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MLS All-Star 2009
Event	Major League Soccer All-Star Game
	Everton won 4-3 on penalties
Date	July 29, 2009
Venue	Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah
Referee	Ricardo Salazar
Attendance	20,124
	← MLS All-Star 2008 MLS All-Star 2010 →

The 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 14^th consecutive MLS All-Star Game. The MLS All-Stars faced Everton of the Premier League on July 29, 2009.^[1] The match ended in a 1–1 draw at full time and went to an immediate penalty shootout, which Everton won 4–3. Everton's American goalkeeper Tim Howard, who saved three kicks in the shootout, was named MVP of the match. This was the first win for an international club team in six tries against the MLS All-Stars.^[2]

[edit] Host

Major League Soccer announced on July 9, 2008 that Rio Tinto Stadium, the League's newest soccer-specific venue, would host the 2009 MLS All-Star Game in the summer of 2009. MLS President Mark Abbott joined Real Salt Lake Owner David W. Checketts, Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., and Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan at a press conference at the new Stadium to officially announce the event. This was the first MLS All-Star Game held in Utah.

“	We are excited to bring the 2009 MLS All-Star Game to Utah and Major League Soccer's newest world-class venue. Real Salt Lake has a history of hosting first-rate soccer events, and we certainly expect Dave Checketts and his staff to continue this tradition with the All-Star Game. It is a testament to the growth of the League that we are able to host this wonderful event in a soccer-specific stadium for the seventh consecutive year.	”
—Mark Abbott, ^[3]

[edit] MLS All-Stars voting

Like the previous year, the MLS All-Star First XI was determined by an online fan voting system which 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 opened May 13, 2009 and ended July 6, 2009.^[4] Two weeks into the fan voting period, Seattle Sounders FC players made up nine of the 11 top vote-getters, with Kasey Keller as the overall leader in total votes.^[5]

After the end of the voting period, Freddie Ljungberg received the most fan votes. The fan's first XI included Kasey Keller(Seattle), Chad Marshall (Columbus), Wilman Conde (Chicago), Geoff Cameron (Houston), Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus), Stuart Holden (Houston), Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle), Shalrie Joseph (New England), Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto), Conor Casey (Colorado), and Landon Donovan (Los Angeles).^[6] The additional seven players were chosen by head coach Dominic Kinnear of Houston and the Commissioner Don Garber.

[edit] 2009 MLS All-Star Game Rosters

[edit] Major League Soccer

The 2009 MLS All-Star First XI was announced in a special episode of MLSnet.com Extra Time, which aired 3 p.m. ET on Monday, July 13, 2009. On the following Monday, July 20, 2009, All-Star coach Dominic Kinnear and his assistants chose five additional players, with MLS Commissioner Don Garber adding the two final players to the 18-man roster.^[7] The All-Stars are:

As of July 26, 2009. Players in bold denotes First XI status.^[8]

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Zach Thornton ^
2	DF	Wilman Conde
4	DF	Bakary Soumare &
5	MF	Kyle Beckerman ♦
8	MF	Freddie Ljungberg
7	MF	Will Johnson %
9	FW	Conor Casey
10	FW	Landon Donovan
11	MF	Brad Davis ♣
14	DF	Chad Marshall
15	MF	Davy Arnaud ♣
17	FW	Fredy Montero ♣

No.	Position	Player
18	GK	Kasey Keller
20	DF	Geoff Cameron
22	MF	Stuart Holden
34	DF	Jhon Kennedy Hurtado ♣
70	MF	Cuauhtémoc Blanco ‡
77	MF	Javier Morales ♦
--	GK	Pat Onstad ♣^
--	MF	Shalrie Joseph %
--	MF	Dwayne De Rosario †
--	MF	Guillermo Barros Schelotto
--	FW	Brian Ching ♣&

† - De Rosario was not available for the 2009 MLS All-Star game due to a Toronto FC CONCACAF Champions League game.

‡ - Blanco was chosen to take the place of De Rosario, being the next-highest vote getter in the midfield position.

♦ - "Commissioner's Picks", chosen by MLS Commissioner Don Garber.^[9]

♣ - Players selected by All-Star Coach Dominic Kinnear.^[10]

% - Johnson is an injury replacement for Joseph who suffered a bone bruise in his right knee.^[11]

& - Soumare was a replacement for Ching, who was rested after he competed in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup with the US national team.^[12]

^ - Zach Thornton replaced Pat Onstad due to injury.^[13]

The following players fell short of the MLS All-Star First XI in voting^[7]:

Goalkeepers:
- Pat Onstad - 2.09% Fan votes, 3.11% Player votes, 2.53% Media votes, 6.36% Coach/GM votes
Defenders:
- Jhon Kennedy Hurtado - 5.42% Fan votes, 2.87% Player votes, 5.70% Media votes, 4.55% Coach/GM votes
- Jonathan Bornstein - 1.80% Fan votes, 3.71% Player votes, 5.70% Media votes, 7.27% Coach/GM votes
Midfielders:
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco - 3.93% Fan votes, 2.75% Player votes, 11.08% Media votes, 4.09% Coach/GM votes
- Ricardo Clark - 2.03% Fan votes, 5.86% Player votes, 4.75% Media votes, 8.18% Coach/GM votes
- Osvaldo Alonso - 5.34% Fan votes, 2.39% Player votes, 7.28% Media votes, 3.18% Coach/GM votes
- Paulo Nagamura - 1.02% Fan votes, 4.67% Player votes, 2.85% Media votes, 9.55% Coach/GM votes
Forwards:
- Fredy Montero - 6.39% Fan votes, 6.22% Player votes, 12.98% Media votes, 5.46% Coach/GM votes
- Brian McBride - 3.40% Fan votes, 8.49% Player votes, 3.48% Media votes, 6.82% Coach/GM votes

[edit] Everton F.C.

