Calls on fans to vote for him
BASSETRRE, St. Kitts - LOCAL football star Atiba Harris is calling on all of his fans to support him as he makes a bid to become Major League Soccer All-Star for the first time.
The Monkey Hill native has shown good form thus far during this season for the Colorado Rapids and is encouraging fans to vote for him in order to get an opportunity to participate in the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star versus Italian giants AS Roma.
In an interview with SKNVibes, Harris stated that fans play an important role in the All-Star selection process and he sees this as an opportunity to give the Federation more recognition.
“The media, fans, the Commissioner and the players all play a part in the voting process. This will also be another great opportunity to have SKN name mentioned on the world scene.”
He also believes that being in that game would benefit his play.
“I think having a chance to play with the league's best players will be an unique opportunity that doesn't really happen in many leagues.
“It would be a pleasure to have a chance to play in a game of this magnitude against a top club like AS Roma, given that I've never been on the All Star team since I've joined MLS.”
Yesterday (June 10), Major League Soccer launched fan voting to determine the All-Star Fan XI for the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star versus AS Roma.
This year, beyond the usual digital voting platforms - online, text message and Twitter - MLS is incorporating an innovative integration of game play on EA SPORT FIFA Soccer 13 Ultimate Team into the fan voting process.
Fans can choose from a pool of 115 players, who were nominated by members of the media.
The 10 players with the highest combined votes from the three traditional voting methods will be named to the All-Star Fan XI.
The 11th player – a forward – will be decided after the general voting window closes on July 2, as part of what is called the AT&T MLS All-Star "In the Game" Challenge.
Among remaining forwards on the ballot, the player with whom fans score the most goals in EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 13 Ultimate Team from July 3 to July 10 will be named to the Fan XI.
The rest of the MLS All-Star team will be selected by the coach, Sporting KC's Peter Vermes, and MLS Commissioner Don Garber, who is allotted two Commissioner’s picks each year.
Vermes will select the game day roster and starting XI for the July 31 match at Sporting Park in Kansas City.
Fans can vote for Harris at http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2013/vote
