Congratulations. A well-deserved honor.

This is one of my daily must-read sites.

Enjoy the bonus! I'm sure you had that in your contract, right?

Well done, Goff!! Congratulations on a deserving award!!

Soccer Insider.

Simply the Best.

Congrats, what did we win?

Worldwide fame and glory . . .

Well dun, lad.

Just watched Adu's "Best Assist"-

it wasn't even a pass, he was shooting and it was deflected. It was great effort and skill by Adu, but not a purposeful assist- why would someone vote it as "Best Assist"?

"This is one of my daily must-read sites."

Daily? I hit refresh like every 15 minutes of work. What Goff has to say is clearly more important than work.

Congrats, SG! It's definitely deserved.

Congratulations. I hope El Editor throws you a big party (or at least buys you lunch at Five Guys).

Mmmmmm, Five Guys

Woo-Hoo! Congratulations to the Steve and to the regular posters (and voters). No doubt in my mind that SI was deserving!

In Goff We Trust!

Congrats!!

Mazel Tov! You've done it again!

Goff,

Congratulations!

Any news or stories or time frame for anything related to SuperLiga and CONCACAF Champions League coming soon?

We'll keep you up there in popularity!

To use a phrase deemed noteworthy for 2007:

W00t!

Dude, you rock. Congratulations.

Now somebody put out an APB for UVA to United. Feilhaber winning that award will send our dear Insider colleague through the roof.

¡Felicitaciones, Señor Goff!

Congratulations Mr Goff, well deserved

Goff-

Maybe the bossman can get you a Five Guys gift card..and yes, they have them, as some friends are getting them for presents : )

Just here to add on the praise. Thanks, Steve, for all your hard work keeping us in the know.

Looking forward to that 'bigger and better' in '08!

brilliant job, mate! fantastic blog, well earned honor.

I like BobbyBoswell.com better!

Does this mean that Ives has to dance a silly dance while wearing a Washington Post shirt?

Sillier still, might he have to wear a RBNY kit instead?

Regardless, kudos and cheers!

WRT to Adu's assist, I guess dribbling out of a corner surrounded by two guys and the touch lines doesn't count anymore.

Many of us would now need a twelve-step program to get off your blog. For years, you have been the premier soccer journalist in print edition newspapers. So why wouldn't Goff's blog be the best? Mazel tov.

Congratulations on a well-earned honor.
Now, about that vacation.....

Joe Doc,

It does! Haha

Look - I realize it's not going to happen. I just hate to see promising US talent get rooked into the bench anywhere. Bradley is benefitting from playing - why wouldn't Feilhaber?

Goff,

Congrats!!! Happy Holidays and I think we should do a SI Happy Hour Celebration!

Props to Goff

But Steve, if you can, do try to work more Ray Hudson quotes into your work. Otherwise, I may vote differently next year.

Congratulations and thank you for bringing us the up to date and VALID information from around the globe. Now the bad news is you will stuck in working more!!!

This blogger, its content and its users in my opinion are all a class above the rest!

Congratulations to all!

JP

A finer blog could not have been honored. daily Reads? This is one of my hourly reads! Goff rulz.

Is this the same passionate, sophisticated audience whose reading comprehension you doubted earlier today? ;)

I think I voted for Soccer Insider at least a half dozen times.

Goff,

Congrats, the honor is well deserved. You had some tough comp with SBI (BTW - where was the love for DuNord in the voting?).

You should feel very proud of the franchise that you've built here. Great job.

And the insider is very blackberry friendly-that is nice.

Yes on more ray hudson qoutes. I am on the second girlfriend who doesn't gripe about having soccer on if he is announcing.

Congrats

Goff, Congratulaions! Yours really is the best blog out there!

Your blog is the first place I go to get my soccer news. We can always count on you to find out the truth first.

Keep up the great work!

Ives Who?
SBI what?

Couldn't have happened to a nicer blog. Congrats, Goff! Thanks for keeping our insatiable appetite for news fed all year.

