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MLS Most Valuable Player, for commercial purposes. From 2007 to 2014, the award was titled the

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MLS Most Valuable Player. Players for D.C. United have won the award a record four times, while

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and Los Angeles Galaxy players have won a second best three times. Kansas City's

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is the only player to ever win twice, in

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and

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. On January 15, 2015, MLS renamed its MVP award in honor of

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Winners

References

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Winners

See also

References