D.C. United coach Peter Nowak, who will coach the MLS All-Stars against Chelsea Aug. 5, named eight players and Commissioner Don Garber added two picks to the to create an 18-man roster. Three of Nowak’s picks replace All-Star First XI members Ante Razov (Chivas USA), Shalrie Joseph (New England) and Clint Dempsey (New England Revolution), who are unavailable because of their teams’ Aug. 6 game, part of a doubleheader with FC Barcelona and Chivas Guadalajara.
GOALKEEPER: Troy Perkins (D.C. United), Joe Cannon* (Colorado Rapids)
DEFENDERS: Eddie Pope (Real Salt Lake), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy), Bobby Boswell* (D.C. United), Josh Gros* (D.C. United)
MIDFIELDERS: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Christian Gomez (D.C. United), Dwayne De Rosario (Houston Dynamo), Freddy Adu* (D.C. United), Pablo Mastroeni* (Colorado Rapids), Ronnie O’Brien* (FC Dallas), Richard Mulrooney** (FC Dallas).
FORWARDS (4): Jaime Moreno (D.C. United), Brian Ching* (Houston Dynamo), Nate Jaqua* (Chicago Fire), Alecko Eskandarian** (D.C. United).
* Nowak picks.
** Commissioner picks.
The rest were elected by fans, media and MLS coaches, general managers and players.