MLS Best XI
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The MLS Best XI is an annual honor recognizing the top eleven Major League Soccer players at each position for their performances during a season.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MLS Best XI canonical | 18 |
| MLS Best Eleven | 1 |
| MLS Best XI 2013 | 1 |
| MLS Best XI 2014 | 1 |
| MLS Best XI 2016 | 1 |
| MLS Best XI 2017 | 1 |
| MLS Best XI: 2015 | 1 |
| MLS Best XI: 2016 | 1 |
| MLS Best XI: 2017 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T442727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MLS Best XI Context triple: [Carles Gil, awardReceived, MLS Best XI]
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A.
MLS Coach of the Year
The MLS Coach of the Year is an annual Major League Soccer award recognizing the league’s most outstanding head coach for that season.
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B.
MLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the annual championship match that determines the season’s overall winner in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
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C.
MLS Cup trophy
The MLS Cup trophy, formally known as the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy, is the championship award presented annually to the winner of Major League Soccer’s postseason final in the United States and Canada.
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D.
Premier League Manager of the Month
The Premier League Manager of the Month is a monthly football award given to the most outstanding manager in England’s top-tier league based on their team’s performance.
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E.
MLS Cup 2021
MLS Cup 2021 was the Major League Soccer championship match in which New York City FC secured their first league title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MLS Best XI Target entity description: The MLS Best XI is an annual honor recognizing the top eleven Major League Soccer players at each position for their performances during a season.
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A.
MLS Coach of the Year
The MLS Coach of the Year is an annual Major League Soccer award recognizing the league’s most outstanding head coach for that season.
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B.
MLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the annual championship match that determines the season’s overall winner in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
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C.
MLS Cup trophy
The MLS Cup trophy, formally known as the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy, is the championship award presented annually to the winner of Major League Soccer’s postseason final in the United States and Canada.
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D.
Premier League Manager of the Month
The Premier League Manager of the Month is a monthly football award given to the most outstanding manager in England’s top-tier league based on their team’s performance.
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E.
MLS Cup 2021
MLS Cup 2021 was the Major League Soccer championship match in which New York City FC secured their first league title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Soccer honor
ⓘ
annual sports award ⓘ association football award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MLS Best XI
ⓘ
surface form:
MLS Best Eleven
|
| awardedFor |
best players at each position in MLS
ⓘ
top eleven MLS players in a season ⓘ |
| category |
Association football trophies and awards in the United States
ⓘ
Major League Soccer trophies and awards ⓘ |
| competitionScope | Major League Soccer regular season ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | men's professional league ⓘ |
| inceptionYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| includesPosition |
defender
ⓘ
forward ⓘ goalkeeper ⓘ midfielder ⓘ |
| isAllStarTypeSelection | true ⓘ |
| isNonTeamAward | true ⓘ |
| league | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayers | 11 ⓘ |
| presentingOrganization | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
MLS Coach of the Year
ⓘ
surface form:
MLS Coach of the Year Award
MLS Defender of the Year Award ⓘ MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award ⓘ MLS Golden Boot ⓘ Most Valuable Player award ⓘ
surface form:
MLS Most Valuable Player Award
|
| selectionCriteria |
impact on team success
ⓘ
individual excellence ⓘ performance during the MLS regular season ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by media, players, and club technical staff ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
ⓘ
soccer ⓘ |
| teamSize | starting lineup of eleven players ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MLS Best XI Description of subject: The MLS Best XI is an annual honor recognizing the top eleven Major League Soccer players at each position for their performances during a season.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MLS Best Eleven
this entity surface form:
MLS Best XI: 2015
this entity surface form:
MLS Best XI: 2016
this entity surface form:
MLS Best XI: 2017
this entity surface form:
MLS Best XI 2013
this entity surface form:
MLS Best XI 2014
this entity surface form:
MLS Best XI 2017
this entity surface form:
MLS Best XI 2016
subject surface form:
Marco Etcheverry