2007 MLS All-Star Game

Sierra Mist 2007 MLS All-Star Game
Event	MLS All-Stars
Date	July 19, 2007
Venue	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Man of the Match	Juan Pablo Ángel (MLS All-Stars)
Referee	Baldomero Toledo ; David Bragg ; Jose Corro ; Michael Kennedy
Attendance	18,661
Weather	Cloudy, 85 °F
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The 2007 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 12th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game. The 2007 MLS All-Star Game took place on July 19, 2007 between the 2007 MLS All-Stars and Celtic.

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the new home stadium of the Colorado Rapids in Commerce City, CO, hosted the 2007 Sierra Mist All-Star Game.^[1] This was the first time that Dick's Sporting Goods Park hosted the MLS All-Star game.

David Beckham made an appearance and participated in a special introduction to the fans on hand as well as in a halftime ESPN interview, and watched the game from the Commissioner's Box.

The MLS All-Stars defeated Celtic 2–0, giving them a perfect 4–0 record against international competition.

Background[]

Major League Soccer announced on Thursday, January 25, 2007 that Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the new home of the Colorado Rapids located just outside downtown Denver, will host the 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game on July 19, pitting Scottish club Celtic FC against the best from MLS. MLS announced the news during a press conference at The Pinnacle Club in the Grand Hyatt featuring MLS Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis and Colorado Rapids Managing Director Jeff Plush. "We are thrilled to welcome Celtic, one of the world's most popular teams, for a quality match against the best of MLS at our newest soccer cathedral, Dick's Sporting Goods Park," said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. "We look forward to an exciting evening in this tremendous new soccer-specific venue."

A week before the 2007 All-Star game the ColoradoRapids.com posted a news release on their website stating that less than 1,000 tickets remained for the 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game on July 19 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Tickets for the All-Star Game went on sale to the public Saturday, May 5, 2007 at 10:00 am MT.

Celtic[]

Glasgow-based Celtic captured their 41st Scottish championship in April (2007), and featured such high-profile players as Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc, Scottish defenders Steven Pressley and Stephen McManus, Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura, Danish midfielder Thomas Gravesen and Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Celtic has one of the most dedicated and widespread fan bases in all of club soccer, and were the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967. Celtic had a long and historic rivalry with fellow Glaswegian club Rangers, the two being known as the Old Firm.

2007 All-Star Game Rosters[]

Major League Soccer[]

Players in bold denotes First XI status.^[2]

Pos.	Player	Team	MLS Exp.
MLS All-Star Starters
F	Juan Pablo Ángel	New York Red Bulls	0
F	Eddie Johnson	Kansas City Wizards	6
M	Dwayne DeRosario	Houston Dynamo	6
M	Shalrie Joseph	New England Revolution	4
M	Juan Toja	FC Dallas	0
M	Ricardo Clark	Houston Dynamo	4
M	Ronnie O'Brien ~	Toronto FC	5
D	Jimmy Conrad	Kansas City Wizards	8
D	Jonathan Bornstein	Chivas USA	1
D	Michael Parkhurst	New England Revolution	2
GK	Matt Reis	New England Revolution	9
All-Star Subs
F	Brian Ching ~	Houston Dynamo	5
F	Landon Donovan ~	Los Angeles Galaxy	6
M	Cobi Jones †	Los Angeles Galaxy	11
M	Pablo Mastroeni ~	Colorado Rapids	9
M	Christian Gomez	D.C. United	3
D	Eddie Pope †	Real Salt Lake	11
GK	Kevin Hartman ~	Kansas City Wizards	10
All-Star Reserves
F	Jeff Cunningham	Toronto FC	9
F	Danny Dichio	Toronto FC	0
F	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	5
M	Kyle Beckerman	Real Salt Lake	7
M	Justin Mapp	Chicago Fire	5
M	Ben Olsen	D.C. United	8
M	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	Columbus Crew	0
M	Steve Ralston	New England Revolution	11
M	Claudio Reyna	New York Red Bulls	0
D	Jim Brennan	Toronto FC	0
D	Kevin Goldthwaite	[Toronto FC]	3
D	Eddie Robinson	Houston Dynamo	6
GK	Pat Onstad	[Houston Dynamo]	5
GK	Greg Sutton	Toronto FC	3

