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2008 Pepsi Major League Soccer All-Star Game
MLS ALLSTAR 2008.png
Event MLS All-Stars
MLS All-Stars West Ham United
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Date 24 July 2008
Venue BMO Field
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance 20,844
Weather Partly cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)

The 2008 Pepsi Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 13th consecutive MLS All-Star Game. The MLS All-Stars faced West Ham United of the English Premier League.[1] The game was played on July 24, 2008, with the MLS winning 3-2. New England Revolution coach Steve Nicol coached the All-Stars.[2] The motto for the 2008 MLS All-Star Game is "Major League Soccer Takes on the World." Chicago Fire's Cuauhtémoc Blanco was named MVP.[3]

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[edit] Toronto FC named host

MLS Commissioner Don Garber awarded the 2008 All-Star Game to Toronto, Ontario in 2007 on the eve of MLS All-Star 2007. The game was played in the new soccer-specific stadium, BMO Field and was the first MLS All-Star Game held in Canada. BMO Field is home to the MLS' 13th franchise, Toronto FC.[4]

“ Toronto's response to the arrival of MLS has been nothing short of extraordinary and that is a credit to the excellent leadership of MLSE. Clearly, BMO Field will provide a vibrant and enthusiastic setting for the 2008 MLS All-Star Game. We are excited to partner with MLSE and the passionate soccer fans in Toronto to hosting this memorable display of the world's game. ”

—Don Garber, [5]

[edit] West Ham United

Main article: West Ham United F.C.

On April 4, 2008, the Major League Soccer website announced that English Premier League club West Ham United would be the fifth international opponent for the marquee event. Founded in 1895, the East London club was originally called Thames Ironworks FC but switched to West Ham United five years later and has been playing at the Boleyn Ground since 1904. West Ham has forged a reputation of cultivating some of the world's top players, such as Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, and Joe Cole, giving rise to its frequent reference as The Academy of Football.[6]

[edit] MLS All-Stars

[edit] Voting

Major League Soccer released an official ballot to decide the players called to represent the league in the All-Star game. A four-tier voting system will determine the First XI players selected for the 2008 game. The online fan balloting program will comprise 25 percent of the total vote, with coaches and general managers (25%), players (25%), and media (25%) combining for the remaining 75% percent of the vote. The total vote will honor the MLS First XI, regardless of whether or not those players start on July 24. Major League Soccer will have final decision on all balloting matters.[7]

[edit] 2008 All-Star Game Rosters

[edit] Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer and Toronto FC, hosts of the 2008 Pepsi MLS All-Star Game, unveiled the MLS All-Star First XI in a press conference aired live exclusively on MLSnet.com from BMO Field on Thursday, July 10 at 11 a.m. ET.[8] In addition to the First XI, Commissioner Don Garber picked two more players for the All-Star team, and coach Steve Nicol received five picks on July 15, 2008.[9]

After the U.S. U-23 Olympic Team roster was announced, three additional picks were awarded to Steve Nicol on Thursday, July 17 to replace Michael Parkhurst, Sacha Kljestan, and Robbie Rogers. The additions included 2006 MLS Rookie of the Year Jonathan Bornstein, veteran Steve Ralston, and Colombian Juan Toja, who scored a goal in last year's All-Star Game.[10]

As of July 19, 2008. Players in bold denotes First XI status.[11]

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Matt Reis
2 United States DF Frankie Hejduk
5 Argentina MF Christian Gómez ~
7 United States MF Steve Ralston ~ [10]
8 Colombia MF Juan Toja ~ [10]
9 Colombia FW Juan Pablo Ángel ~
10 United States FW Landon Donovan
11 Canada DF Jim Brennan ~
12 United States DF Jimmy Conrad
13 United States DF Jonathan Bornstein ~ [10]
14 Canada MF Dwayne De Rosario †
17 United States FW Edson Buddle †
18 Canada GK Pat Onstad ~
21 Grenada MF Shalrie Joseph
No. Position Player
23 England MF David Beckham
25 United States MF Pablo Mastroeni ~
33 United States FW Kenny Cooper
70 Mexico MF Cuauhtémoc Blanco
-- Argentina FW Guillermo Barros Schelotto ♦
-- United States GK Jon Busch ♦
-- United States FW Brian Ching ♦
-- United States MF Maurice Edu ♦
-- Brazil FW Luciano Emilio ♦
-- United States MF Sacha Kljestan ♦
-- United States DF Michael Parkhurst ♦
-- United States MF Robbie Rogers ♦
-- Costa Rica DF Gonzalo Segares ♦
-- Mali MF Bakary Soumare ♦

~ - Players selected by coach

† - "Commissioner's Picks"

♦ - Inactive

[edit] West Ham United

As of May 13, 2008.[12]

