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Major League Soccer names Clint Dempsey, Chad Marshall, Preki to The 25 Greatest, honoring best players in MLS history

Major League Soccer on Wednesday named former Seattle Sounders players Clint Dempsey and Chad Marshall, as well as current Assistant Coach Preki to its list of The 25 Greatest, honoring the best players in MLS history.

The original nominations list, which was released on Oct. 30, consisted of 137 of the very best players in the league’s 25-year history. Ten players had Seattle connections, with the other seven nominees being Stefan Frei, Kasey Keller, Troy Perkins, Osvaldo Alonso, Chris Henderson, Shalrie Joseph and Ante Razov.

Dempsey donned the Rave Green from 2013 until his retirement midway through the 2018 season.