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East leader places six players on MLS All-Star team

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Posted: Thursday July 08, 1999 06:32 PM

Marco Etcheverry (center), the leading vote getter, will represent D.C. United as the game returns to an East-West format. Tony Quinn/Allsport

NEW YORK (AP) -- Marco Etcheverry, last year's most valuable player, and five other D.C. United players were selected Thursday to start for the Eastern Conference in the MLS All-Star Game.

Etcheverry, the Bolivian midfielder, led all players in fan voting with 50,949, 9,000 more than his closest rival, United teammate and defender Eddie Pope (41,850).

The match, to be played July 17 at San Diego, will be part of a doubleheader with an exhibition match between Chivas of Mexico, and Universidad Catolica of Chile. After last season's format of pitting the American stars against their international counterparts, this year's game reverts back to matching East vs. West.

Etcheverry and Pope will be joined in the starting lineup by teammates Tom Presthus in goal, defender Jeff Agoos, midfielder Ben Olsen and forward Roy Lassiter, the league leader with 14 goals.

East All-Stars Name Pos Ht Wt Team Tom Presthus Eddie Pope Jeff Agoos Thomas Dooley Marco Etcheverry Carlos Valderrama Ben Olsen John Harkes Tab Ramos Roy Lassiter Brian McBride GK D D D M M M M M F F 6-4 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-8 5-11 5-7 5-8 6-1 205 180 175 170 160 157 140 165 140 165 170 D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United Columbus Crew D.C. United T.B. Mutiny D.C. United N.E. Revolution Metrostars D.C. United Columbus Crew Reserves TBA -- Friday, July 9 Head Coach: Thomas Rongen, D.C. United Assistant Coach: Dave Sarachan, D.C. United Trainer: Amy Armstrong, Columbus Crew Equipment Manager: TBD

Defender and former U.S. national team captain Thomas Dooley and his front-running teammate Brian McBride from the Columbus Crew also were selected, along with midfielders Carlos Valderrama of the Tampa Bay Mutiny, John Harkes of New England and Tab Ramos of the New York-New Jersey MetroStars.

The Western Conference starters were dominated by the defending MLS champion Chicago Fire.

Three of the Fire's Eastern European connection, forward Roman Kosecki and midfielder Peter Nowak of Poland and defender Lubos Kubik of the Czech Republic, led five Chicago players on the starting team.

West All-Stars Name Pos Ht Wt Team Zach Thornton Marcelo Balboa Alexi Lalas Lubos Kubik Cobi Jones Preki Chris Armas Eddie Lewis Peter Nowak Raul Diaz Arce Roman Kosecki GK D D D M M M M M F F 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-7 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-7 5-9 5-8 210 175 195 195 150 165 150 180 145 160 165 Chicago Fire Colorado Rapids Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire Los Angeles Galaxy Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire San Jose Clash Chicago Fire San Jose Clash Chicago Fire Reserves TBA -- Friday, July 9 Head Coach: Glenn Myernick, Colorado Rapids Assistant Coach: Rene Miramontes, Colorado Rapids Trainer: Jay Mellette, Colorado Rapids Equipment Manager: TBD

Zach Thornton, who replaced Jorge Campos as the No. 1 goalkeeper in Chicago, and U.S. national team midfielder Chris Armas also were chosen.

The San Jose Clash placed two players on the starting team for the West: forward Raul Diaz Arce and U.S. national team midfielder Eddie Lewis.

Rounding out the West team were defenders Marcelo Balboa of Colorado and Alexi Lalas of the Kansas City Wizards, midfielder Cobi Jones of the Los Angeles Galaxy and Preki of Kansas City.

 

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