Friday, July 15, 2011

Fans Select Beckham, Perkins For Week 17 Honors

Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham and Portland Timbers goalkeeper Troy Perkins were selected by Major League Soccer fans as winner of the Week 17 AT&T Goal of the Week and the league's Save of the Week voting.

Beckham received 37% of online and text votes, slightly edging Seattle's Fredy Montero, who got 34%.

Luke Rodgers of the New York Red Bulls (16%), Dwayne De Rosario of DC United (9%) and Conor Casey of the defending league champion Colorado Rapids (4%) rounded out the Week 17 ballot.

Perkins captured 61% of the votes cast, doubling the amount (30%) received for the Rapids' Matt Pickens.

Fellow nominees Dan Kennedy of Chivas USA (4%), Jon Busch of the San Jose Earthquakes (3%) and Joe Cannon of the Vancouver Whitecaps (2%) finished third through fifth in this week's voting.

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