2015 MLS All-Star Game

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2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game
AT&T All-Star Colorado '15
2015 MLS All-Star Game.png
Event2015 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Tottenham Hotspur
United States Canada England
2 1
DateJuly 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)
VenueDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Most Valuable PlayerKaká (MLS All-Stars)
RefereeIsmail Elfath (United States)
Attendance18,671
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The 2015 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the 20th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, took place on July 29, 2015 (9 p.m. EDT, 7 p.m. local time) at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado, the home of the Colorado Rapids. The game was televised live on Fox Sports 1 and UniMás in the United States, and TSN and RDS in Canada.[1]

Kaká was named MVP.[2] Also, 2015 MLS Homegrown Game was played one day before this event.

Squads[]

MLS All-Stars[]

As of July 29, 2015 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 Denmark DEN David Ousted (Vancouver Whitecaps)[b]
2 FW United States USA Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC)[a]
3 DF United States USA Drew Moor (Colorado Rapids)[b]
4 DF United States USA Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy)[a]
5 DF United States USA Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)[a]
6 DF Belgium BEL Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact)[b]
7 FW Spain ESP David Villa (New York City FC)[a]
8 MF United States USA Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew SC)[e]
9 MF Brazil BRA Juninho (LA Galaxy)[e]
10 FW United States USA Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC)[e]
11 MF Colombia COL Fabián Castillo (FC Dallas)[b]
12 DF United States USA Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake)[b]
13 MF United States USA Dax McCarty (New York Red Bulls)[c]
14 DF United States USA Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders)[b]
16 DF United States USA DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo)[a]
17 MF United States USA Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City)[a]
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK United States USA Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)[a]
19 MF United States USA Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)[a]
20 DF Costa Rica CRC Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew SC)[e]
21 MF United States USA Sam Cronin (Colorado Rapids)[e]
22 MF Brazil BRA Kaká (Orlando City SC)[a][e]
23 FW Sierra Leone SLE Kei Kamara (Columbus Crew)[b]
30 FW United States USA Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)[e]
31 GK United States USA Clint Irwin (Colorado Rapids)[e]
— DF United States USA Chris Tierney (New England Revolution)[b][d]
— MF United States USA Michael Bradley (Toronto FC)[a][d]
— MF England ENG Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy)[c][d]
— MF England ENG Frank Lampard (New York City FC)[c][d]
— FW Nigeria NGA Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC)[a][d]
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)[b][d]
— FW Italy ITA Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC)[b][d]

Notes:

a 2015 MLS All-Star Fan XI.[3]
b Selected by All-Star coach Pablo Mastroeni of the Colorado Rapids.[4]
c Selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber[5]
d Injured or otherwise unable to play.
e Replacement for player who is injured or otherwise unable to play.[6][7][8]

Selection controversy[]

The league commissioner Don Garber used his two picks to select two players who had never played a single minute in MLS at the time of selection in the two former England internationals Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard who had only officially joined the league on July 8. This provoked outrage from fans, the media and other players, the league eventually agreed to select two extra players to be given all-star bonuses.[9][10][11][12]

The league's top scorer, Kei Kamara, was omitted from the Fan XI and responded by saying "It's simple as it goes: you're either a U.S. national team player or you're a DP to be on there. I'm neither one of those. If I get called up, I'll be lucky." The top 10 in the fan vote included 8 players who have represented the US national team alongside Kaká and David Villa with Nigerian international Obafemi Martins also being selected via virtual performances in FIFA 15.[13][14]

Tottenham Hotspur[]

On July 27 Tottenham Hotspur announced a 25-man traveling squad for the MLS All-Star game:[15]

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 France FRA Hugo Lloris [a]
2 DF England ENG Kyle Walker
3 DF England ENG Danny Rose
4 DF Belgium BEL Toby Alderweireld
5 DF Belgium BEL Jan Vertonghen
11 MF Argentina ARG Erik Lamela [a]
12 DF United States USA DeAndre Yedlin
13 GK Netherlands NED Michel Vorm
15 DF England ENG Eric Dier
16 DF England ENG Kieran Trippier
18 FW England ENG Harry Kane
19 MF Belgium BEL Mousa Dembélé
20 MF England ENG Dele Alli
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Argentina ARG Federico Fazio
22 MF Belgium BEL Nacer Chadli
23 MF Denmark DEN Christian Eriksen
27 DF Austria AUT Kevin Wimmer
28 MF England ENG Tom Carroll
33 DF Wales WAL Ben Davies
42 MF Algeria ALG Nabil Bentaleb
44 MF England ENG Harry Winks [b]
46 FW England ENG Shaq Coulthirst [b]
47 MF England ENG Josh Onomah [b]
48 GK England ENG Luke McGee [b]
50 GK Australia AUS Tom Glover [c]

Notes:

a Injured or unable to play.
b Development Squad
c Second Year Academy

Match[]

Details[]