No. Position Player
1 England GK Robert Green
2 Australia DF Lucas Neill (captain)
3 Northern Ireland DF George McCartney
4 Wales DF Daniel Gabbidon
5 England DF Anton Ferdinand
6 England DF Matthew Upson
7 Sweden MF Fredrik Ljungberg
8 England MF Scott Parker
9 England FW Dean Ashton
10 Wales FW Craig Bellamy
11 England MF Matthew Etherington
12 England FW Carlton Cole
14 Ghana DF John Paintsil
16 England MF Mark Noble
17 England MF Hayden Mullins
18 United States DF Jonathan Spector
No. Position Player
19 Wales DF James Collins
20 France MF Julien Faubert
21 England GK Richard Wright
22 England MF Tony Stokes
23 England GK James Walker
25 England FW Bobby Zamora
26 Scotland MF Nigel Quashie
27 England DF Calum Davenport
28 England MF Kyel Reid
29 England MF Lee Bowyer
30 England DF James Tomkins
32 England MF Kieron Dyer
34 Portugal MF Luís Boa Morte
35 Iceland DF Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
39 Wales MF Jack Collison
40 England FW Freddie Sears

[edit] Match details

2008-07-24
19:25 EDT
 MLS All-Stars United States/Canada 3 – 2 England West Ham United BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 20,844
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
Gómez Goal 27'
Blanco Goal 45'
De Rosario Goal 70' (pen.)		 (Recap) Ashton Goal 26', Goal 67'
MLS ALL-STARS:
GK 1 United States Matt Reis Substituted off in the 70th minute 70'
DF 2 United States Frankie Hejduk Booked in the 56th minute 56' Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
DF 12 United States Jimmy Conrad Booked in the 82nd minute 82'
DF 13 United States Jonathan Bornstein Booked in the 52nd minute 52' Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
MF 5 Argentina Christian Gómez Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
MF 8 Colombia Juan Toja Substituted off in the 59th minute 59'
MF 21 Grenada Shalrie Joseph
MF 23 England David Beckham
MF 25 United States Pablo Mastroeni
FW 33 United States Kenny Cooper Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
FW 70 Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Substitutes:
GK 18 Canada Pat Onstad Substituted on in the 70th minute 70'
DF 11 Canada Jim Brennan Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
MF 7 United States Steve Ralston Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
MF 14 Canada Dwayne De Rosario Substituted on in the 59th minute 59'
FW 9 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 10 United States Landon Donovan Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 17 United States Edson Buddle Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
Manager:
Scotland Steve Nicol
WEST HAM UNITED:
GK 1 England Robert Green
DF 2 Australia Lucas Neill (c)
DF 5 England Anton Ferdinand
DF 27 England Calum Davenport
DF 40 England Joe Widdowson
MF 8 England Scott Parker Booked in the 45+1th minute 45+1'
MF 11 England Matthew Etherington Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
MF 17 England Hayden Mullins Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
MF 20 France Julien Faubert Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
FW 9 England Dean Ashton Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
FW 12 England Carlton Cole Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK 23 England James Walker
DF 45 England Jordan Spence
MF 13 Portugal Luís Boa Morte Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 22 England Tony Stokes Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
MF 28 England Kyel Reid Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
MF 31 Wales Jack Collison Substituted on in the 92nd minute 92'
MF 46 England Junior Stanislas Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
Manager:
England Alan Curbishley

Man of the Match:
Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco[3]

Assistant referees:
Canada Héctor Vergara
United States Greg Barkey
Fourth official:
United States Mark Geiger

[edit] Statistics

MLS West Ham
Goals scored 3 2
Total shots 11 12
Shots on target 4 7
Total Saves 5 1
Fouls 17 15
Offsides 4 2
Corner kicks 7 3
Yellow cards 3 1
Red cards 0 0

[edit] Notes

  • The 2008 MLS All-Star Game was the first to be played in Canada.
  • For the first time Pepsi was the official sponsor of the All-Star Game. Previously, Sierra Mist, a Pepsi brand, was the advertised sponsor.
  • This was the fifth time that the league's best players faced international competition in the MLS All-Star Game.
  • For the second consecutive year New England Revolution coach Steve Nicol was the head coach for the MLS side.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "West Ham to face MLS all-stars". Toronto Star. March 13, 2008. http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/345212. Retrieved 2008-03-13. 
  2. ^ "New England's Nicol to coach All Stars". Major League Soccer. June 28, 2008. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080628&content_id=168985&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-06-29. 
  3. ^ a b "Blanco leads MLS past West Ham". mlsnet.com. July 24, 2008. http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/all_star/2008/article.jsp?ymd=20080724&content_id=175476&vkey=allstar2008&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-26. 
  4. ^ BMO Field
  5. ^ "Toronto will host 2008 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game". Major League Soccer. July 18, 2007. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070718&content_id=106335&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. 
  6. ^ "MLS All-Stars to face West Ham United". Major League Soccer. April 3, 2008. http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/all_star/2008/article.jsp?ymd=20080403&content_id=147419&vkey=allstar2008&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-03. 
  7. ^ "2008 MLSNET.COM All-Star Ballot". Major League Soccer. 2008. http://www.mlsnet.com/mls/events/all_star/2008/ballot/register.jsp. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 
  8. ^ "MLS All-Star First XI to be announced July 10". Major League Soccer. July 3, 2008. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080703&content_id=170118&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-03. 
  9. ^ "MLS Announces All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. July 15, 2008. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080715&content_id=172831&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 
  10. ^ a b c d "Three added to All-Star roster". Major League Soccer. July 17, 2008. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080717&content_id=173407&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-19. 
  11. ^ "MLS All-Star First XI announced". Major League Soccer. July 10, 2008. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080710&content_id=171689&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-10. 
  12. ^ "West Ham United Player Profiles". WHUFC.com. 2008. http://www.whufc.com/page/FirstTeamProfiles/0,,12562,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-12. 
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