NEW YORK, (November 3, 2010) - Philadelphia Union Forward Sebastien Le Toux has earned Major League Soccer's Xbox 360 Individual Fair Play Award. The award goes to the player who exhibits the best sportsmanship and receives the least amount of yellow and red cards during the MLS regular season. Le Toux, who has never received a card in his MLS career, was nominated along with Chicago Fire's C.J. Brown and San Jose Earthquakes' Chris Wondolowski. Both Brown and Wondolowski, have seen cautions this season, receiving two and three yellow cards, respectively.
"I'm very flattered to win this award," said Sebastien Le Toux. "It is proof of what I try to show on and off the field on a daily basis, as well as my respect to the MLS rules and the fans."
Le Toux's first season with Philadelphia Union was a tremendous success. Left unprotected by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft, Le Toux emerged as one of the premier offensive stars in Major League Soccer, setting this year's MLS record in Combined Goals and Assists with a total of 25 (14 goals and 11 assists).
Playing as a forward and midfielder, Le Toux's speed, accurate finishing, deft passing and tremendous work-rate made him an MLS All-Star for the first time in 2010. Le Toux started the All-Star Game against Manchester United, the first-ever player to represent the Union in the league's midseason showcase.
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