League-leading scorers Taylor Twellman (New England) and Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles) will provide the firepower for the MLS All-Stars, who will face the U.S. national team in the MLS All-Star game Aug. 3 in Washington, D.C. MLS's starting lineup was selected by fans; MLS players; MLS coaches and general managers; and a media panel. Each group's votes were weighted 25 percent. Five All-Star reserves for the MLS roster will be named July 23 by Coach Frank Yallop in conjunction MLS. Commissioner Don Garber will select two players to round out the roster of 18 players. MLS Starting 11: Tim Howard (GK) MetroStars
Ryan Suarez (D) Dallas Burn
Mike Petke (D) MetroStars
Carlos Bocanegra (D) Chicago
Richard Mulrooney (M) San Jose
Steve Ralston (M) New England
Carlos Valderrama (M) Colorado
Mark Chung (M) Colorado
Dema Kovalenko (M) Chicago
Carlos Ruiz (F) Los Angeles
Taylor Twellman (F) New England
Head Coach: Frank Yallop (San Jose)
Assistant Coach: Dominic Kinnear (San Jose)
U.S. Roster for MLS All-Star Game: Goalkeepers: Tony Meola (Kansas City), Juergen Sommer (New England). Defenders: Jeff Agoos (San Jose), Mike Burns (Kansas City), Alexi Lalas (Los Angeles), Carlos Llamosa (New England), Eddie Pope (D.C. United). Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago), Chad Deering (Dallas), John Harkes (Columbus), Chris Henderson (Colorado), Cobi Jones (Los Angeles), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado), Brian Maisonneuve (Columbus), Preki Radosavljevic (Kansas City) Forwards: Landon Donovan (San Jose), Brian McBride (Columbus), Josh Wolff (Chicago).
