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MLS: Didier Drogba, Sebastian Giovinco, 'tissue-gate' all feature in top 10 moments of 2015

Didier Drogba & Timber Joey

The 2015 Major League Soccer season is over, and there's been plenty of highs and lows for all clubs involved.

From great goals, saves and skills, to some ridiculous blunders, fouls and misses. There were plenty of topics to discuss throughout the season.

And now that the season has reached its conclusion, we decided to select 10 moments that caught our eye in the 20th season of Major League Soccer.

What were some of your favourite moments? Leave your comments below if you're reading on skysports.com or get in touch via Twitter @SkyFootball.

Best celebration: Didier Drogba stare down v Colorado Rapids

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Didier Drogba scored his ninth goal in nine games to give Montreal Impact victory over the Colorado Rapids.

An acrobatic celebration is becoming increasingly commonplace in football. What you don't see quite so often is a stare down into the camera. Didier Drogba decided the stare was the best way to cap off scoring a free-kick in a 1-0 win away to Colorado Rapids on October 10.

Go to 00:21 to see the celebration, but was it confidence or arrogance? We'll let you decide.

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Best goal: Overhead kick by New England striker Juan Agudelo

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Juan Agudelo scores an amazing overhead kick for New England Revolution against DC United in MLS.

Although not officially awarded MLS goal of the season, the quality of Juan Agudelo's bicycle kick in the first knockout round of the MLS play-offs simply cannot be ignored.

The strike evoked memories of Wayne Rooney's against Manchester City. The 23-year-old American finished off a flowing team move by the Revs as right-back Kevin Alston swung in a cross from the right-hand side for Agudelo, who scored a spectacular goal to silence the home DC United supporters at RFK Stadium.

Best skill: Toronto FC Sebastian Giovinco double nutmeg

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Sebastian Giovinco produced a sublime piece of skill to nutmeg two defenders in Toronto's MLS clash against the New England Revolution.

One nutmeg is impressive, but how about two in a row? That's what diminutive Italian Sebastian Giovinco was able to pull off at home against New England Revolution on September 13.

The match finished 3-1 to New England in the midst of a three-game losing streak, but the game will at least be remembered by TFC fans for the time Giovinco left the Revolution defence embarrassed.

Biggest blunder: Goalkeeping howler by Columbus' Steve Clark in MLS Cup Final

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Watch Portland Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark gift the Timbers the lead inside 30 seconds of the MLS Cup Final.

After a 34-game regular season competing with altitude, long flights, differing weather conditions followed up by a further four play-off matches, Columbus Crew had to work hard to reach the MLS Cup final for the first time since they won it in 2008.

So a huge blunder by their goalkeeper Steve Clark 27 seconds into the final was perhaps not the start Columbus players and fans wanted to see.

After Clark received an innocuous pass-back, Portland midfielder Diego Valeri jogged across to close him down. The goalkeeper mis-controlled the ball, enabling Valeri to slide in and force the ball home to score the quickest goal in MLS Cup Final history.

Best save: Sublime double save by New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles

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New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles makes a superb double save to deny the Portland Timbers from getting back into their MLS clash.

Double saves always provide jaw-dropping moments, and this was no different by New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles.  

In the 86th minute, a swerving free-kick by Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri forced the goalkeeper to change direction and parry the ball to his left, leaving defender Nat Borchers the chance to come in and simply slot the ball into the net.

But incredibly, Robles was able to palm the ball away just a split-second before the centre back could make contact.

Most controversial moment: Head coaches clash surrounding a tissue AKA 'tissue-gate'

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Caleb Porter and Oscar Pareja exchanged verbal blows after Portland Timbers' 3-1 win over FC Dallas.

The Collective Bargaining Agreement overshadowed events off the pitch before the start of the season. But on the pitch, the confrontation between Portland Timbers head coach Caleb Porter and FC Dallas' Oscar Pareja on April 4 turned into the saga known as 'tissue-gate'.

After Portland won their first game of the season 3-1, Porter and Pareja went to shake hands. Pareja offered a tissue to Porter only for him to grab it out of his hand and walked away.

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The Portland head coach spoke after the exchange, stating he was unhappy to be disrespected.

"I was walking over to shake his hand and he had a tissue that he put over his nose and tried to hand me a tissue," he told assembled media after the match.

"I thought it was very poor sportsmanship out of him. I never said one word to him the whole game. He wasn't happy with the loss, but I've never had a coach come up and disrespect me like that. So, that's what happened."

Best quote: Sporting Kansas City Matt Besler's 'Happy Gilmore' reference

Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler
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After Sporting Kansas City drew 0-0 with Portland Timbers on September 9, defender Matt Besler came out with a quick-witted quote post-game, referencing film character Shooter McGavin from Adam Sandler's 1996 film 'Happy Gilmore'.

He said: "This is always a very difficult place to play. It was a hard-fought draw. I tell you the real winner today is the city of Portland. Every time we come here it gets harder to leave. I bet you guys put something in the water."

Most bizarre moment: Seattle's striker Chad Barrett pulls hamstring after celebrating goal

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Chad Barrett scored within a minute to give Seattle a super start against LA Galaxy, but unfortunately injured himself in the process and had to be subbed.

MLS veteran Chad Barrett was delighted to score for Seattle Sounders against his former club LA Galaxy at the StubHub Center on August 9, grabbing the opener after just 50 seconds.

However, Barrett's joy was short lived as after celebrating his quick-fire strike, the 30-year-old collapsed to the turf after tearing his hamstring.

Barrett could not shake off the injury, and was forced to come off the pitch after only two minutes.

Most exciting moment: Portland v Kansas City penalty shoot-out drama

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If you thought the England team struggled with penalties, check these out from across the pond!

Portland Timbers were on the brink of exiting the race for MLS Cup in the first knockout round. The game finished 2-2 after extra-time before proceeding to a sudden death penalty shoot-out.  

Two of the first five penalties were missed by both clubs with Sporting Kansas City having the chance to qualify. Remarkably, Saad Abdul Salaam's effort hit both posts before bouncing out.

It came down to the goalkeepers and after Portland's Adam Kwarasey converted his kick, John Kempin for Kansas City could not put his in, seeing Portland through to the next round.

Surprise of the season: Portland Timbers winning MLS Cup

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Diego Valeri scored in 27 seconds to help Portland Timbers win the MLS Cup for the first time with a 2-1 victory over Columbus Crew.

MLS is built on competitive balance with everybody standing a good chance of winning the cup before the season, but out of the 20 teams, you would have to be a brave man to bet on Portland Timbers lifting the trophy.

As one of the small market sides in the league with no real star names, combined with the fact the MLS Cup has never gone to Oregon before, the odds were firmly stacked against Portland. But those odds were overturned as the Timbers lifted the cup against Columbus Crew after the final on Sunday.

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