MLS Reveals List Of All-Star Game Nominations

Voting for the MLS All-Star Game starters will begin on Friday, as the league released the list of 114 players that will be on the ballot. Each team has six nominations, with one of them being a goalkeeper.

The First XI will be picked by fans and coached by Peter Nowak. They will face UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea at Philadelphia's PPL Park on July 25. The First XI will be unveiled at halftime of the July 8 match between the Chicago Fire and LA Galaxy.

The complete list of nominated players:

MLS ALL-STAR GOALKEEPER CANDIDATES (19):

CHICAGO FIRE: Sean Johnson
CHIVAS USA: Dan Kennedy
COLUMBUS CREW: Andy Gruenebaum
COLORADO RAPIDS: Matt Pickens
D.C. UNITED: Bill Hamid
FC DALLAS: Kevin Hartman
HOUSTON DYNAMO: Tally Hall
LA GALAXY: Josh Saunders
MONTREAL IMPACT: Donovan Ricketts
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION: Matt Reis
NEW YORK RED BULLS: Ryan Meara
PHILADELPHIA UNION: Zac MacMath
PORTLAND TIMBERS: Troy Perkins
REAL SALT LAKE: Nick Rimando
SEATTLE SOUNDERS: Michael Gspurning
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES: Jon Busch
SPORTING KANSAS CITY: Jimmy Nielsen
TORONTO FC: Milos Kocic
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS: Joe Cannon

MLS ALL-STAR DEFENDER CANDIDATES (26):

CHICAGO FIRE (1): Gonzalo Segares
CHIVAS USA (1): James Riley
COLUMBUS CREW (2): Chad Marshall, Sebastián Miranda
COLORADO RAPIDS (1): Drew Moor
FC DALLAS (2): George John, Ugo Ihemelu
HOUSTON DYNAMO (3): Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Andre Hainault
LA GALAXY (1): Todd Dunivant
MONTREAL IMPACT (2): Matteo Ferrari, Nelson Rivas
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (1): A.J. Soares
NEW YORK RED BULLS (1): Heath Pearce
PHILADELPHIA UNION (2): Carlos Valdés, Sheanon Williams
PORTLAND TIMBERS (1): Eric Brunner
REAL SALT LAKE (2): Nat Borchers, Jámison Olave
SEATTLE SOUNDERS (1): Jeff Parke
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (1): Steven Beitashour
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1): Aurélien Collin
TORONTO FC (1): Ashtone Morgan
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS (2): Jay DeMerit, Young-Pyo Lee

MLS ALL-STAR MIDFIELD CANDIDATES (40):

CHICAGO FIRE (3): Sebastián Grazzini, Marco Pappa, Pável Pardo
CHIVAS USA (2): Nick LaBrocca, Oswaldo Minda
COLORADO RAPIDS (3): Jaime Castrillón, Jeff Larentowicz, Martín Rivero
COLUMBUS CREW (2): Eddie Gaven, Milovan Mirosevic
D.C. UNITED (4): Dwayne De Rosario, Nick DeLeon, Perry Kitchen, Chris Pontius
FC DALLAS (2): Brek Shea, Daniel Hernandez
HOUSTON DYNAMO (1): Brad Davis
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2): Roger Espinoza, Graham Zusi
LA GALAXY (3): David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Juninho
MONTREAL IMPACT (2): Davy Arnaud, Felipe Martins
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (3): Benny Feilhaber, Shalrie Joseph, Lee Nguyen
NEW YORK RED BULLS (2): Joel Lindpere, Dane Richards
PHILADELPHIA UNION (2): Freddy Adu, Gabriel Gómez
PORTLAND TIMBERS (2): Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury
REAL SALT LAKE (1): Kyle Beckerman
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (2): Marvin Chávez, Rafael Baca
SEATTLE SOUNDERS (2): Osvaldo Alonso, Mauro Rosales
TORONTO FC (1): Torsten Frings
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS (1): Davide Chiumiento

MLS ALL-STAR FORWARD CANDIDATES (29):

CHICAGO FIRE (1): Dominic Oduro
CHIVAS USA (2): Juan Pablo Ángel, Alejandro Moreno
COLORADO RAPIDS (1): Omar Cummings
COLUMBUS CREW (1): Emilio Rentería
D.C. UNITED (1): Maicon Santos
FC DALLAS (1): Blas Pérez
HOUSTON DYNAMO (1): Will Bruin
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (2): Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong
LA GALAXY (1): Robbie Keane
MONTREAL IMPACT (1): Bernardo Corradi
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (1): Saer Sene
NEW YORK RED BULLS (2): Thierry Henry, Kenny Cooper
PHILADELPHIA UNION (1): Lionard Pajoy
PORTLAND TIMBERS (2): Kris Boyd, Darlington Nagbe
REAL SALT LAKE (2): Álvaro Saborío, Fabian Espindola
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (2): Chris Wondolowski, Steven Lenhart
SEATTLE SOUNDERS (2): Fredy Montero, David Estrada
TORONTO FC (3): Danny Koevermans, Ryan Johnson, Joao Plata
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS (2): Camilo Sanvezzo, Sébastien Le Toux