2010 MLS All-Star Game

AT&T MLS All-Star Game 2010
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.

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 Fabio
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

MLS All-Stars United States Canada2–5England Manchester United
 Report
Attendance: 70,728
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez[1]
MLS All-Stars
Manchester United
GK 1 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts downward-facing red arrow 45'
RB 30 United States Kevin Alston downward-facing red arrow 74'
CB 3 Colombia Jámison Olave downward-facing red arrow 45'
CB 8 United States Chad Marshall downward-facing red arrow 63'
LB 6 United States Heath Pearce downward-facing red arrow 74'
RM 19 France Sébastien Le Toux downward-facing red arrow 45'
CM 11 Argentina Javier Morales downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 21 Grenada Shalrie Joseph downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 7 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto downward-facing red arrow 45'
LM 16 Guatemala Marco Pappa downward-facing red arrow 45'
CF 9 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel (c) downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutes:
GK 18 United States Nick Rimando upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 4 United States Omar Gonzalez upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 22 Colombia Wilman Conde Yellow card 69' upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 2 United States Jeff Larentowicz upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 15 United States Bobby Convey upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 17 Canada Dwayne De Rosario upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 20 Colombia David Ferreira upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 24 United States Brad Davis upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 10 United States Landon Donovan upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 14 United States Edson Buddle
FW 25 United States Brian Ching upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 99 Bolivia Jaime Moreno upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
United States Bruce Arena
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 Fabio downward-facing red arrow 72'
RM 26 France Gabriel Obertan downward-facing red arrow 23'
CM 24 Scotland Darren Fletcher
CM 22 Republic of Ireland John O'Shea
LM 17 Portugal Nani downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 27 Italy Federico Macheda downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 11 Wales Ryan Giggs (c) downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 28 Republic of Ireland Darron Gibson upward-facing green arrow 51'
MF 31 Northern Ireland Corry Evans
MF 35 England Tom Cleverley upward-facing green arrow 23'
FW 9 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov
FW 14 Mexico Javier Hernández upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 19 England Danny Welbeck upward-facing green arrow 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. ^ "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.