Tuesday, November 24, 2009

 Hillcrest Road a Finalist for Best Soccer Blog


U.S. Soccer announced the finalists today for the 2009 Best of U.S. Soccer Awards. Hillcrest Road is one of 10 blogs still in the running! Thank you to everyone out there who nominated us for this great honor. We are extremely humbled! The competition is stiff, but we would appreciate every vote for Best Soccer Blog!

The other categories include:
  • Best Goal
  • Best Assist
  • Best Performance: Player
  • Best Performance: Team
  • Best Video
  • Best Soccer Bar
  • Best Soccer Blog
  • Best Fan Photo
  • Best Photo
  • Best Clutch Moment
  • Best Academy Story
  • Best Soccer Specialty Store.
To vote on all the awards, click here. To skip straight to Best Soccer Blog, click here. Everyone can vote once per day. Voting ends on December 13.

Now let's take a look at the competition for Best Soccer Blog:
duNord - Bruce McGuire compiles a daily (unbelievable) list of soccer stories from the U.S. and abroad. A true must-read for soccer fanaticos.

The Shin Guardian - A newer blog on the block that has put up a good deal of content and advertised itself well via Facebook and other methods. Did an in-depth interview with Peter Vermes when he became Interim Head Coach during the season.

Soccer by Ives - Well known and widely read, Ives Galarcep and company provide great content each and every day on soccer in the U.S. and abroad. A very good one.

Match Fit USA - A relatively new blog that is updated constantly and provides quality links and analysis from around the soccer world.

Soccer Insider - The lone finalist run through an official news organization, Steve Goff's Soccer Insider from the Washington Post dishes out insight not only on D.C. United, but anything within the world of soccer.

No Short Corners - Amazingly in touch though located oversees, Greg Seltzer and Sean O'Conor cover all aspects of American soccer, most notably American abroad. These two are top-notch.

This is American Soccer - Adam Spangler does some seriously in-depth analysis on the beautiful game from an American perspective. Sponsored by Nike since 2005.

Pitch Invasion - Offers up a little bit of everything from MLS to the EPL. They do a great job of finding interesting reads and offering up sound opinions.

Women's National Team Blog - The lone finalist from U.S. Soccer's lineup of quality blogs, the Women's National Team blog offers inside info on each WNT camp and the regular players as they play club ball.

Hillcrest Road - That's us. We offer the latest on the Wizards and try to keep everyone in the know on significant happenings throughout MLS and the international game. Thanks again to everyone who nominated us!

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