Soccer America Silver XI celebrity nominations
GK: Tony Meola
Comments: Qualified US for '90 World Cup at age 20. Captained US at '94 World Cup.
Field Players:
Comments: Without him, it would not all have been possible.
Comments: American at Wembley. National team mainstay.
Comments: T & T hero.
Comments: He's been at the scene 14 years now and he's still not 30.
Comments: Holds record for caps.
Comments: First American to succeed in Bundesliga, and the best pure American goalscorer ever.
Comments: The Kaizer made the NASL legitimate.
Comments: She made the many chauvinistic international soccer officials take notice of the women's game with her display in China.
Comments: First big American soccer star quote machine (in a positive sense).
Comments: Almost singlehandedly made MISL. Won wherever he played.
Coach: Bora Milutinovic
Comments: Led the US to the next level.
In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, Soccer America honors the 11 players and one coach from the past 25 years who've had the most positive impact on U.S. soccer. They are the Soccer America Silver XI — announced Dec. 14 at the Soccer America FanZone in Richmond, Va.