Goffster!!!
Congrats!! You deserved it....Glad my vote counted!!! :)

Next target the Redskins.

Congratulations Goff, and a thank to you to your management for providing you with the time and resources to make this the best soccer blog in the US....now on to conquer the planet

Goff,

As Groucho Marx would have put it, let me be the last to congratulate you. You are now a member of an exclusive club. (Of course, that brings to mind another of Groucho's insights, about how you shouldn't want to belong to any club that would have you for a member.)

Seriously, though, when a short-lived early NASL franchise 40 years ago first got me hooked on the game as a child, nobody could have imagined the Internet. And even if they could, no one would have predicted that it would produce a major phenomenon in soccer journalism that emanates from an American city. I can only hope that people in journalism and business schools are studying your award-winning ways.

if ever in RIchmond, and when Rainbow doughnuts re-opens, I will treat you to several celebratory treats. Their apple fritter can't be beat and neither can your blog!
Congrats

Once more you have risen above the rest.

Congrats to you and to The Washington Post for listening to your pushing for more over the years and for supporting this blog.

We are indeed blessed.

A well deserved honor, Senor Goff. Now, back to business - just how vulnerable is Chelsea's back line with Terry on the shelf for a few weeks?

Congrats! This is the first place I look for news in the morning.

Congrates again. Just a comment. Chelsea's Lampard needs to learn how to be in the interviewing position. People are watching and don't show your tounge and keep your hands down. Damn.

Congrats Goffer - you deserve it!

Gofferino, the Goffster, The Big G, G-man, Goff-meister, Goff the Great,...you rock! Seriously, I'm glad that your professionalism, your knowledge, your journalist skills and your refusal to stop investigating and prying has gotten just some of the recognition that you deserve by a wider audience. Kudos to you sir!

well deserved.

The Post has a Redskins blog?

From the Salt Lake Flats, congrats Goff. You're one of my daily requirements. A real professional (along with Hudsonia, gotta have my daily ration of Ray).

Well done!!

MAZEL TOV UNCLE STEVE!
Love,
Shari, Michael, Jackson and Noah

I'd like to add some belated congratulations as well.

P.S. I saw Ben Olsen out at dinner last night. He's moving on those ankles, which is good, but he's still walking gingerly to say the least.

GOOOOOOOOOL, Goffinho!!!

GOLLAAAAZO GOLLAAAAAAAAZOOO GOOOLLAAAAAAAAZOOOO!!

Steve,

Awesome! Great honor for you sir! WP, I say give this man a fat bonus! He worked his a$$ off to make this blog as good as it is. All the while maintaining the exceptional quality of his print work! Although we all sometimes have complaints about coverage / lack of or focus of articles etc., there is no doubt, no doubt in anyone's mind that the DC area has the hardest working soccer guy in the biz. We're lucky to have you, Goffster.

So, just to recap.... awesome and for the WP editors etc. BO..NUS!...BO..NUS!...BO..NUS!
Say it with me people.

Goff all the best to clan Goff! Let us know if you need anything for the holidays, ok?

Steve,
It's either a labor of love or you're ridiculously good at this and hide your disdain for your job. Either way, we readers win. Thanks for all of your great work.
David

I want to add my own "Mazel Tov," but mostly I want to thank you for your efforts that have made this blog so worthwhile. It makes our lives a little richer. Gracias.

In the spirit of AlexandriaDan I say, with gusto,

"BO..NUS!...BO..NUS!...BO..NUS!"

Insider Nation has spoken, and has been counted to boot!

Congratulations, and Happy Holidays!

Well deserved. SI helps keep this ex-pat up on my beloved DCU, and other USA soccer info that it is difficult to find over here. Thanks for all the hard work.

Does this mean the WP will start hanging ads all over the SI and annoying pop-ups will appear every time we click on it? That is the WP on-line standard operating procedure....

Gloomy thoughts aside: well done Goff! Congratulations.

Not quite sure how you beat MLS Rumors, but congratulations nevertheless.

