For those of you who may have missed the news on Wednesday, Soccer By Ives won U.S. Soccer's Best Soccer Blog Award. The award, voted on by fans on USSoccer.com, is SBI's second straight. Congratulations to the other nominees in a category that has grown stronger with each passing year.
I want to thank all of the SBI readers who helped make it happen, and also thank staff writers Travis Clark and Gianfranco Panizo for helping me make SBI the site you readers keep coming back to.
We are working hard on 2010, and on making SBI even better, so look for changes and improvements in the future.
Once again, thank you to all of you for supporting SBI and for helping us win this award.
Cheers, Ives! well earned.
Congrats Ives! Keep up the great work!
Congratulations Ives. Well deserved. Missed the postings while vacationing in Peru.
Cheers
Congratulations, Ives, Travis and Gianfranco, on the recognition. It’s well deserved, I think, as SBI is my favorite site covering any sport or team and the only one I occasionally post on. Keep it up.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
Congrats!
Congrats, Ives & staff. It’s my favorite soccer blog, too.
Ha, this would be pretty funny and awesome
You’re the freaking man. Congrats. I hope you can take a step back every now and then and realize how much you’re doing for soccer in America. Not likely since you seem to work 24/7, but still… it’s much appreciated.
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soccer by ives!
‘grats Ives, you guys earned it. Keep up the good work.
Cheer Ives and friends. Well played!
Are you going to add two stars to your SBI logo to represent your 2 blog of the year wins?
Congrats, Ives & co.
Much deserved!
Congrats Ives! SBI is #1!! Woohoo!!!
(SBI-Thanks man, and as the first person to post the first comment on the original SBI more than three years ago, thank you for helping get this all started.)
Congrats SBI. Well deserved. Looking forward to an even better SBI in 2010.
Congrats Ives and crew. Definitely deserved it. Your site is a big reason why I am able to follow the game here (and drop the euro-snob attitude). Now, I just have to decide: Chivas USA or LA Galaxy.
Well deserved. Congratulations.
Great news but no surprise. I pretty much plan my TV viewing by the “This Weekend’s Soccer on TV” segment, and like all the tidbits of info on MLS I can’t get anywhere else. CONGRATS!
Very well deserved. Even 5 or 10 years ago, it took a lot of effort to follow soccer. Sites like this make it much easier and more enjoyable.
Congrats Ives! I really appreciate the work you put in to keep American fans up to date on the soccer world. I became a huge fan of soccer in the 06′ cup, and this blog has helped dramatically to keep my passion alive. It’s a blog like yours that is contributing to the growth of the sport in the USA. So thank you and enjoy the holidays!
Ives and Team – you guys deserve it. This is just a great resource for a soccer fan(atic) like me. Looking forward to a great 2010 and your coverage of SA 2010.
NM
Congrats Dude. May your blog of 1’s and 0’s live long and prosper. Peace.
Congratulations!
Well effing said. Good stuff, Ives. SBI is the best.
Congrats Ives! Well deserved. From one of the ‘gray beards’ on the board this is tremendous! American soccer supporters have much to be thankful for in 2010,…SBI, a national team competing in its sixth straight World Cup and MLS heading into its 15th season.
Well effing deserved.
Ives, congratualtions! I think we all really enjoy what you do for us and this is the least we can do for you, again, Thank you.
We are the SBI Mafia!
Agreed – blogs like this increase my interest in MLS, and I hope the league will recognize their importance to its success and to the game in general in the US.
Congratulations Ives! This is well deserved, and a fitting holiday present for you.
Well done Ives! Thank you for the great site and your hard work.
Congrats and thanks.
well deserved, congrats ives
Well done. You deserve it!
Congrats on the award……Soccer by St. Ives
Congratulations! Although I think Kickette is better for serious soccer journalism.
Great news and a well deserved honor!
Congrats, Ives. If you updated SBI as often as I check it, you’d never have time to eat. SBI – along with widespread access to matches online and the other blogs I’ve found through yours – is a big reason I follow the MLS more closely than ever.
Thanks for the great work, and looking forward to what you have in store for next year.
Congrats Ives and team. Your blog is a an everyday destination. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations, Ives! You truly do wonderful work.
Well deserved. This is hands-down the best U.S. soccer blog out there.
Congratulations Ives! A well deserved honor. You are always on top of things in the world of soccer.
Well deserved Ives!
SBI – Congrats on a great site. I have to say this is one of the first sites I check before I start my work day. Keep up the great work!!!
Congratulations Ives, Travis, and Gianfranco! You guys definitely deserve it. Best blog by a mile. First site I check every morning and the last site I check every night. It is amazing how your site (and the other great blogs out there) has changed access to soccer information and how I now take for granted what used to be almost impossible to find. Keep up the great work in 2010!
Congrats! It would be embarrassing to say how many time per day I visit. Lets just say I never miss a post.
Congrats to Ives and the rest of the SBI group. Very well deserved.
Ives – Congrats from Deutschland! Well-deserved. Fine schone Weihnachten und eine gutes Neues Jahr!
(Merry Christmas and Have a good Nw Year!)
Congratulations Ives! This is my home page, so I’m glad to hear it!
* “soccer” is pretty much the most important thing in life.
Congrats! Well deserved. I check SBI before I start work every morning. Yeah, football is pretty much the most important thing in life.