MLS Award Season has Arrived

By Sean McCaffery, October 26, 2021

From MLS Communications:

MLS Year-End Awards Voting Kicks off this Week

Major League Soccer will release its year-end awards ballots this week, with voting set to kick off on Friday, Oct. 29 and end on Monday, Nov. 8. While some awards are decided by objective criteria, players, media and technical staff will vote on the awards listed below.

Additionally, fans will have the opportunity to weigh in on both AT&T Goal of the Year and MLS Save of the Year presented by Allstate by casting their votes on MLSsoccer.com.

More information, including the list of nominees, will be available in the coming days.

Awards decided by Statistics / Objective Criteria

MLS Supporters’ Shield
MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi
MLS Fair Play Award Individual & Team

Awards Decided by Fan Votes:

AT&T Goal of the Year
MLS Save of the Year presented by Allstate

Awards Decided by Player, Media, and Club Votes

2021 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player
MLS Defender of the Year
MLS Comeback Player of the year
Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year
MLS Newcomer of the Year
MLS Young Player of the Year
MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year
Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year
MLS Best XI built by The Home Depot