to New England was sad not just as a result. But it might have
been the last time Revolution midfielder Steve Ralston took the field.
The league's all-time leader in games and minutes played tore his ACL on Saturday.
At 35 years old, he could be done.
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WVHooligan 29 September @ 06:19 AM EST
As mentioned yesterday the playoff race has gotten pretty clear for me. Aside from two or three
clubs I pretty much have a good understanding of who will be in the second season and who will not.
The rankings sort of reflect that this week and there was some movement across the board.
First up I think LA has finished climbing the charts for now.
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