Of course it would be an older guy that used to play professional soccer outside of the US that wins the MVP. The Columbus Crew's Guillermo Barros Schelotto, a midfielder who was a big star in Argentina, won the Major League Soccer Most Valuable Player award Thursday.
Schelotto, who is 35, had 19 assists and seven goals for Columbus as the Crew bounced back from a 9-11-10 record the previous year to finish with an MLS-best 17-7-6 record. He and his teammates face the New York Red Bulls this afternoon in Carson for the MLS Cup.
Schelotto beat out second place Landon Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy and Cuauhtemoc Blanco of the Chicago Fire in the voting by the league's coaches and general managers, players and media.
"My teammates and coach had a lot to do with it. They made the transition much faster, a transition that could have been very difficult," Schelotto, speaking through a translator, said. "They understood that I don't understand English and that I had another style of play.
As much as I would have liked to see Cuauhtemoc Blanco win the MVP award, I really cannot argue with Schelotto winning it. He had five game winning assists during the regular season, and I am one of those people who think assists are by far one of the most underrated stat in soccer. And he has set up all of two of the the Columbus Crew's goals in this years playoffs. I mean what else is there to say about this guy, he can take anyone one on one and with his pinpoint accuracy he will find you regardless if you are open or not.
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