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Columbus Crew's Schelotto named MLS Player of Month

Columbus Crew forward Guillermo Barros Schelotto was named as the MLS Player of the Month for June. Schelotto scored four goals and two assists in four MLS games during the month, leading his team to a 3-1-0 record in that span.

The Crew (5-3-7) currently sit in a second-place tie with Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference table.

Schelotto has a league-leading 10 goals and three assists heading into Week 16 action.

The player of the month is selected by a panel of journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). The group consists of members of online, print, television and radio media. More information can be found at http://www.soccerreporters.com/.

Below are the 2009 player of the month winners to date:

March:Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) April:Brian McBride (Chicago Fire) May: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids) June: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)

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