Midfielder Michael Bradley has won the U.S. Player of the Year Award for the first time.
Bradley, who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer, received 39 first-place votes and 176 points in voting by media conducted by Futbol de Primera announced Friday. Three-time winner Clint Dempsey of the Sounders was second with 33 firsts and 145 points.
U.S. captain Bradley, 28, had three goals and six assists in 18 appearances in 2015, the most assists on the national team in a calendar year since Landon Donovan’s eight in 2013.
Timbers deal Johnson to Toronto
The MLS champion Portland Timbers have traded midfielder Will Johnson to Toronto FC for allocation money and a 2017 draft pick.