2010 MLS All-Star Game

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.

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

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

Manchester United

Manchester United announced their squad on July 9, 2010.

Please note that 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. Position Player
1 GK Edwin van der Sar
6 DF Wes Brown
9 FW Dimitar Berbatov
11 MF Ryan Giggs
12 DF Chris Smalling
13 MF Park Ji-sung
14 FW Javier Hernández
17 MF Nani
18 MF Paul Scholes
19 FW Danny Welbeck
20 DF Fábio
21 DF Rafael
No. Position Player
22 DF John O'Shea
23 DF Jonny Evans
24 MF Darren Fletcher
26 FW Gabriel Obertan
27 FW Federico Macheda
28 MF Darron Gibson
29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak
30 DF Ritchie De Laet
31 MF Corry Evans
32 FW Mame Biram Diouf
35 MF Tom Cleverley
40 GK Ben Amos

Match details
MLS All-Stars 2–5 Manchester United
Ching  64'
De Rosario  90'		 Report Macheda  1', 12'
Gibson  70'
Cleverley  73'
Hernández  84'
Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 70,728
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez[1]
MLS All-Stars
Manchester United
GK1 Donovan Ricketts 45'
RB30 Kevin Alston 74'
CB3 Jámison Olave 45'
CB8 Chad Marshall 63'
LB6 Heath Pearce 74'
RM19 Sébastien Le Toux 45'
CM11 Javier Morales 63'
CM21 Shalrie Joseph 74'
CM7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto 45'
LM16 Marco Pappa 45'
CF9 Juan Pablo Ángel (c) 45'
Substitutes:
GK18 Nick Rimando 45'
DF4 Omar Gonzalez 45'
DF22 Wilman Conde 69' 63'
MF2 Jeff Larentowicz 45'
MF15 Bobby Convey 45'
MF17 Dwayne De Rosario 74'
MF20 David Ferreira 45'
MF24 Brad Davis 74'
FW10 Landon Donovan 74'
FW14 Edson Buddle
FW25 Brian Ching 45'
FW99 Jaime Moreno 63'
Manager:
Bruce Arena
GK1 Edwin van der Sar
RB21 Rafael
CB6 Wes Brown
CB23 Jonny Evans 53'
LB20 Fábio 72'
RM26 Gabriel Obertan 23'
CM24 Darren Fletcher
CM22 John O'Shea
LM17 Nani 63'
CF27 Federico Macheda 63'
CF11 Ryan Giggs (c) 51'
Substitutes:
GK29 Tomasz Kuszczak
GK40 Ben Amos
DF12 Chris Smalling
DF30 Ritchie De Laet
MF13 Park Ji-sung
MF18 Paul Scholes 72'
MF28 Darron Gibson 51'
MF31 Corry Evans
MF35 Tom Cleverley 23'
FW9 Dimitar Berbatov
FW14 Javier Hernández 63'
FW19 Danny Welbeck 63'
FW32 Mame Biram Diouf
Manager:
Sir Alex Ferguson

Most Valuable Player:
Federico Macheda (Manchester United)

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References
  1. 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. "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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