To celebrate Major League Soccer’s 25th season ahead of the 2020 MLS Cup on Saturday (6:30 p.m. MT; FOX, UniMas, TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports) MLS unveiled the 25 greatest players in league history and Real Salt Lake legends Kyle Beckerman and Nick Rimando were named to The 25 Greatest pres. by AT&T.
The league’s full list of The 25 Greatest is as follows:
List of players (Alphabetical)
Jeff Agoos (San Jose)
Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)
David Beckham (LA Galaxy)
Carlos Bocanegra (Chicago Fire)
Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)
Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders)
Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
Marco Etcheverry (DC United)
Robin Fraser (LA Galaxy)
Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC)
Kevin Hartman (LA Galaxy)
Cobi Jones (LA Galaxy)
Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)
Chad Marshall (LA Galaxy)
Josef Martinez (Atlanta United)
Tony Meola (KC Wizards)
Jaime Moreno (DC United)
Eddie Pope (DC United)
Preki (KC Wizards)
Steve Ralston (NE Revolution)
Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
Carlos Valderrama (TB Mutiny)
Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)
Chris Wondolowski (SJ Earthquakes)
Bradley Wright-Phillips (NY Red Bulls)
Rimando and Beckerman both joined Real Salt Lake in 2007 and immediately became cornerstones within the organization.
A legendary goalkeeper who owns every goalkeeping record in MLS, Rimando retired from the professional game following the 2019 season after an illustrious career that spanned 20 seasons. Signing with the Miami Fusion alongside Beckerman in 2000, Rimando saw stints in South Florida and with D.C. United before joining RSL in 2007. Amassing 368 regular season appearances for RSL, Rimando became the first player in MLS history to reach 500 regular-season matches played while finishing his career having featured in 514.
Real Salt Lake’s captain since 2008, Beckerman joined RSL at the midway point of the 2007 season in a trade with the Colorado Rapids. Since then, Beckerman has donned the captain’s band and helped lead RSL to the 2009 MLS Cup title and during runs to the Concacaf Champions League and U.S. Open Finals. A staple in the Utah community, Beckerman has been named the club’s Jordan Guernsey Humanitarian of the Year following the last three seasons. In 2020, Beckerman finished his 21st season in MLS and currently holds the league record for matches played for a field player with 498, and only second all-time to his former teammate, Rimando
Also of note from The 25 Greatest, former RSL defender Eddie Pope was named to as one of the 25 players, seeing RSL hold three names among the league’s elite. Pope spent three seasons with the club from 2005-2007 where he appeared in 69 matches during his tenure. Pope was recognized for his contributions to D.C. United where he played from 1996 to 2002 with his golden goal in 1996 MLS Cup Final marking his historic contribution to Major League Soccer.
You can read more about The 25 Greatest pres. AT&T by clicking here.
