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2011 MLS Best XI Announced via MLSSoccer.com NEW YORK – David Beckham, Kasey Keller and Thierry Henry were all named to the Best XI team in an announcement by MLS Commissioner Don Garber on Thursday, highlighting a team that includes a mix of both newcomers and traditional faces to the league’s annual star-studded squad. The list also ...

Omar Gonzalez Named 2011 MLS Defender Of The Year via MLSSoccer.com NEW YORK – Omar Gonzalez’s international future may still be in limbo, but he can add MLS Defender of the Year to his growing résumé. MLS announced on Wednesday that the towering LA Galaxy center back beat out fellow finalists Jámison Olave, who collected the honor in ...

Sebastian LeToux Wins Xbox 360 Fair Play Award via MLSSoccer.com NEW YORK — For the second year running Sébastien Le Toux has won the Xbox 360 Individual Fair Play Award, MLS announced on Tuesday. The league also announced that the Portland Timbers were awarded the Xbox 360 Team Fair Play awards. Le Toux is the third MLS player to collect ...

CJ Sapong Named 2011 MLS Rookie Of The Year NEW YORK (Thursday, Nov. 8, 2011) - Major League Soccer today announced that Sporting Kansas City forward C.J. Sapong has been named 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year. Sapong appeared in all 34 of Sporting’s regular season games and helped the club to a first-place finish in the Eastern Conference. The ...

MLS Announces MVP Finalists For 2011 via MLSSoccer.com NEW YORK — Major League Soccer announced the finalists for its 2011 year-end awards on Monday. The winners will be announced over the next 10 days during the lead up to the MLS Cup final on November 20, beginning with Rookie of the Year and the Xbox Fair Play Individual & Team of the ...

Clint Dempsey, was voted 2011 Futbol de Primera Footballer of the Year for the U.S. US National Team member Clint Dempsey, was voted Footballer of the Year 2011, radio station Futbol de Primera (FDP) reported Wednesday. Tim Howard finished second, Landon Donovan, third. "This award was established by FDP in 1991 with the aim of recognizing the best ...

Men’s nominees for FIFA Ballon d’Or 2011 revealed Shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala 2011 :: via FIFA :: image source The following 23 men (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2011 Éric Abidal (France), Sergio Agüero (Argentina), Karim Benzema (France), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo ...

UEFA has began to present a special award to players who have made 100 or more international appearances for a UEFA member association, with each of the recipients of the newly issued commemorative cap and medal being honoured at six matches across Europe. After the first set of presentations took place on Friday, a total of 16 players received ...