MLS Defender of the Year Award
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The MLS Defender of the Year Award is an annual Major League Soccer honor given to the league’s top-performing defensive player over the regular season.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MLS Defender of the Year Award canonical | 5 |
| MLS Defender of the Year | 1 |
| Major League Soccer Defender of the Year Award | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2523296 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: MLS Defender of the Year Award Context triple: [MLS Newcomer of the Year Award, relatedAward, MLS Defender of the Year Award]
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A.
MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award
The MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award is an annual Major League Soccer honor given to the player who has demonstrated the most impactful return to form after injury, illness, or a significant setback.
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B.
MLS Newcomer of the Year Award
The MLS Newcomer of the Year Award is a Major League Soccer honor given annually to the league’s most outstanding first-year player with prior professional experience.
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C.
MLS Player of the Month
MLS Player of the Month is a Major League Soccer honor given to the league’s top-performing player over the course of a single month.
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D.
Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award
The Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award is Major League Soccer’s annual honor given to the league’s most outstanding player over the regular season.
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E.
MLS Coach of the Year
The MLS Coach of the Year is an annual Major League Soccer award recognizing the league’s most outstanding head coach for that season.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: MLS Defender of the Year Award Target entity description: The MLS Defender of the Year Award is an annual Major League Soccer honor given to the league’s top-performing defensive player over the regular season.
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A.
MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award
The MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award is an annual Major League Soccer honor given to the player who has demonstrated the most impactful return to form after injury, illness, or a significant setback.
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B.
MLS Newcomer of the Year Award
The MLS Newcomer of the Year Award is a Major League Soccer honor given annually to the league’s most outstanding first-year player with prior professional experience.
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C.
MLS Player of the Month
MLS Player of the Month is a Major League Soccer honor given to the league’s top-performing player over the course of a single month.
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D.
Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award
The Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award is Major League Soccer’s annual honor given to the league’s most outstanding player over the regular season.
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E.
MLS Coach of the Year
The MLS Coach of the Year is an annual Major League Soccer award recognizing the league’s most outstanding head coach for that season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Soccer award
ⓘ
sports award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Major League Soccer Defender of the Year Award
ⓘ
linked to:
MLS Defender of the Year Award
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| associatedOrganization |
Canadian Soccer Association
ⓘ
linked to:
Canada Soccer
U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ
linked to:
United States Soccer Federation
|
| category |
Major League Soccer trophies and awards
ⓘ
association football defender of the year awards ⓘ |
| competitionScope | MLS regular season ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibleCompetition | MLS regular-season matches ⓘ |
| fieldPosition |
defender
ⓘ
defensive player ⓘ |
| firstSeasonAwarded | 1996 Major League Soccer season ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderEligibility | men ⓘ |
| givenFor |
best defender in Major League Soccer
ⓘ
top-performing defensive player in MLS regular season ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Major League Soccer season awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Major League Soccer trophies and awards
|
| presentedBy | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
ⓘ
soccer ⓘ |
| votersInclude |
MLS club technical staff
ⓘ
MLS players ⓘ media ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MLS Defender of the Year Award Description of subject: The MLS Defender of the Year Award is an annual Major League Soccer honor given to the league’s top-performing defensive player over the regular season.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MLS Defender of the Year Award
subject linked to:
Most Valuable Player award
linked to: MLS Defender of the Year Award