[Frank Cunha]

U.S. SOCCER: Best of U.S. Soccer Awards

The following were the top vote getters in U.S. Soccer's poll of fans
on the "Best of U.S. Soccer."

Best Soccer Bar:
1. Ginger's Ale House (Chicago) 22%
2. Summers Restaurant (Arlington, Va.) 21%
3. McGann's Pub (Boston) 12%

Best Soccer Store:
1. Gotshalk's Soccer (Boston) 22%
2. Chicago Soccer (Chicago) 13%
3. The Soccer Store (Boca Raton, Fla.) 13%

Best Soccer Stadium:
1. The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) 41%
2. Columbus Crew Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) 15%
3. RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.) 13%

Best Soccer Fans:
1. Chicago 30%
2. Washington, D.C. 21%
3. Los Angeles 17%

Best Game Promotion:
1. U.S. men's national team Retro Jerseys 32%
2. Buck-a-Brat Night 22%
3. Breast Cancer Awareness Day 20%

Best U.S. Soccer Story:
1. Goalkeeper Tim Howard Signs with Manchester United; Red Devils
Tour America 28%
2. Shannon MacMillan Comes Back from ACL Surgery, Makes U.S. Women's
World Cup Team 20%
3. The Emergence of 14-year-old talent Freddy Adu; Hat Trick at
Finland 2003, MLS Signing 15%

Best U.S. Crowd:
1. May 8 USA-Mexico @ Reliant Stadium (69,582; SO) 36%
2. Oct. 5 USA-Germany (Women's World Cup) @ PGE Park (27,623; SO) 19%
3. Sept. 21 USA-Sweden (Women's World Cup) @ RFK Stadium (34,144) 17%

Best U.S. Goal (Youth National Team):
1. Freddy Adu (June 4) 26%
2. David Testo (May 14) 20%
3. Freddy Adu (Aug. 14) 17%

Best U.S. Goal (National Team):
1. Kristine Lilly (Sept. 21) 25%
2. Landon Donovan (March 29) 21%
3. Earnie Stewart (July 26) 17%

Best Game Performance (Player):
1. Abby Wambach (Oct. 1) 26%
2. Freddy Adu (Aug. 14) 18%
3. Tim Howard (June 21) 14%

Best Game Performance (Team):
1. U.S. 3, Sweden 1 -- Women's World Cup (Sept. 21) 27%
2. U.S. 3, Costa Rica 2 -- Gold Cup (July 27) 20%
3. U.S. 3, Canada 1 -- Women's World Cup (Oct. 11) 18%