Gordon earns MLS Player of the Week honor

NEW YORK -- When the LA Galaxy traded forward Alan Gordon to Chivas USA on Aug. 5 in exchange for allocation money, they were probably not thinking they were sending a future MLS Player of the Week to their intra-city derby rivals.

Gordon proved them wrong by earning his first career MLS Player of the Week honors for Week 24 as voted on by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). The Long Beach, Calif., native assisted on both Chivas USA goals as they defeated the New England Revolution on Friday night at the Home Depot Center.

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“Braunaldinho” was the beneficiary of Gordon’s vision after just six minutes, when the 28-year-old Gordon slid a through-ball into the right side of the box that Braun chipped over the onrushing goalkeeper.

A half-hour later Gordon received a pass between two defenders and laid the ball perfectly for Paolo Nagamura to strike home the second for Chivas USA.

Gordon nearly missed scoring his first goal in a Chivas USA uniform on a patented header in the 26th minute, firing wide left of the goal on a cross from the left side.

2010 MLS Player of the Week Winners

Week 1: Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake)

Week 2: Kenny Mansally (New England Revolution)

Week 3: Sebastien Le Toux (Philadelphia Union)

Week 4: Edson Buddle (LA Galaxy)

Week 5: Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)

Week 6: Edson Buddle (LA Galaxy)

Week 7: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)

Week 8: Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake)

Week 9: Emilio Renteria (Columbus Crew)

Week 10: Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)

Week 11: Brek Shea (FC Dallas)