MLS announced the finalists for its year-end awards on Wednesday, and if you’re a fan of Atlanta United, you’ll be happy to know that the team landed several representatives on the list.
The big award - MVP - saw Miguel Almiron and Josef Martinez named among the five finalists with LA Galaxy’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, D.C. United’s Wayne Rooney and LAFC’s Carlos Vela. In all honestly, this probably won’t turn out to be much of a contest and should go to Martinez based on his Golden Boot campaign and Atlanta’s place as the second seed in the East, although a case could be made for Rooney and his role in helping D.