Keane passes Martins for MVP place

Republic of Ireland star, Robbie Keane has overtaken Obafemi Martins for the No. 1 spot on the MLS MVP Ladder. 

Martins had the perfect window of opportunity to regain his spot at the top with Keane away on national team duty, but unfortunately Martins could not capitalize. 

Failed

The Sounders star failed to get his team on the scoresheet in a 1-0 home loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps. 

The defeat, coupled with his lack of production, moved Martins even further away from Keane in this week's Ladder.

Current

To determine the rankings, 10 of MLSsoccer.com's editors were polled for their top five MVP candidates; Five points were given to a player who received a first-place vote, four to a second-place vote, three to a third-place vote, two for a fourth-place vote, and one point was given if a player received a fifth-place vote.

Keane curently leads with 49 points, Martins has 38 points in second place, while Lee Nguyen of New England Revolution has 21 points in 3rd place.