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2009 MLS Fair Play Awards
November 11, 2009 | Halftime Report | Add a comment
Steve Ralston of the New England Revolution has been awarded the 2009 Major League Soccer individual Fair Play award, while the Chicago Fire won the MLS Team Fair Play award as the MLS club with the fewest disciplinary points during the 2009 regular season.
This was Ralston’s third Fair Play Award as he becomes the first to do so. Ralston started 17 games, scored seven goals and had seven assists in 2009. In his 1,543 minutes of play, Ralston committed only four fouls and received two cautions. The all-time leader in games played (378) and assists (135) Ralston helped the Revolution to an 11-10-9 record and the club’s eighth consecutive playoff appearance.
The Chicago Fire was awarded the Team Fair Play award for accumulating the fewest disciplinary points (259.5) of any team during the 2009 regular season. Disciplinary points are assigned by: 4 points for each caution received, 10 points for each red card, 0.50 points for each foul committed and a reduction of 15 points for each game that a team completes without receiving any cards or action from the MLS Disciplinary Committee.
