NEW YORK, (October 27, 2010) - Major League Soccer released today the annual end-of-season awards finalists announcing Philadelphia Union forwards Danny Mwanga and Sebastien Le Toux as finalists for MLS Rookie of the Year and MLS Fair Play Award, respectively.
Mwanga is among the three finalists for the Rookie of the Year award, along with New York's Tim Ream and D.C. United's Andy Najar. Meanwhile, Le Toux, MLS' combined leader in goals and assists, will compete against the Chicago Fire's C.J. Brown and San Jose Earthquakes' Chris Wondolowski. Both the Rookie of the Year and Fair Play award winners will be announced on November 3.
The season's most outstanding plays will be recognized on Wednesday, Nov. 17 when the AT&T Goal of the Year and the NAPA Auto Parts Save of the Year are announced. Voting for the Goal and Save of the Year are conducted on the League's official web site, www.MLSsoccer.com.
The Full list of finalists and announcement dates are as follows:
COACH OF THE YEAR
Hans Backe, New York Red Bulls
Schellas Hyndman, FC Dallas
Jason Kreis, Real Salt Lake
COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Chris Albright, New York Red Bulls
Bobby Convey, San Jose Earthquakes
Brek Shea, FC Dallas
DEFENDER OF THE YEAR
Nat Borchers, Real Salt Lake
Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy
Jamison Olave, Real Salt Lake
FAIRPLAY AWARD
C.J. Brown, Chicago Fire
Sebastien Le Toux, Philadelphia Union
Chris Wondolowski, San Jose Earthquakes
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Hartman, FC Dallas
Donovan Ricketts, LA Galaxy
Nick Rimando, Real Salt Lake
MLS W.O.R.K.S. HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
Brian Ching, Houston Dynamo
Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City Wizards
Seth Stammler, New York Red Bulls
VOLKSWAGEN MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Edson Buddle, LA Galaxy
David Ferreira, FC Dallas
Chris Wondolowski, San Jose Earthquakes
NEWCOMER
Thierry Henry, New York Red Bulls
Joel Lindpere, New York Red Bulls
Alvaro Saborio, Real Salt Lake
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Danny Mwanga, Philadelphia Union
Andy Najar, D.C. United
Tim Ream, New York Red Bulls
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