Six ex-TFC players change addresses in second stage MLS Re-Entry draft 14 Dec 2012 If Friday was your first day following MLS, all you’d need to do is look at the second stage of the Re-Entry Draft to comprehend just how many players have called Toronto FC home over the club’s relatively short six-year existence.
Confirmation of what we already knew: Wondo is MLS MVP 29 Nov 2012 It was about as one-sided as an Alberta election. And, really, why did MLS even need to have an MVP vote in 2012?
New FCE coach Miller has many fond Edmonton memories 27 Nov 2012 “This famous stadium brings back a lot of memories,” said Miller, thinking back to the many World Cup qualifiers he played for Canada on the old grass at Commonwealth, as well as that famous 1-1 draw with Brazil back in 1994. “Edmonton was our home at the time,” said Miller. “We were very passionate about playing here.”
Yallop wins MLS coach of the year honour 27 Nov 2012 Yallop steered the Earthquakes, who missed the playoffs the season before, to the Supporters’ Shield, which goes to the team with the league’s best regular-season record. With that first-overall finish comes an automatic berth in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Bernardez wins two of three categories, but Besler wins MLS Defender of the Year 20 Nov 2012 So, Bernardez won the coach/GM vote handily, and he won the player vote. Yet, he’s not the Defender of the Year.
Surprise, surprise: October Player of the Month is Chris Wondolowski 5 Nov 2012 In a vote result that surprised absolutely no one, Chris Wondolowski was named the MLS Player of the Month for October.
Wondolowski continues MVP march with another POTW award 8 Oct 2012 So, according to the basics of Journalism 101, the fact that Chris Wondolowski was named MLS Player of the Week isn’t a news item. The San Jose Earthquakes striker scored his 23rd, 24th and 25th goals of the season in a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rapids — and was the easy winner of the vote from the members of the North American Soccer Reporters.
Wondolowski is MLS Player of the Month 4 Oct 2012 Chris Wondolowski’s charge towards the MLS Most Valuable Player award continues. The San Jose Earthquakes striker was named the league’s Player of the Month for September.
Henry’s performance against TFC earns his MLS POTW honours 1 Oct 2012 Maybe there should be a rule: If you face Toronto FC, you can’t be eligible for Player of the Week. Your performance is tainted by the level of the opposition.
Three-goal week means another MLS POTW nod for Wondolowski 24 Sep 2012 Chris Wondolowski’s three-goals-in-two-games performance earned him the MLS Player of the Week award.