[AWARDS] Four Sporting Kansas City players -- goalie Jimmy Nielsen, defenders Matt Besler and Aurelien Collin and midfielder Graham Zusi -- were selected to the 2012 MLS Best XI, which recognizes the League’s top 11 players at each position on the field. Two players each from the San Jose Earthquakes and Los Angeles Galaxy were also picked. The Galaxy's Landon Donovan was named to his fifth consecutive Best XI selection and sixth overall, tying Dwayne De Rosario for the most of any player in MLS history.

Goalkeeper
Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City)
Defenders
Victor Bernardez (San Jose Earthquakes)
Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)
Aurelien Collin (Sporting Kansas City)
Midfielders
Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders)
Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
Chris Pontius (D.C. United)
Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Forwards
Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls)
Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)
Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)