Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com June, 1999 poll, in which 1,579 fans selected the five young MLS stars who could be ready to step up and play abroad:

Player (Team) Votes (Pct.)
Ben Olsen (D.C. United) 1055 (66.8%)
Eddie Pope (D.C. United) 989 (62.6%)
Eddie Lewis (San Jose) 623 (39.5%)
Chris Armas (Chicago) 620 (39.3%)
Brian McBride (Columbus) 591 (37.4%)
Josh Wolff (Chicago) 512 (32.4%)
Clint Mathis (Los Angeles) 275 (17.4%)
Jason Kreis (Dallas) 265 (16.8%)
Ante Razov (Chicago) 258 (16.3%)
Zach Thornton (Chicago) 256 (16.2%)
C.J. Brown (Chicago) 207 (13.1%)
Ross Paule (Colorado) 191 (12.1%)
Brian Maisonneuve (Columbus) 187 (11.8%)
Leo Cullen (Miami) 142 (9.0%)
Joey DiGiamarino (Colorado) 121 (7.7%)
Mike Petke (MetroStars) 120 (7.6%)
Matt Jordan (Dallas) 107 (6.8%)
Jay Heaps (Miami) 106 (6.7%)
Johnny Torres (New England) 102 (6.5%)
Jeff Cunningham (Columbus) 100 (6.3%)
Brian West (Columbus) 66 (4.2%)
Brian Dunseth (New England) 39 (2.5%)
Musa Shannon (Tampa Bay) 38 (2.4%)
Steve Jolley (Los Angeles) 37 (2.3%)
Steve Ralston (Tampa Bay) 35 (2.2%)
Scott Vermillion (Kansas City) 33 (2.1%)
Brian Imad Baba (New England) 32 (2.0%)
Diego Gutierrez (Chicago) 31 (2.0%)
Chad McCarty (Tampa Bay) 28 (1.8%)
Greg Vanney (Los Angeles) 27 (1.7%)
Carlos Parra (Miami) 26 (1.6%)
Ramiro Corrales (MetroStars) 25 (1.6%)
Tom Presthus (D.C. United) 7 (0.4%)