Sueño MLS is a nationally-televised player search for Major League Soccer

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. Tryouts are held in three select cities on a first-come, first-serve basis.

History

In 2011, 400 tryout spots were made available on the first day, and then the list of players was narrowed down to 30 for the second day of tryouts. Five outfield

Outfield

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 players and 1 goalkeeper

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 were selected from each city, namely Chicago

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, Dallas, and Philadelphia.

The 2011 competition also included the first-ever award for the top goalkeeper of the competition titled the "Good Hands" Award.

The final was then held in Dallas, Texas

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 where Birnis Adames was named the winner of the competition and Anthony Hall, the top goalkeeper, respectively.

Competition Winners

Year	Player	Club
2007	Jorge Flores	Chivas USA
2008	Rogelio Funes Mori Rogelio Funes Mori Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori is an Argentine football forward. He plays for River Plate. He is the twin brother of Ramiro Funes Mori.- Early life :...	FC Dallas FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
	Briant Reyes	Chivas USA
2009	Alberto Lopez	Chicago Fire
2010	Nelson Castro	Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
2011	Birnis Adames	Philadelphia Union

"Good Hands" Top Goalkeeper

Year	Player	Club
2011	Anthony Hall	FC Dallas FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...