Soony Saad has been named to MLSSoccer.com's and Soccer By Ives' Team of the Week for his two-goal performance against Toronto FC last weekend. It's been a soild last few weeks for the young forward who has started three of four matches and helped lead Sporting KC to the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Along with recognition for Saad, teammates Claudio Bieler (SBI) and Benny Feilhaber (SBI, MLS) were honorable mentions.
Below are excerpts from each site on Saad's strong showing this past weekend.
MLSSoccer.com
Got things started in Sporting's 3-0 win over Toronto with a superb effort from outside the area and added another in the second half, turning in one of the best performances of his young pro career.
Soccer By Ives
The surprise pick of the bunch has to be Soony Saad, who turned in a career performance in scoring two goals and being an overall terror against Toronto FC in Sporting Kansas City’s 3-0 thrashing of TFC.
