Most Valuable Player award

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The Most Valuable Player award in Major League Soccer is an annual honor given to the league’s top-performing player over the regular season.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual award
sports award
awardedFor most valuable player in the MLS regular season
awardType individual player award
category Most valuable player awards
competitionPhaseCovered regular season only
continent North America
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibleParticipants Major League Soccer players
excludesPhase MLS Cup Playoffs
firstSeasonAwarded 1996 Major League Soccer season
formerName Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award
surface form: Budweiser MLS Most Valuable Player Award

Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award
surface form: Chivas Regal MLS Most Valuable Player Award

Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award
surface form: Honda MLS Most Valuable Player Award

Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award
surface form: Volkswagen MLS Most Valuable Player Award
frequency annual
genderRestriction none
governingBody Major League Soccer
hasAbbreviation MLS MVP
hasLanguage English
hasWebsite https://www.mlssoccer.com
inception 1996
league Major League Soccer
namedAfter Landon Donovan
notableRecipient Alejandro Pozuelo
Carlos Valderrama
Carlos Vela
Hany Mukhtar
Jaime Moreno
Josef Martínez
Landon Donovan
Preki
Robbie Keane
Sebastian Giovinco
officialName Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award
surface form: Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player Award
partOf Major League Soccer trophies and awards
surface form: Major League Soccer awards
presentedBy Major League Soccer
region United States and Canada
relatedAward MLS Defender of the Year Award
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award
MLS Golden Boot
renamedInHonorOf Landon Donovan
renamingYear 2015
scope top division professional league
selectionBasis performance during the regular season
selectionProcess voting by players, club technical staff, and media
sport association football
soccer
usesBallType association football ball

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Major League Soccer regular season associatedAward Most Valuable Player award
Dwayne De Rosario awardReceived Most Valuable Player award
this entity surface form: MLS Most Valuable Player Award
Landon Donovan awardReceived Most Valuable Player award
this entity surface form: MLS Most Valuable Player Award
Taylor Twellman awardReceived Most Valuable Player award
this entity surface form: MLS Most Valuable Player Award
Roberto Clemente Award distinctFrom Most Valuable Player award
this entity surface form: Most Valuable Player Award
Major League Baseball awards hasComponent Most Valuable Player award
this entity surface form: Most Valuable Player Award
Cy Young Award relatedAward Most Valuable Player award
this entity surface form: Most Valuable Player Award
MLS Best XI relatedAward Most Valuable Player award
this entity surface form: MLS Most Valuable Player Award