2010 MLS All-Star Game

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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.

AT&T MLS All-Star Game 2010
Event2010 Major League Soccer season
DateJuly 28, 2010
VenueReliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Most Valuable PlayerFederico Macheda (Manchester United)
RefereeJorge Gonzalez[1]
Attendance70,728
2009
2011

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

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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

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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

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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

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Major League Soccer

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

Manchester United

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Manchester United announced their squad on July 9, 2010.

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

Match details

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MLS All-Stars    2–5  Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 70,728
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MLS All-Stars
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester United
GK 1   Donovan Ricketts   45'
RB 30   Kevin Alston   74'
CB 3   Jámison Olave   45'
CB 8   Chad Marshall   63'
LB 6   Heath Pearce   74'
RM 19   Sébastien Le Toux   45'
CM 11   Javier Morales   63'
CM 21   Shalrie Joseph   74'
CM 7   Guillermo Barros Schelotto   45'
LM 16   Marco Pappa   45'
CF 9   Juan Pablo Ángel (c)   45'
Substitutes:
GK 18   Nick Rimando   45'
DF 4   Omar Gonzalez   45'
DF 22   Wilman Conde   69'   63'
MF 2   Jeff Larentowicz   45'
MF 15   Bobby Convey   45'
MF 17   Dwayne De Rosario   74'
MF 20   David Ferreira   45'
MF 24   Brad Davis   74'
FW 10   Landon Donovan   74'
FW 14   Edson Buddle
FW 25   Brian Ching   45'
FW 99   Jaime Moreno   63'
Manager:
  Bruce Arena
 
GK 1   Edwin van der Sar
RB 21   Rafael
CB 6   Wes Brown
CB 23   Jonny Evans   53'
LB 20   Fabio   72'
RM 26   Gabriel Obertan   23'
CM 24   Darren Fletcher
CM 22   John O'Shea
LM 17   Nani   63'
CF 27   Federico Macheda   63'
CF 11   Ryan Giggs (c)   51'
Substitutes:
GK 29   Tomasz Kuszczak
GK 40   Ben Amos
DF 12   Chris Smalling
DF 30   Ritchie De Laet
MF 13   Park Ji-sung
MF 18   Paul Scholes   72'
MF 28   Darron Gibson   51'
MF 31   Corry Evans
MF 35   Tom Cleverley   23'
FW 9   Dimitar Berbatov
FW 14   Javier Hernández   63'
FW 19   Danny Welbeck   63'
FW 32   Mame Biram Diouf
Manager:
  Sir Alex Ferguson

Most Valuable Player:
  Federico Macheda (Manchester United)

References

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  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. ^ "Major League Soccer: News: 2010 MLS All-Star Game at Reliant Stadium". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  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. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. 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.