Houston Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear will lead MLS All-Stars vs. Everton

Kinnear will lead MLS All-Stars vs. Everton

NEW YORK — The Houston Dynamo’s Dominic Kinnear was picked to coach the MLS against Premier League team Everton in the All-Star game in July.

The Dynamo earned a tie with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night, clinching the top points average in Major League Soccer through June 8 and getting the selection for Kinnear.

He’ll get to pick five players to add to the team picked by fans, coaches and GMs, media, and players for the July 29 game.

Kinnear, who got a contract extension through 2012 in April, led Houston to the MLS Cup title in 2006 and 2007 and was picked as coach of the year in 2005. He will be coaching in his first All-Star game.

The Scotland-born Kinnear scored nine goals in 54 games for the United States and appeared in 117 MLS games.