David Villa Is This Season's MLS MVP

NYCFC striker David Villa is the 2016 MLS MVP. The Spanish striker scored 23 goals and contributed four assists to his club's most successful season (out of two seasons) to date.

Interestingly, the four leading MVP vote-getters play in the Eastern Conference, and three in New York: Villa (NYCFC), Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls), Sacha Kljestan (Red Bulls) and Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC).

Villa helped turn NYCFC from one of the worst teams in MLS last season to a playoff team this season. Legitimate arguments could be made for players like Giovinco or Seattle's Nicolas Lodeiro for the award, but Villa is deserving enough, and being one of the biggest names in the league probably helped his case.

(H/T MLS)