João Paulo finishes third in MLS MVP voting

Despite an outstanding season in which he stood alone in terms of contributions on both sides of the ball, João Paulo’s MVP campaign ended when he finished a distant third to winner Carles Gil. The New England Revolution midfielder garnered 52.07% of the total vote share. Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar got 11.8% and João Paulo finished with 4.9%.

João Paulo had his best performance among the “club” voting bloc, which includes front office and coaching personnel, where he got 9.1% of the vote. Just 2.5% of the media and 3.