{
    "title": "Sutton Named A-League Goalkeeper of the Year",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:42:19",
    "published_at": "2003-09-09 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/sutton-named-a-league-goalkeeper-of-the-year",
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    "subtitle": "MONTREAL \u0097 Montreal Impact goalkeeper Greg Sutton was named goalkeeper of the year in the A-League. The 26-year-old \u0091keeper dominated the league with a goals against average of 0.730 on top of tallying a league-best 11 shutouts and 15 wins. \u0093It\u2019s exciting but I have to give credit to my teammates,\u0094 \u2026",
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    "body": "<p>MONTREAL \u0097 Montreal Impact goalkeeper Greg Sutton was named goalkeeper of the year in the A-League. The 26-year-old \u0091keeper dominated the league with a goals against average of 0.730 on top of tallying a league-best 11 shutouts and 15 wins.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093It&rsquo;s exciting but I have to give credit to my teammates,\u0094 said Sutton, who allowed only 20 goals in 26 starts this season. \u0093We&rsquo;ve been playing together for a few years now and we&rsquo;ve learned to know our strengths and weaknesses. That allows us to adjust to different situations in order to better shut down the opponent.\u0094<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSutton was also the busiest goalkeeper in the league with 2463 minutes played, which is also the most amount of minutes played by an Impact player this year.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093He really had a solid year, \u0094 commented Impact head coach Bob Lilley. \u0093He has shown a lot of growth and maturity over the last season and he has now put himself in a category with the goalkeeper elite of our league.\u0094<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bSutton, who played with the Cincinnati Riverhawks in 2000, joined the Impact in 2001. In three seasons with Montreal, he kept a cumulative record of 37 wins, 21 losses and 10 ties.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bHis goals against average has consistently improved every year, from 1.299 in 2001 to 0,985 last year. His 11 shutouts are a personal best, since he finished the season with 10 last year.</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-c57db683-572a-4dd0-8905-a67b7f028d21\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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            "name": "Paulo Senra",
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