Landon Donovan is closing in on MLS' all-time assists record. For now, he will have to make due with another Player of the Week award.
The red-hot Donovan was voted the MLS Player of the Week for the second successive week on Monday for his dominant performance in the LA Galaxy's 6-0 demolition of the Colorado Rapids. The Galaxy star led the team to that lopsided victory, scoring two goals from the penalty spot and assisting on two others in LA's fifth consecutive win. (See how NASR voted here.)
Donovan, who is four assists away from tying Steve Ralston's record of 135, edged Lee Nguyen for the Week 26 honors. Both Donovan and Nguyen had three first-place votes, but Donovan edged the New England Revolution midfielder by a second place vote (2-1). Nguyen compiled two goals and one assist in a pair of matches that the Revolution won last week.
2014 MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Week 26: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
- Week 25: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
- Week 24: Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders)
- Week 23: Tesho Akindele (FC Dallas)
- Week 22: Chris Schuler (Real Salt Lake)
- Week 21: Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)
- Week 20: Yannick Djalo (San Jose Earthquakes)
- Week 19: Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City)
- Week 18: Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls)
- Week 17: Erick Torres (Chivas USA)
- Week 16: Jack McInerney (Montreal Impact)
- Week 15: Luis Silva (D.C. United)
- Week 14: Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers)
- Week 13: Deshorn Brown (Colorado Rapids)
- Week 12: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
- Week 11: Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew)
- Week 10: Harry Shipp (Chicago Fire)
- Week 9: Joao Plata (Real Salt Lake)
- Week 8: Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)
- Week 7: Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
- Week 6: Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders)
- Week 5: Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders)
- Week 4: Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
- Week 3: Bernardo Añor (Columbus Crew)
- Week 2: Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC)
- Week 1: Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
