As MLSsoccer.com's Best of 2011 comes to a close on Jan. 2 ... but it's been another fun year at the mic in MLS. From players' cross-country barbs to coaches dumbfounded to a Columbus Crew ...

Anyone who says they saw Graham Zusi’s breakout season coming in 2011 is either a liar or their last name is almost certainly Zusi or Vermes. Not that Zusi’s previous MLS anonymity matters ...