No surprises here, ladies and gentlemen. The votes are in on the First XI for the MLS game and the fans went with some big names of the league. Luckily they are also talented so the All-Stars shouldn't have too much trouble when they play Manchester United in the All-Star Game. This won't necessarily be the starting line up, but here's the list of top fan picks:
Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders)- KeeperOmar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy) - Defender
Sean Franklin (LA Galaxy) - Defender
Rafa Marquez (NY Red Bulls) - Defender
Tim Ream (NY Red Bulls) - Defender
David Beckham (LA Galaxy) - Midfielder
Jack Jewsbury (Portland Timbers) - Midfielder
Brek Shea (FC Dallas) - Midfielder
Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) - Forward
Thierry Henry (NY Red Bulls) - Forward
Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) - Forward
Based on the voting, a 4-3-3 formation was selected because the third ranked forward received more than twice as many votes as the fourth ranked midfielder. This first XI received the most votes for their respective positions based on three different ways of voting - MLSSoccer.com, Twitter, and text messaging. The ballot for voting was based on the six players from each club that received the most votes from members of the media.
Another addition to the lineup is Sporting Kansas City's Matt Besler, who received 30% of the text votes. This will be the 24 year old's first MLS game.
The MLS All-Stars will face Manchester United on July 27th at Red Bull Stadium.
Kayla is a writer, co-editor & co-founder of The Captain's Armblog. She enjoys eating too many sweets, writing, and defending Fernando Torres. Send her digital candies to thecaptainsarmblog@gmail.com
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