The central defender for the best first year team defense in MLS history, Walker Zimmerman is MLS Defender of the Year. His club is one of 2 first year clubs to make this second season, each just one of the 6 to ever do so. The team gave had a paltry .96 GAA, tops in any first year team in MLS lore, aided by 9 shutouts. Just 22 goals was great for the 3rd spot in the MLS and just a pair more than team at #1.
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Liz Dalton, NWSL Dir. of Ops. & Player Affairs informed "2021 is shaping up to be another big year for the NWSL as we continue to innovate our product, engage our incredible fans and support our players and teams."
Camps will open Feb. 21 as games begin mid-April with another NWSL Challenge Cup, happening in multiple bubbles as per their Medical Taskforce and public heath authorities.
readThis program entitled "NYCFC- Home For The City" airs on Tues., Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. ET on the exclusive TV partner of NYCFC, YES. This is part of their continuing series, "NYCFC-Home for the City" and will of course be a playoff preview.
This first installment is hosted by their commentators Ian Joy & Joe Tolleson featuring guests, David Lee Sporting Dir., HC Ronny Delia & Def. Anton Tinnerholm who has been getting a lot of goals of late.
readThis was updated due to an error by US Soccer Sommunications, they have sent it out 4 times over. The change is Musah staing over Gioacchini.
For the USA with uniform #:
1-Zack Steffen, also the captain
2-Sergino Dest
3-Matt Miazga
4-Tyler Adams
5-Antonee Robinson
6-John Brooks
7-Giovanni Reyna
8-Weston Mckennie
11-Konrad de la Fuente
17-Sebastian Lletget
18-Yunus Musah
SUBS:
9-Nicholas Gioacchini
22-Evan Horvath
24-Chituru Odunze
12-Richy Ledezma
13-TIm Ream
readThe forward out of Argentina took the MLS Player of the Month award in the last full month of the season as selected by other members of the media for games in both Oct. & Nov.
He tallied 6 goals and 3 assists over but 8 games from Oct. 3- Nov. 8. Many forwards will not have that good of a season. They went 5-2-1 over those games closing out with a quartet of wins in a row. He had multiple point games in 3 of these games.
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