Zakuani claims MLS POW award with brace against Rapids

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07/26/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Zakuani of Seattle Sounders FC was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 17 of the 2010 MLS season on Monday.

Zakuani scored both of Seattle's goals in a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Sunday night at Qwest Field, giving him a team-leading seven goals on the season, with both strikes coming inside of 17 minutes.

The 22-year-old was the first to react to a ball in the box in the 8th minute and sent a shot that ricocheted off the post and then deflected off goalkeeper Matt Pickens and into the net to give the Sounders the early lead.

Omar Cummings scored one minute later to equalize for Colorado, but Zakuani restored the Sounders' advantage by finishing off a cross from Sanna Nyassi in the 17th minute.

"It's a case we have been in every game we have played this year and we've been losing them, and now what we have been doing is turning those into wins," Zakuani told mlssoccer.com after the match. "Tonight, we didn't play great, but we get the win. We just have to keep it going."

Zakuani becomes the fifth different Seattle Sounders player to win the Player of the Week award in the club's first two seasons of existence and the first one this year.

The MLS Player of the Week award is selected each week by the North American Soccer Reporters. The group consists of members of online, print, television, radio media. More information can be found at soccerreporters.com.

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 (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 5: Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)

Week 6: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Week 7: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles 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)

Week 12: Chris Pontius (D.C. United)

Week 13: Juan Pablo Angel (Red Bull New York)

Week 14: Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake)

Week 15: Justin Braun (Chivas USA)

Week 16: Sebastien Le Toux (Philadelphia Union)

Week 17: Steve Zakuani (Seattle Sounders)

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