Head Coach: Steve Nicol (New England Revolution)

~ – Players selected by coach

† – "Commissioner's Picks"^[3]

Celtic FC[]

Pos.	Player
GK	Artur Boruc
D	Lee Naylor
D	Mark Wilson
D	Stephen McManus
D	John Kennedy
M	Scott Brown
M	Massimo Donati
M	Aiden McGeady
M	Teddy Bjarnason
F	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
F	Scott McDonald

All-Star Selections By Club[]

Club	# Selections
New England Revolution	5
Houston Dynamo	4
Toronto FC	4
New York Red Bulls	3
Kansas City Wizards	3
Chivas USA	2
D.C. United	2
Real Salt Lake	2
Columbus Crew	1
Los Angeles Galaxy	2
FC Dallas	1
Colorado Rapids	1
Chicago Fire	1

Match details[]

2007 MLS All-Star Game

July 19, 2007

MLS All-Stars	2–0	Celtic
Ángel 36' Toja 44'	Report

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Attendance: 18,661

Referee: Baldomero Toledo

MLS All-Stars

Celtic


GK	1	Matt Reis	47+'
CB	15	Michael Parkhurst	83'
CB	12	Jimmy Conrad
CB	3	Jonathan Bornstein
LM	5	Ronnie O'Brien	80'
CM	21	Shalrie Joseph
CM	26	Ricardo Clark	60'
RM	8	Juan Toja
AM	14	Dwayne De Rosario	65'
FW	7	Eddie Johnson	65'
FW	9	Juan Pablo Ángel	65'
Substitutions:
GK		Kevin Hartman	47+'
DF		Eddie Pope	83 '
MF		Pablo Mastroeni	60 '
MF		Christian Gomez	65 '
MF		Cobi Jones	80 '
FW		Brian Ching	65 '
FW		Landon Donovan	65'
Coach:
Steve Nicol



GK	1	Artur Boruc
LB	3	Lee Naylor
CB	44	Stephen McManus
CB	17	Steven Pressley	73'
RB	12	Mark Wilson
LM	20	Jiri Jarosik	53'
CM	18	Massimo Donati	68'
CM	8	Scott Brown
LM	11	Paul Hartley
FW	27	Scott McDonald	66'
FW	10	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	53'
Substitutions:
CB	6	Bobo Balde	73'
CM	16	Thomas Gravesen	68 '
FW	46	Aiden McGeady	53 '
FW	7	Maciej Zurawski	66 '
FW	9	Kenny Miller	53'
Coach:
Gordon Strachan

MLS All-Star MVP:
Juan Pablo Ángel (MLS)
Assistant referees:
David Bragg
Jose Corro
Fourth official:
Michael Kennedy

Match rules

90 minutes.
Unlimited substitutions.
No extra time.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

Notes[]

^ "Rapids to host '07 MLS all-star game". January 24, 2007.
^ Halpin, Jason (July 5, 2007). "Hot strikers lead MLS All-Star First XI". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010.
^ "Toronto FC's O'Brien earns all-star call". The Globe and Mail. July 10, 2007.

External links[]

2007 MLS All-Star Game Recap

[1] "Rapids to host '07 MLS all-star game". January 24, 2007.

[2] Halpin, Jason (July 5, 2007). "Hot strikers lead MLS All-Star First XI". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010.

[3] "Toronto FC's O'Brien earns all-star call". The Globe and Mail. July 10, 2007.

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v t Celtic F.C. matches
Scottish Cup Finals	1889 1892 1893 1894 1899 1900 1901 1902 1904 1907 1908 1909 1911 1912 1914 1923 1925 1926 1927 1928 1931 1933 1937 1951 1954 1955 1956 1961 1963 1965 1966 1967 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1977 1980 1984 1985 1988 1989 1990 1995 1999 2001 2002 2004 2005 2007 2011 2013 2017 2018 2019 2020
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