Category Archives: SBI MLS Best XI

SBI MLS Best XI: Week 8

Steven Lenhart and Marvin Chavez didn't start for San Jose in last week's match against the Philadelphia Union, but that didn't stop either from making bigger impacts than many players around the league who played a full 90 minutes. The … Continue reading »

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SBI MLS Best XI: Week 7

Photo by Jose L. Argueta/ISIPhotos.com If you told most D.C. United fans that Dwayne DeRosario and Hamdi Salihi would start the season without a goal in the first seven matches they probably would have assumed a terrible start. Seven weeks … Continue reading »

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SBI MLS Best XI: Week 6

  It isn't often that you see Chivas USA dominate a Best XI side, but the team's latest road victory helped three Goats earn honors in SBI's MLS Best XI. Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, defender Heath Pearce and midfielder Oswaldo Minda … Continue reading »

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SBI MLS Best XI: Week 5

  Can anybody stop Thierry Henry and Kenny Cooper? Five weeks into the MLS season the dynamic New York Red Bulls duo has combined for 13 goals and has helped New York tear about the team's past three opponents in … Continue reading »

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SBI MLS Best XI: Week Four

  The process of selecting the SBI MLS Best XI is starting to become a challenge to see who will join Thierry Henry on the squad each week. The New York Red Bulls striker put in another outstanding performance to … Continue reading »

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SBI MLS Best XI: Week Three

The third week of the MLS season saw a handful of teams earn their first victories of the season, and the key figures behind those victories are well-represented in SBI's MLS Best XI. Thierry Henry was an easy pick after … Continue reading »

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SBI MLS Best XI: Week Two

  Led by a trio of outstanding performances by forwards, the SBI MLS Best XI for Week 2 is stacked with plenty of attacking talent. Player of the Week David Estrada leads the way, and is joined on the squad … Continue reading »

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SBI’s 2011 MLS Best XI

The 2011 Major League Soccer season was arguably the best in league history, from both a competition and entertainment standpoint, and as a result, it made for some tough calls when deciding on the league's Best XI. MLS commissioner Don … Continue reading »

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SBI 2011 MLS All-Rookie Team

The 2011 MLS Draft was considered a good one with more long-term upside than immediate contributors when it took place last January, but as the season went on, we realized that the number of rookies who would wind up playing … Continue reading »

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SBI MLS Best XI: Week 18

    In a week when goals were even tougher to come by than most weeks in MLS, the Seattle Sounders and Philadelphia Union had no trouble finding the nets. The two clubs combined for seven goals in their most … Continue reading »

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