2010 MLS All-Star Game

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AT&T MLS All-Star Game 2010
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Event2010 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Manchester United
United States Canada England
2 5
DateJuly 28, 2010
VenueReliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Most Valuable PlayerFederico Macheda (Manchester United)
RefereeJorge Gonzalez[1]
Attendance70,728
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The 2010 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, held on July 28, 2010,[2] was the 15th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. The MLS All-Stars faced Manchester United of the English Premier League in the seventh All-Star Game that featured the league's best players facing international competition. The match was broadcast in the US on ESPN2 in English and Galavision in Spanish.

Manchester United thrashed the MLS All-Stars 5–2 to become the first international club to defeat the All-Stars in regulation time (fellow Premier League side Everton won the 2009 All-Star Game on penalties). United forward Federico Macheda, who scored the game's first two goals, was named Most Valuable Player.

Houston Dynamo and MLS announced Reliant Stadium as the venue on September 8, 2009.[3] MLS Commissioner Don Garber speculated the league might have drawn a team from Mexico to play the MLS All-Stars in 2010, given the close proximity of the country to Houston.[4]

Host venue[]

MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced on July 27, 2009 that Houston had been chosen as the host city for the upcoming 2010 MLS All-Star Game, in a press conference at the Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah during All-Star Week festivities.[4] The 2010 MLS All-Star game was the first to be played in the state of Texas.

MLS All-Stars voting[]

Like the previous year, the selection of the MLS All-Star First XI was determined by an online fan voting system that accounted for 25% of the total vote, with players, coaches and general managers, and the media each holding 25% of the vote. The fan voting period was announced after the start of the 2010 Major League Soccer season. An additional seven players were chosen by the MLS All-Star head coach Bruce Arena and the Commissioner of MLS Don Garber.

Inactive Roster[]

In addition to the 25-man roster of players available to participate in the match, MLS also announced 7 additional inactive all-stars: goalkeepers Jimmy Nielsen (Kansas City) and Kasey Keller (Seattle), midfielders Joel Lindpere (New York), Robbie Rogers (Columbus), Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle), and forwards Fredy Montero (Seattle) and Conor Casey (Colorado).[5]

2010 MLS All-Star Game Rosters[]

Major League Soccer[]

The 2010 MLS All-Star First XI was announced on Tuesday, July 13, 2010,[6] but midfielder Kyle Beckerman was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury. A further 13 players were added to the roster on July 19.[7]

Players in bold denotes First XI status.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Jamaica JAM Donovan Ricketts (LA Galaxy)
2 MF United States USA Jeff Larentowicz (Colorado Rapids)
3 DF Colombia COL Jámison Olave (Real Salt Lake)
4 DF United States USA Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy)
5 MF United States USA Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake, injured)
6 DF United States USA Heath Pearce (FC Dallas)
7 MF Argentina ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)
8 DF United States USA Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)
9 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel (New York Red Bulls)
10 FW United States USA Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
11 MF Argentina ARG Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake)
13 DF United States USA Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA, injured)
14 FW United States USA Edson Buddle (LA Galaxy)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF United States USA Bobby Convey (San Jose Earthquakes)
16 MF Guatemala GUA Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire)
17 MF Canada CAN Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)
18 GK United States USA Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
19 MF France FRA Sébastien Le Toux (Philadelphia Union)
20 MF Colombia COL David Ferreira (FC Dallas)
21 MF Grenada GRN Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution)
22 DF Colombia COL Wilman Conde (Chicago Fire)
24 MF United States USA Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo)
25 FW United States USA Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
30 DF United States USA Kevin Alston (New England Revolution)
99 FW Bolivia BOL Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)

Manchester United[]

Manchester United announced their squad on July 9, 2010.

