| De Rosario honored as MLS Most Valuable Player |
Fri Nov 18 11:58:39 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Soccer announced Friday that D.C. United midfielder Dwayne De Rosario was voted the Volkswagen MLS Most Valuable Player, the first time he has won the award in his illustrious career. De Rosario, 33, was previously a finalist for the award in 2005 and 2006, but capturing the Budweiser Golden Boot in 2011 helped him secure the MVP honor this time around. He was also named to the MLS Best XI for the sixth time in his career, a league record. The Canada |
| United's White undergoes hernia surgery |
Thu Nov 17 13:59:42 2011 EST |
| Washington, D.C. (Sports Network) - D.C. United defender Ethan White underwent surgery for a sports hernia on both his right and left sides, the Major League Soccer club announced Thursday. White played 24 games, including 21 starts, in his first season in MLS. White traveled to Munich, Germany for the surgery performed by hernia specialist Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck. White was recently called-up to the U.S. Under-23 national team, where he was a teammate with current United player Perry Kitchen. Wh |
| New England names Heaps new head coach |
Tue Nov 15 11:46:47 2011 EST |
| work ethic and leadership, both on and off the field. "We are excited that Jay will bring these characteristics, along with a keen intellect, to his new position as our head coach." Heaps is the second-youngest active head coach in MLS behind D.C. United coach Ben Olsen, and the first former Revolution player to coach the club. "I am thrilled to accept this position," Heaps said. "Throughout my playing career and with my involvement with the team after I retired, I've made no secret about my c |
| Arena claims MLS Coach of the Year honor |
Mon Nov 14 14:38:21 2011 EST |
| NY (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena was named the 2011 MLS Coach of the Year on Monday, making him the first coach to win the award three times. Arena claimed the honor for the first time in 1997 while in charge of D.C. United, with his second award coming in 2009 with the Galaxy. Under Arena, Los Angeles earned its second successive Supporters Shield this season and put together the second best regular season record (19-5-10) in the history of the league. The Galax |
| Beckham, Henry highlight MLS Best XI |
Thu Nov 10 16:43:57 2011 EST |
| ton Dynamo, who had Brad Davis honored the Best XI. Donovan was honored for the fourth straight year and was one of five players previously honored as a Best XI selection. He played just 23 games this season but had 12 goals and three assists. D.C. United's Dwayne De Rosario was named for a league-record sixth time after he won the MLS Golden Boot with 16 goals, and also had 12 assists. This year, players, club leaders and media members voted one goalkeeper, three defenders, five midfielders an |
| Kansas City's Sapong wins MLS Rookie of the Year |
Tue Nov 8 14:20:38 2011 EST |
| J. Sapong was named the 2011 Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year on Tuesday. Sapong totaled five goals and five assists and was the only Sporting player to feature in all 34 matches in the regular season. Drafted 10th overall, Sapong topped D.C. United defender Perry Kitchen and Philadelphia Union midfielder Michael Farfan in the voting. "Receiving this honor is very humbling," Sapong said, "but it would never have been a possibility without the help of so many people." Sapong scored in his |
| The stars are aligned for L.A. to hoist MLS Cup |
Mon Nov 7 16:58:40 2011 EST |
| s at the head coaching and general manager positions. Bruce Arena, who replaced Ruud Gullit as head coach and Alexi Lalas as general manager in 2008, appealed to Los Angeles given his past triumphs in the league. He has two MLS Cup titles with D.C. United to his name (1996 and 1997) as well as three MLS Supporters' Shields (1997, 2010, and 2011) and two MLS Coach of the Year Awards (1997 and 2009) throughout his full MLS tenure. The former U.S. national team coach immediately assembled a strong |
| Wondolowski tabbed as MLS Player of the Month |
Wed Nov 2 14:30:38 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski was named the Major League Soccer Player of the Month for October after he scored five goals in the month to finish tied atop the league in goals with D.C. United's Dwayne De Rosario. Wondolowski scored in three of San Jose's final four games to finish the season with 16 goals and three assists, including a goal in the team's 4-2 win over FC Dallas to close out the regular season. The 28-year-old started 30 games for |
| De Rosario claims MLS Golden Boot |
Sun Oct 23 22:09:25 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - With 16 goals on the year, D.C. United striker Dwayne De Rosario has claimed the 2011 Budweiser Golden Boot, given to the top goal scorer in Major League Soccer. De Rosario finished the season tied on goals with Chris Wondolowski of the San Jose Earthquakes, but wins the award outright by recording more assists. The Canada international had 12 assists compared to Wondolowski's three. This year De Rosario became the first player in MLS history to score goals for t |
| Sporting edges D.C. to clinch Eastern title |
Sat Oct 22 21:52:34 2011 EST |
| ad trip that ended with just one win, but accumulated 45 of its 51 points over the final 24 matches to win its first regular season East crown. K.C. won the West three times between 1997-2004. Matt Besler notched the lone goal Saturday against D.C. United, helping Kansas City to a 1-0 win that allowed it to finish with just three losses in its last 24 games. Sporting was 12-3-9 in that stretch. "We started off the season kind of rocky, but we started with a win and ended with a win," Sporting K |
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