Major League Soccer — the highest professional soccer league in the United States and Canada — has handed out a Defender of the Year award since the league's inception in 1996.
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mlssoccer.com The award is decided based on votes from MLS players, MLS coaches and executives and media members.
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Goal.com, November 11, 2016.
Winners
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Defender of the Year