The positions of the players are not given as the positions they play in the match – they are given as the positions noted on the Manchester United F.C. article.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Edwin van der Sar
6 DF England ENG Wes Brown
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Berbatov
11 MF Wales WAL Ryan Giggs
12 DF England ENG Chris Smalling
13 MF South Korea KOR Park Ji-sung
14 FW Mexico MEX Javier Hernández
17 MF Portugal POR Nani
18 MF England ENG Paul Scholes
19 FW England ENG Danny Welbeck
20 DF Brazil BRA Fábio
21 DF Brazil BRA Rafael
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL John O'Shea
23 DF Northern Ireland NIR Jonny Evans
24 MF Scotland SCO Darren Fletcher
26 FW France FRA Gabriel Obertan
27 FW Italy ITA Federico Macheda
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Darron Gibson
29 GK Poland POL Tomasz Kuszczak
30 DF Belgium BEL Ritchie De Laet
31 MF Northern Ireland NIR Corry Evans
32 FW Senegal SEN Mame Biram Diouf
35 MF England ENG Tom Cleverley
40 GK England ENG Ben Amos

Match details[]

2010 MLS All-Star Game
MLS All-Stars United States Canada2–5England Manchester United
  • Ching Goal 64'
  • De Rosario Goal 90'
 Report
Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 70,728
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez[1]
MLS All-Stars
Manchester United
GK 1 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts Substituted off 45'
RB 30 United States Kevin Alston Substituted off 74'
CB 3 Colombia Jámison Olave Substituted off 45'
CB 8 United States Chad Marshall Substituted off 63'
LB 6 United States Heath Pearce Substituted off 74'
RM 19 France Sébastien Le Toux Substituted off 45'
CM 11 Argentina Javier Morales Substituted off 63'
CM 21 Grenada Shalrie Joseph Substituted off 74'
CM 7 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto Substituted off 45'
LM 16 Guatemala Marco Pappa Substituted off 45'
CF 9 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel (c) Substituted off 45'
Substitutes:
GK 18 United States Nick Rimando Substituted in 45'
DF 4 United States Omar Gonzalez Substituted in 45'
DF 22 Colombia Wilman Conde Yellow card 69' Substituted in 63'
MF 2 United States Jeff Larentowicz Substituted in 45'
MF 15 United States Bobby Convey Substituted in 45'
MF 17 Canada Dwayne De Rosario Substituted in 74'
MF 20 Colombia David Ferreira Substituted in 45'
MF 24 United States Brad Davis Substituted in 74'
FW 10 United States Landon Donovan Substituted in 74'
FW 14 United States Edson Buddle
FW 25 United States Brian Ching Substituted in 45'
FW 99 Bolivia Jaime Moreno Substituted in 63'
Manager:
United States Bruce Arena
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GK 1 Netherlands Edwin van der Sar
RB 21 Brazil Rafael
CB 6 England Wes Brown
CB 23 Northern Ireland Jonny Evans Yellow card 53'
LB 20 Brazil Fábio Substituted off 72'
RM 26 France Gabriel Obertan Substituted off 23'
CM 24 Scotland Darren Fletcher
CM 22 Republic of Ireland John O'Shea
LM 17 Portugal Nani Substituted off 63'
CF 27 Italy Federico Macheda Substituted off 63'
CF 11 Wales Ryan Giggs (c) Substituted off 51'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Poland Tomasz Kuszczak
GK 40 England Ben Amos
DF 12 England Chris Smalling
DF 30 Belgium Ritchie De Laet
MF 13 South Korea Park Ji-sung
MF 18 England Paul Scholes Substituted in 72'
MF 28 Republic of Ireland Darron Gibson Substituted in 51'
MF 31 Northern Ireland Corry Evans
MF 35 England Tom Cleverley Substituted in 23'
FW 9 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov
FW 14 Mexico Javier Hernández Substituted in 63'
FW 19 England Danny Welbeck Substituted in 63'
FW 32 Senegal Mame Biram Diouf
Manager:
Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson

Most Valuable Player:
Italy Federico Macheda (Manchester United)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mahoney, Ridge (July 28, 2010). "Man. United youngsters stun MLS All-Stars". Soccer America. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  2. ^ Houston is prominent in MLS All-Star Logo, José de Jesus Ortiz, Houston Chronicle 31 March 2010
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b "MLS All-Star Game heads to Houston in 2010". Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  5. ^ Mayers, Joshua (July 27, 2010). "Kasey Keller, Fredy Montero and (perhaps surprisingly) Freddie Ljungberg named inactive all-stars by MLS". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  6. ^ Borg, Simon (July 13, 2010). "MLSsoccer.com reveals 2010 MLS All-Star First XI". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  7. ^ "All-Star roster is set for clash with Manchester Utd". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. July 19, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
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