I keep telling Cindy that we may not have the numbers of Redskins Insider but it is the quality that matters.

It's on frame and it's in the net! Congrats and keep up the good work.

Congrats Steve, well deserved honor. Where's Mastodon Juan saying it was fixed?

I still think "Steve Goff's Soccer Insider" as a radio program (in addition to the blog, of course) on for three hours each day during the morning drive time would not only have saved Washington Post Radio, but single-handedly carried it to the level of international media powerhouse.

Steve,

Thanks for all you do, this bud is for you!!!! Congrats on the award, and keep up the fantastic work.

Go ahead, make my day....

Well done Steve.

Echo everyone's congrats to you Steve on the blog. Here's a question given the awards list, "will Benny Feilhaber be soccer's equivalent of baseball's Dusty Rhodes?" Recognized for one shining moment but otherwise unmemorable.

I see everyone agreed with my vote. Thanks for blogging me well Goffer. What's so great about Soccer 4 All??? I don't get it.

So when's the celebratory Happy Hour? I for one will help make a bonfire in Lot 8 and pitch in for the kegs, if the Grillmaster and Chico show up.

Or we could wuss out and do Finn MacCool's. Soccer Insider Happy Hour anyone?

Congratulations Goff, this is honor is well deserved. And just think, you wanted to be on vacation for this momentous occasion!

Well done Steve!

Thanks for having the best soccer blog and not blacklisting a devout FIRE fan.

Keep up the hard work as 2008 should be an exciting year for soccer in the USA!

ACTION ITEMS:
Any word on a new coach for the FIRE?
How about sponsors for DC or Chicago?

PS - since its the holiday season can we all agree to bash LA & NYRB this year?

Orange 14, HEAVENS, I hope not! I love that kid. He's got some real talent. That goal was surely a cracker, and I believe he's got tons and tons more where that came from.

Goffs, kudos to you sir! Your coverage is tops!

"Where's Mastodon Juan saying it was fixed?"

It was a well-deserved honor, and I voted for him. Insider readers should note that Goff and I have this in common: neither of us is a fan of the United.

Did someone say Happy Hour?

You make three, Senor Chico.

Where are you wanting to do it? And what would it take to get Goff out so we can all buy him celebratory adult beverages?

Congrats Steve. Well deserved.

Did someone say, "Happy Hour?"

I'm in. Problem is, Steve's hours are not Happy Hour-friendly. Perhaps we can steal him away for a lunch?

C'mon Steve, what say you?!

This week's tough with all the Holiday stuff going on. Next Friday would be good. Here's a vote for Kilroy's. They'll have whatever soccer game is being played and have the Johnny Artis Band playing right after HH.

Congrats on Being Named El Numero Uno! In my ever expanding list of soccer blogs to visit each day, I hold this one in high regard as well.

With regard to the Best Men's Goal, while I realize that the impotance of Benny's wonder volley carried enough weight to make it number one, the sheer beauty of Freddy's no look shot from the top corner of the 18 curling into the opposite upper 90 against Poland makes it number one in my book.

Happy Holidays to all.

We want a Soccer Insider Happy Hour to celebrate, congratulate, and in addition to Goff, I'd like to meet meet the regulars on here too:
I-270
Chest Rockwell
UVA-United
Chico
Section 470 (or similar, forgot the #)
WNT Fan
Juan-John
Mastadon Juan
Seahawk Dad
22201
Joe Doc
And many more.

Thanks to Goff and to all.

Congratulations Mr. Goff. This award just confirms what we all already knew.

Goff,

With your permission, can we use the comments section to organize a Happy Hour? Would you grace it with your presence? Say next Friday?

Well done, Mr. Goff. We need a Soccer Insider United jersey to be made in your honor. Do you have any favorite colors? Patterns? Sponsors? I'll be happy to wear it.

Thanks for the happy hour suggestion! Feel free to organize on the blog, but unfortunately family commitments and alleged vacation time will prevent me from attending. Cheers!

Well deserved Steve.