2008 “Best of U.S. Soccer” Awards Best Soccer Bar: The Globe Pub (Chicago, Ill.) Best Soccer Specialty Store: Angelo's Soccer Corner (Pa.) Best Soccer Blog: Soccer By Ives Best Goal: Men: Sacha Kljestan vs. Netherlands (Aug. 10) Best Goal: Women: Carli Lloyd vs. Brazil (Aug. 21) Best Goal: Academy: Andrew Bulls, Baltimore Bays vs. LAFC (July 18) Best Assist: Freddy Adu vs. Natherlands (Aug. 10) Best Performance (Player): Tim Howard vs. Argentina (June 8) Best Performance (Team): WNT vs. Brazil (Aug. 21) Best Video: Tobin Heath Walkabout Best Action Photo: Jump For Joy Best Fan Photo: Jeff York
2007 “Best of U.S. Soccer” Awards Best Soccer Bar: The Globe Pub (Chicago, Ill.) Best Soccer Store: Soccer 4 All (Houston, Texas) Best Blog: Soccer Insider Best Goal (Men): Benny Feilhaber vs. Mexico (June 24) Best Goal (Women): Abby Wambach vs. Sweden (September 14) Best Assist: Freddy Adu vs. Brazil (July 6) Best Performance (Player): Abby Wambach vs. Sweden (September 14) Best Performance (Team): MNT vs. Mexico (June 24) Best all_access Video: Abby Wambach Back Four Quiz Best Photo: 2-0! Best U.S. Atmosphere: MNT vs. Mexico (June 24)
<2006 “Best of U.S. Soccer” Awards Best Soccer Bar: Ginger's Ale House (Chicago, Ill.) Best Soccer Store: Angelo’s Soccer Corner (Pennsylvania) Best Goal: Clint Dempsey vs. Ghana (June 22) Best Kristine Lilly Goal: Nov. 4 vs. Canada – Seoul, South Korea Best Game Performance (Player): Kasey Keller vs. Italy (June 22) Best Game Performance (Team): U.S. MNT 1, Italy 1 (June 17) Best all_access Video: Hospital Visit to Kaiserslautern Best Action Photo: McBride Crunch Best U.S. Fan Photo From the World Cup: Flag Over Kaiserslautern Best U.S. Atmosphere: U.S. MNT 1, Italy 1 @ Kaiserslautern, Germany Best Look/Style: Don’t Tread on Me Jerseys
2005 “Best of U.S. Soccer” Awards Best Soccer Bar: Ginger’s Ale House (Chicago, Ill.) Best Soccer Store: Chicago Soccer (Chicago, Ill.) Best U.S. Atmosphere: U.S. MNT 2, Mexico 0 @ Crew Stadium (Sept. 3) Best Goal: Tiffeny Milbrett vs. Ukraine (July 10) Best Assist: Landon Donovan vs. Guatemala (March 30) Best Game Performance (Player): Oguchi Onyewu vs. Mexico (Sept. 3) Best Game Performance (Team): U.S. MNT 2, Mexico 0 (Sept. 3) Best Goal Celebration: DaMarcus Beasley vs. Mexico (Sept. 3) Best all_access Video: Highlights of USA vs. Mexico (Sept. 3) Best Podcast: Bruce Arena Speaks Candidly Best Picture: Kasey Keller’s Superman Save
2004 “Best of U.S. Soccer” Awards Best Soccer Bar: Ginger's Ale House (Chicago, Ill.) Best Soccer Store: Soccer USA (Austin, Texas) Best U.S. Soccer Story: Hamm, Foudy and Fawcett Finish Legendary Careers Best Fashion Statement: U.S. Women’s National Team’s gold medals and Olympic wreaths Best U.S. Crowd: 14,780 (sell out) – Sept. 25 @ Frontier Field (Rochester, N.Y.) – U.S. WNT 4, Iceland 3 Best Soccer Fans: The Sam's Army contingent in Foxboro, Mass., for the U.S. Men's first home qualifier Best U.S. Goal: Abby Wambach’s skillful flick and volley– U.S. WNT 3, Iceland 0 – Sept. 29 Best U.S. Assist: Mia Hamm to Heather O'Reilly – U.S. WNT 2, Germany 1 (ot) – Aug. 23 Best Late-Game Heroics: Abby Wambach's “golden” game-winning header – U.S. WNT 2, Brazil 1 (ot) – Aug. 26 Best Game Performance (Player): Mia Hamm’s tireless work all over the field – U.S. WNT 2, Germany 1 (ot) – Aug. 23 Best Game Performance (Team): U.S. WNT 2, Brazil 1 (ot) – Aug. 26 – Athens, Greece
2003 “Best of U.S. Soccer” Awards Best Soccer Bar: Ginger's Ale House (Chicago, Ill.) Best Soccer Store: Gotshalk’s Soccer (Boston, Mass.) Best Soccer Stadium: The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) Best Crowd: May 8 @ Reliant Stadium (69,582; SO) Best Soccer Fans: Chicago, Ill. Best Game Promotion: 1950 Retro Jerseys (U.S. MNT) Best U.S. Soccer Story: U.S. MNT Goalkeeper Tim Howard Signs with Manchester United; Red Devils Tour America Best U.S. Goal (National Team): Kristine Lilly vs. Sweden (WWC) – Sept. 21 Best U.S. Goal (Youth National Team): Freddy Adu vs. Poland – June 4 Best Game Performance (Player): Abby Wambach vs. Norway (WWC) – Oct. 1 Best Game Performance (Team): U.S. WNT 3, Sweden 1 (WWC) – Sept. 21
2002 (Inaugural) “Best of U.S. Soccer” Awards Best Soccer Bar: Summers Restaurant (Arlington, Va.) Best Soccer Store: Soccer Unlimited (Indianapolis, Ind.) Best Soccer Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Best Crowd: May 12 @ RFK Stadium (30,413) Best Soccer Fans: Fans who traveled to Korea for the World Cup Best Game Promotion: Buck-a-Brat Night (Columbus Crew) Best Place to Watch the World Cup from the U.S.: Your couch Best U.S. Goal: Brian McBride vs. Portugal (WC) – June 5 Best Game Performance (Player): Brad Friedel vs. South Korea (WC) – June 10 Best Game Performance (Team): U.S. MNT 3, Portugal 2 (WC) – June 5
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