Deisler, Donovan wasn't named league MVP, he won the golden boot for finishing as the top goalscorer but the MVP hasn't been announced yet. He's in the running but his chances are pretty much null. It's 99.9% gonna go to Schelotto.
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Dear Don Garber,
I absolutely hate, HATE, DESPISE, the current system of deciding the MLS champion. Guess what Garber, you already have a playoff tournament, it's called the US Open Cup, get some tv contracts if you want "playoff excitement" but please leave the league alone. Why can't the champion be decided at the end of the 30 matchdays so we don't have to waste an extra month to play some games that frankly don't really raise the profile of your league on a national level any more than it is in the regular season (is MLS more talked about now on tv then it was in the regular season?). Oh and yes, you know how you always say that you can't lengthen the season to allow for international matchdays? Here's a wild and crazy idea, did you know that if you remove the playoff format all together it would actually give you four weeks to work with? That's right, the four weeks that are now used for the playoffs could be used as international matchday weeks during the season. WOW, WHAT A CONCEPT! It's like it makes too much sense to actually be put into place. For one, you make every single one of the 30 games matter during the regular season (like you say you want to do yet you aren't making any steps in that direction; trust me, "shaking up" the playoff system won't do it) and second you fix one of the biggest, if not the biggest, problems with your league and one that your fans and season ticket holders constantly complain about, you have international breaks without even having to lengthen the season.
PS: Please don't tell me it was your idea to schedule the MLS Cup on a Sunday afternoon in the middle of the NFL season. You know you're only gonna get like 10 viewers right? I like soccer and I want to support your league but frankly I'm not going to watch the MLS Cup over the Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons match-up that's starting at 4:00 on that same day.
Sincerely,
Alex (a pissed off fan)