There is just over one week left to vote Real Salt Lake’s best into the 2015 MLS All-Star Game and Nick Rimando remains in the lead for the league’s top goalkeepers while midfielder Kyle Beckerman is closing the gap on the top four midfielders. Voting for the First XI closes on July 3.
The Real Salt Lake duo highlight the list of Major League Soccer’s best who are atop the fan voting through Wednesday. Voting ends at 1 p.m. MT on July 3 and fans can cast votes three different ways – online balloting; through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram; and EA Sports FIFA 15 voting.
The top vote-getters are as follows:
Goalkeeper (1)
Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake), Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City), Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC), Jaime Penedo (LA Galaxy).
Defenders (3)
Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Brek Shea (Orlando City SC), Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders FC).
Midfielders (4)
Kaka (Orlando City SC), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City), Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake).
Forwards (2 – a 3rd FWD will be added through the EA Sports FIFA 15 Voting)
Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), David Villa (New York City FC), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC), Kei Kamara (Columbus Crew SC).
The All-Star Game, with the best of MLS meeting Tottenham Hotspur, will be July 29 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado.
Real Salt Lake has eight players eligible for voting. Click their names for more info on why they deserve your vote.
Nick Rimando
Jamison Olave
Tony Beltran
Kyle Beckerman
Javier Morales
Luke Mulholland
Luis Gil
Alvaro Saborio
