Toronto FC striker Sebastian Giovinco, defender Justin Morrow and coach Greg Vanney and Vancouver defender Kendall Waston are all up for MLS awards. Giovinco is up against New York City FC forward David Villa, Portland attacking midfielder Diego Valeri, Chicago Fire forward Nemanja Nikolic and Atlanta attacking midfielder Miguel Almiron in the race for the Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award. Match Wrap: Giovinco the hero with free kick goal in 72nd minute; Reds defeat Bulls 2-11:54Giovinco won in 2015 and Villa in 2016. Morrow, Waston and Sporting Kansas City's Ike Opara are finalists for Defender of the Year. Vanney is up against Atlanta's Gerardo "Tata" Martino and Chicago's Veljko Paunovic for coach of the year honours.

Source: CBC News October 31, 2017 18:33 UTC