As part of Major League Soccer's 10th Season celebrations, fan voting kicked off on the League's official web site (www.MLSnet.com) for the election of the RadioShack MLS All-Time Best XI. The following link contains the voting application: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/mls/events/season10/best11.jsp.
Fan balloting, which accounts for 50 percent of the final vote total, began Tuesday and will conclude on October 16, the final day of the 2005 regular season. Media and MLS coaches and general managers will also participate in the other half of the voting process.
The 78 player pool is formed by players who were Best XI selections or named to at least three All-Star Games since the 1996 Inaugural Season. One goalkeeper, three defenders, five midfielders and two forwards will form the RadioShack MLS All-Time Best XI squad which will be announced during the MLS Cup Playoffs.
The field is divided as follows: 9 goalkeepers, 21 defenders, 27 midfielders and 21 forwards. Of the 78 players, 38 are currently playing with MLS clubs. The names of the players eligible for the RadioShack MLS All-Time Best XI squad follow:
GOALKEEPERS - 9 (1 player to be selected):
Jorge Campos - LA/CHI
Joe Cannon - SJ/COL
Mark Dodd - DAL
Brad Friedel - CLB
Kevin Hartman - LA
Tim Howard - MET
Tony Meola - MET/KC
Pat Onstad - SJ
Zach Thornton - CHI
DEFENDERS - 21 (3 players to be selected):
Jeff Agoos - DC/SJ/MET
Leonel Alvarez - DAL/NE
Marcelo Balboa - COL/MET
Wade Barrett - SJ
Carlos Bocanegra - CHI
Jimmy Conrad - SJ/KC
Thomas Dooley - CLB/MET
John Doyle - SJ
Robin Fraser - LA/COL/CLB
Richard Gough - KC/SJ
Frankie Hejduk - TB/CLB
Lubos Kubik - CHI/DAL
Alexi Lalas - NE/MET/KC/LA
Carlos Llamosa - DC/MIA/NE
Pablo Mastroeni - MIA/COL
Ryan Nelsen - DC
Mike Petke - MET/DC/COL
Eddie Pope - DC/MET/RSL
Diego Sonora - DAL/MET/DC/TB
Greg Vanney - LA/DAL
Peter Vermes - MET/COL/KC
MIDFIELDERS - 27 (5 players to be selected):
Chris Armas - LA/CHI
DaMarcus Beasley - CHI
Mark Chung - KC/MET/COL
Mauricio Cienfuegos - LA
Roberto Donadoni - MET
Landon Donovan - SJ/LA
Ronnie Ekelund - SJ
Marco Etcheverry - DC
Eddie Gaven - MET
Amado Guevara - MET
John Harkes - DC/NE/CLB
Chris Henderson - CLB/COL/KC/MIA
Cobi Jones - LA
Chris Klein - KC
Dema Kovalenko - CHI/DC
Eddie Lewis - SJ
Brian Maisonneuve - CLB
Peter Nowak - CHI
Ronnie O'Brien - DAL
Ben Olsen - DC
Oscar Pareja - NE/DAL
Preki - KC
Steve Ralston - TB/NE
Tab Ramos - MET
Hristo Stoitchkov - CHI/DC
Carlos Valderrama - TB/MIA/COL
Kerry Zavagnin - MET/KC
FORWARDS - 21 (2 players to be selected):
Paul Bravo - SJ/COL
Ronald Cerritos - SJ/DAL/DC
Brian Ching - LA/SJ
Jeff Cunningham - CLB/COL
Mamadou Diallo - TB/NE/MET
Raul Diaz Arce - DC/TB/NE/SJ/COL
Ariel Graziani - NE/DAL/SJ
Eduardo Hurtado - LA/MET/NE
Stern John - CLB
Mo Johnston - KC
Jason Kreis - DAL/RSL
Roy Lassiter - TB/DC/MIA/KC
Clint Mathis - LA/MET/RSL
Brian McBride - CLB
Jaime Moreno - DC/MET
Alex Pineda Chacon - MIA/NE/LA/CLB
Ante Razov - LA/CHI/CLB/MET
Carlos Ruiz - LA/DAL
Diego Serna - MIA/MET/NE/LA
John Spencer - COL
Taylor Twellman - NE
