The full list of each team's most valuable player award from 1996-2008 are below. Each Major League Soccer team gives out its own set of team awards at the end of each season, usually announced at the last home regular season game. Not to be confused with the leaguewide awards.

Sometimes the news articles state that the winner's fellow players voted him MVP, but I've read about the media voting as well. Click to continue reading...

In this day and age where MLS clubs are setting up youth academies perhaps it is wise to look at an academy which produced MLS's all time leading goal scorer, Bolivia's Jaime Moreno.

BehindTheBadge.com does just that in a much longer article which explains the origins of the Tahuichi Academy, as well as its influence on its products, DC United's Marco Etcheverry and Jaimie Moreno. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday, we launched the newly revamped D.C. United Hall of Tradition. Current members include legends John Harkes and Marco Etcheverry and front office staffer Betty D'Anjollel who was an instrumental part of the club's early years.

This year, the Hall of Tradition will grow by one more, as either Jeff Agoos or Richie Williams will be enshrined.

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While facts and rumors on the professional transfer season continue to hold the attention of many soccer fans, the world's largest soccer tournament starts today in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The Gothia Cup, a youth tournament, drew 1,551 teams last year with over 33,000 boys and girls in categories from U-12 to U-18, scoring over 22,000 goals. Click to continue reading...

The domain transfer hasn't fully gone through yet (I'll call tech support as soon as I finish my coffee), but I saw this post by Luis and had to respond. He noted that, with Guzan leaving for England, Francisco Mendoza is the only player currently on Chivas USA's roster who was there from the beginning, and put it out to his readers for the others.

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The domain transfer hasn't fully gone through yet (I'll call tech support as soon as I finish my coffee), but I saw this post by Luis and had to respond. He noted that, with Guzan leaving for England, Francisco Mendoza is the only player currently on Chivas USA's roster who was there from the beginning, and put it out to his readers for the others.

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The hype machine rolls on. In addition to the dozens of reporters schedule to attend and report from training sessions this week, several current and former members of the Black-and-Red will be in studio talking about the heated United-Galaxy rivaly. You can see it in person by buying tickets here!

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So I'm still on a high from the Caps' victory over Carolina last night (even United's dismal performance against Pachuca didn't bother me too much), when I see this in Mike Wise's column in today's Post:

...Ovechkin is about to become the first Washington star in 25 years to win the most valuable player award in a major American team sport.

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Just a couple of quick notes to the casual "fan" from the perspective of this enlightened, welcoming, open-minded futbol supporter who appreciates your enthusiasm, if not your borderline sacrilege.

(1) MLS has 13 teams. Yes, an odd and smallish number, despite your group's "expert" declaring that it has 22 . . . no maybe 20 . . . oh yeah, 18 teams. Click to continue reading...