2015 MLS All-Star Game
MLS All-Stars United States Canada2–1England Tottenham Hotspur
  • Kaká 20' (pen.)
  • Villa 23'
 Report
  • Kane 37'
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Attendance: 18,671
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
MLS All-Stars
Tottenham Hotspur
GK 18 United States Nick Rimando downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 12 United States Tony Beltran downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 4 United States Omar Gonzalez downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 5 United States Matt Besler downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 16 United States DaMarcus Beasley downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 13 United States Dax McCarty downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 19 United States Graham Zusi downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 22 Brazil Kaká (c) downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 30 United States Gyasi Zardes downward-facing red arrow 45'
FW 7 Spain David Villa downward-facing red arrow 45'
FW 2 United States Clint Dempsey downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Denmark David Ousted upward-facing green arrow 45'
GK 31 United States Clint Irwin
DF 14 United States Chad Marshall upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 3 United States Drew Moor upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 6 Belgium Laurent Ciman upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 20 Costa Rica Waylon Francis upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 17 United States Benny Feilhaber upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 10 United States Jozy Altidore upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 9 Brazil Juninho upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 11 Colombia Fabian Castillo upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 8 United States Ethan Finlay upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 23 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 21 Italy Sebastian Giovinco upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 77'
Manager:
United States Pablo Mastroeni
GK 13 Netherlands Michel Vorm downward-facing red arrow 64'
DF 33 Wales Ben Davies downward-facing red arrow 63'
DF 5 Belgium Jan Vertonghen (c) downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 4 Belgium Toby Alderweireld downward-facing red arrow 64'
DF 2 England Kyle Walker downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 42 Algeria Nabil Bentaleb downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 15 England Eric Dier downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 22 Belgium Nacer Chadli downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 23 Denmark Christian Eriksen downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 19 Belgium Mousa Dembélé downward-facing red arrow 64'
FW 18 England Harry Kane downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutes:
GK 48 England Luke McGee upward-facing green arrow 64'
GK 50 Australia Tom Glover
DF 3 England Danny Rose upward-facing green arrow 63'
DF 28 England Tom Carroll upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 27 Austria Kevin Wimmer upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 47 England Josh Onomah upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 21 Argentina Federico Fazio upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 16 England Kieran Trippier upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 20 England Dele Alli upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 12 United States DeAndre Yedlin upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 44 England Harry Winks upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 46 England Shaq Coulthirst upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Argentina Mauricio Pochettino

MLS All-Star Game MVP:
Brazil Kaká (MLS All-Stars)[16]
Assistant referees:[17]
Jeff Muschik
Brian Dunn
Fourth official:
Sorin Stoica
Fifth official:
Michael Rottersman

Match rules

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

References[]

  1. ^ "EPL club Tottenham Hotspur announced as opponents for 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game" (Press release). Major League Soccer. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "All-Star: The post-game celebration turned into a love fest for 2015 MVP Kaká". MLSsoccer.com.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Newcomers David Villa, Kaka join US national team veterans on 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game Fan XI". July 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Sebastian Giovinco, Kei Kamara among 22 players named to 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game roster". July 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard selected as Commissioner's picks for AT&T MLS All-Star Game". July 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Dax McCarty replaces injured Frank Lampard as Commissioner's Pick for AT&T MLS All-Star Game". July 25, 2015.
  7. ^ "All-Star: Pablo Mastroeni makes five additions to roster as Keane, Gerrard, Bradley, Tierney withdraw". July 28, 2015.
  8. ^ "Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco ruled out of All-Star Game by injury, replaced by teammate Jozy Altidore". July 29, 2015.
  9. ^ "Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard selections for MLS All-Star Game 2015 make perfect sense". Telegraph.co.uk. July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on July 18, 2015.
  10. ^ "MLS players snipe at Gerrard, Lampard all-star picks - Sport". Jamaica Observer.
  11. ^ "The curious case of Gerrard, Lampard and the MLS All-Star Game". Back Page Football.
  12. ^ Mike DeCourcy. "Commissioner makes joke of MLS All-Star Game by choosing Gerrard, Lampard". Sporting News.
  13. ^ "Lampard and Gerrard among MLS All-Star selections - ESPN FC". ESPNFC.com.
  14. ^ "MLS leading scorer Kei Kamara comments on Fan XI snub: "You're either a US player or a DP to be on there"". MLSsoccer.com.
  15. ^ "MLS ALL-STARS MATCH SQUAD". tottenhamhotspur.com. July 27, 2015.
  16. ^ All-Star: Kaká wins AT&T MLS All-Star Game MVP after notching goal, assist in 2-1 win vs. Tottenham, MLSsoccer.com, July 29, 2015
  17. ^ "All-Star: PRO assigns Ismail Elfath to referee Wednesday's AT&T MLS All-Star Game in Colorado". MLSsoccer.com. July 27, 2015.
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