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MLS All-Star First XI Announced
Seven nationalities are represented in the All-Star First XI, which also features seven first-time All-Stars.
The votes have been counted -- votes from fans, players, media, and coaches/general managers -- to decide the Major League Soccer All-Star First XI. A group of All-Stars, coached by Houston Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear, will face Everton in Rio Tinto Stadium on July 29.
Leading the voting was last year's league and MLS Cup final MVP Guillermo Barros Schelotto. He was followed most closely by nine-time All-Star Landon Donovan and Conor Casey, who led the scoring charts before departing for international duty.
On July 20, Kinnear and his staff will name supplemental players, and two selections by MLS commissioner Don Garber will round out the game-day 18 man roster.
2009 MLS All-Star First XI
Goalkeeper: Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders FC)*
Defenders: Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)*, Wilman Conde (Chicago Fire)*, Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)*
Midfielders: Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo)*, Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution), Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle Sounders FC)*, Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)
Forwards: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)*, Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
* Denotes first selection to the MLS All-Star Team
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Leading the voting was last year's league and MLS Cup final MVP Guillermo Barros Schelotto. He was followed most closely by nine-time All-Star Landon Donovan and Conor Casey, who led the scoring charts before departing for international duty.
On July 20, Kinnear and his staff will name supplemental players, and two selections by MLS commissioner Don Garber will round out the game-day 18 man roster.
2009 MLS All-Star First XI
Goalkeeper: Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders FC)*
Defenders: Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)*, Wilman Conde (Chicago Fire)*, Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)*
Midfielders: Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo)*, Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution), Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle Sounders FC)*, Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)
Forwards: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)*, Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
* Denotes first selection to the MLS All-Star Team
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For more on Major League Soccer, visit Goal.com's MLS page
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