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Four MetroStars selected to MLS All-Star team

NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Four members of the MetroStars were among the 16 players selected on Wednesday to represent the MLS in the annual All-Star Game.

Goaltender Tim Howard, defender Eddie Pope and midfielders Clint Mathis and Amado Guevara of the MetroStars will compete in the game, which features a matchup of league All-Stars against the Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara.

The MLS game will take place on August 2 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

Howard, a member of the U.S. national team, is 6-3-3 for the MetroStars this season. Mathis leads the MetroStars with seven goals.

The Chicago Fire and the Los Angeles Galaxy each had three players selected. Defenders Carlos Bocanegra, midfielder DaMarcus Beasley and forward Ante Razov were the Chicago selections. Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, defender Danny Califf and forward Carlos Ruiz will represent the Galaxy.

Veteran forward Preki of the Kansas City Wizards also was selected and can become the first MLS player to appear in eight straight All-Star matches.

Defender Frankie Hejduk and mifielder Kyle Martino were selected from the Columbus Crew.

The rest of the team includes forward Taylor Twellman of the New England Revolution, defender Ryan Nelson of the D.C. United and forward Landon Donovan of the San Jose Earthquakes.

This will mark the first season that the All-Star Game will feature a single MLS All-Star team against an international club. An All-Star team defeated the U.S. national team in last year's game.

The 16 players were elected through voting by fans, media, players and coaches and general managers, with each representing 25 percent of the final tally.

MLS 2003 All-Star Team
NAME	POS.	MLS CLUB	HOMETOWN
Demarcus Beasley	M	Chicago	Fort Wayne, Indiana
Carlos Bocanegra	D	Chicago	Alta Loma, California
Danny Califf	D	Los Angeles	Orange, California
Landon Donovan	F	San Jose	Redlands, California
Amado Guevara	M	MetroStars	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Kevin Hartman	GK	Los Angeles	Palos Verdes, California
Frankie Hejduk	D	Columbus	Cardiff, California
Tim Howard	GK	MetroStars	North Brunswick, New Jersey
Kyle Martino	M	Columbus	Westport, Connecticut
Clint Mathis	M	MetroStars	Conyers, Georgia
Ryan Nelsen	D	D.C. United	Christchurch, New Zealand
Eddie Pope	D	MetroStars	High Point, North Carolina
Preki	M	Kansas City	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Ante Razov	F	Chicago	Los Angeles, California
Carlos Ruiz	F	Los Angeles	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Taylor Twellman	F	New England	St. Louis, Missouri

 

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