Osvaldo Alonso should be on the final ballot for MLS MVP. I’ve already climbed up on my stump for that cause this week, a take that might seem to have more heat in it on first blush than it really does.
Still, it’s probably more than a little controversial. A non-attacking player hasn’t won the MLS MVP trophy since goalkeeper Tony Meola in 2000.
Alonso, though, shouldn’t be the only Sounder up for a league-wide end-of-year plaudit. The league actually hands out nine awards toward the end of the year honoring everything from the league’s top scorer to its best goal of the year.