Major League Soccer released the finalists for the league's annual end-of-season awards, including the three finalists for the hotly debated MVP race.
Check them out:
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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
