NEW YORK, N.Y. - Seattle's Chad Marshall has been voted Major League Soccer's Defender of the Year for a record third time.

He made 31 regular-season league appearances in his first season with the Sounders. He also won the award in 2008 and '09 with Columbus.

The league said Tuesday he received 83 per cent of weighed ballots added from team, media and player votes. D.C. United's Bobby Boswell was second with 77 per cent, followed by the Los Angeles Galaxy's Omar Gonzalez with 43 per cent.

Mark Geiger was voted Referee of the Year with 178 per cent of a possible 300 per cent after becoming the first American to referee a knockout-round match at the World Cup. Jair Marrufo was second with 63 per cent, followed by Alan Kelly with 59 per cent.