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Voting open for MLS All-Stars First XI

Fans will get a voice in choosing this year's MLS All-Star team which will face Everton FC.

Fancy yourself a Major League Soccer head coach? Think you can match wits with Steve Nicol, Bruce Arena and Sigi Schmid? Well here's your chance.

Fans can vote for the First XI for the 2009 MLS All-Star Game, which pits the best of Major League Soccer against Everton FC of the English Premier League. The 14th annual MLS midsummer showcase will take place at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on July 29 at 9:30 p.m. ET.

The game will be televised in the U.S. on ESPN2 and Telefutura.

Fans can vote for the All-Star First XI online by selecting one goalkeeper, three defenders, five midfielders, and two forwards.

Fans can vote up to 10 times per day. The online fan balloting program, which concludes on July 6, will comprise 25 percent of the total vote for the All-Star First XI, with coaches and general managers, players, and media each holding 25 percent of the vote.

Details are available at mlsnet.com.

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