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Defender: Axel Sjöberg, Colorado Rapids, #44
On the topic of big defenders, this Swede with the un-pronouncable last name comes in at a more NBA-like 6’7″. He was the anchor of a Colorado backline that gave up merely 32 goals in the regular season (note that there are 34 games a season). One writer noted that he was “a serious threat from set pieces”, an area at which the Rapids excelled at this season.