Cunningham double earns him MLS Player of the Week
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08/09/2010 -
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas striker Jeff Cunningham was
voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 19, it was announced
on Monday.
Cunningham scored two goals, including the game winner, in the Hoops 3-1 win
over the Philadelphia Union on Sunday. The award is Cunningham's MLS record
14th all-time.
With FCD and the Union tied at one late in the second half, Cunningham scored
his fifth goal of the season in the 75th minute when he headed home a perfect
service from Brek Shea from the left side. The goal turned out to be
Cunningham's 38th career game winner.
"I stayed out wide and Jair [Benitez] sent me a ball," Shea said. "I looked up
and saw Jeff and I put it in the area for him to get a head on it and he did."
Six minutes later, Cunningham teamed up with David Ferreira to give Dallas
(7-2-9) a 3-1 advantage. With the Union defense obviously tiring in the
closing minutes, Ferreira found Cunningham cutting into the area before he
one-timed a shot past Union goalkeeper Chris Seitz.
"Jeff is an amazing player," Shea added. "Things just haven't been going his
way. [Sunday] he showed that he still can play."
Cunningham's second goal of the game gave him 127 in his MLS career, second
all-time to D.C. United's Jaime Moreno's 132.
The MLS Player of the Week award is selected each week by the North American
Soccer Reporters. The group consists of members of online, print, television,
radio media. More information can be found at soccerreporters.com.
2010 MLS Player of the Week winners:
Week 1: Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake)
Week 2: Kenny Mansally (New England Revolution)
Week 3: Sebastien Le Toux (Philadelphia Union)
Week 4: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Week 5: Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)
Week 6: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Week 7: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Week 8: Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake)
Week 9: Emilio Renteria (Columbus Crew)
Week 10: Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)
Week 11: Brek Shea (FC Dallas)
Week 12: Chris Pontius (D.C. United)
Week 13: Juan Pablo Angel (Red Bull New York)
Week 14: Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake)
Week 15: Justin Braun (Chivas USA)
Week 16: Sebastien Le Toux (Philadelphia Union)
Week 17: Steve Zakuani (Seattle Sounders)
Week 18: Juan Pablo Angel (New York Red Bulls)
Week 19: Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas)
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