As of 12 July 2009.^[14]

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Carlo Nash
2	DF	Tony Hibbert
3	DF	Leighton Baines
4	DF	Joseph Yobo
5	DF	Joleon Lescott
6	DF	Phil Jagielka
9	FW	Louis Saha
10	MF	Mikel Arteta
11	FW	Jô (on loan from Manchester City)
12	GK	Iain Turner
14	FW	James Vaughan
17	MF	Tim Cahill
18	MF	Phil Neville (captain)
20	MF	Steven Pienaar

No.	Position	Player
21	MF	Leon Osman
22	FW	Yakubu Aiyegbeni
24	GK	Tim Howard
25	MF	Marouane Fellaini
26	MF	Jack Rodwell
27	FW	Lukas Jutkiewicz
28	FW	Victor Anichebe
30	GK	John Ruddy
31	DF	Séamus Coleman
32	MF	Dan Gosling
35	FW	Kieran Agard ^[15]
37	FW	Jose Baxter
38	MF	James Wallace ^[16]
—	DF	Shkodran Mustafi

[edit] Match details

2009-07-29 21:25 EDT	MLS All-Stars /	1 – 1	Everton	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah Attendance: 20,124 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA)
	Davis 26'	Report	Saha 12'

		Penalties
	Donovan Davis Arnaud Johnson Casey Ljungberg	3 – 4	Vaughan Jô Baines Neville Lescott Rodwell


MLS ALL-STARS:
GK	18	Kasey Keller	46'	62'
DF	20	Geoff Cameron
DF	14	Chad Marshall	46'
DF	2	Wilman Conde	63'
MF	22	Stuart Holden	63'
MF	5	Kyle Beckerman	46'
MF	8	Freddie Ljungberg (c)
MF	11	Brad Davis
FW	17	Fredy Montero	46'
FW	9	Conor Casey
FW	70	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	63'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Zach Thornton	46'	62'
DF	4	Bakary Soumare	46'
DF	34	Jhon Kennedy Hurtado	63'
MF	7	Will Johnson	46'
MF	15	Davy Arnaud	63'
MF	77	Javier Morales	63'
FW	10	Landon Donovan	46'
Manager:
Dominic Kinnear


EVERTON:
GK	24	Tim Howard
DF	3	Leighton Baines
DF	2	Tony Hibbert
DF	5	Joleon Lescott
DF	4	Joseph Yobo
MF	17	Tim Cahill		76'
MF	26	Jack Rodwell	78'
MF	25	Marouane Fellaini		56'
MF	18	Phil Neville (c)
MF	21	Leon Osman		76'
FW	9	Louis Saha		76'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Carlo Nash
MF	38	James Wallace		76'
FW	14	James Vaughan		76'
FW	11	Jô		56'
FW	22	Yakubu Aiyegbeni
FW	37	Jose Baxter		76'
Manager:
David Moyes

Man of the Match:
Tim Howard
Assistant referees:
Joe Fletcher
Philippe Briere
Fourth official:
Terry Vaughn

[edit] Statistics

	MLS	Everton F.C.
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	21	6
Shots on target	8	3
Total Saves	2	7
Fouls	17	17
Offsides	2	1
Corner kicks	5	2
Yellow cards	0	1
Red cards	0	0

[edit] Notes

The 2009 MLS All-Star Game was the first to be played in the state of Utah.
For the first time, AT&T was the official sponsor of the All-Star Game.
This was the sixth time that the league’s best players faced international competition in the MLS All-Star Game.
The game was broadcast in the US on ESPN2 in English and TeleFutura in Spanish.^[4]
This was the first All-Star match to be decided via penalty kicks.^[2]
This was the first time the MLS All-Stars were defeated by an international opponent^[2]

[edit] References

^ "MLS All-Stars to face Everton FC in 2009 MLS All-Star Game". Major League Soccer Communications. 2009-04-28. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090428&content_id=245820&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c Winner, Andrew (2009-07-30). "MLS All-Stars edged by Everton in PKs". Major League Soccer Communications. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090730&content_id=6141398&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
^ Major League Soccer: News: Article
^ ^a ^b Butler, Dylan (2009-05-23). "Voting open for MLS All-Stars First XI". MLSNet.com. http://www.mlsnet.com//news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090513&content_id=252380&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
^ Butler, Dylan (2009-05-26). "Seattle fans sounding out for a familiar First XI". MLSNet.com. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090526&content_id=4960482&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
^ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/07/mlss_first_xi_all-stars.html?wprss=soccerinsider
^ ^a ^b "MLS All-Star First XI features seven first-time All-Stars". MLSNet.com. 2009-07-13. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090713&content_id=5860306&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
^ "Commisioner picks RSL duo for All-Star game". MLSNet.com. 2009-07-15. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090715&content_id=5888106&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
^ "Commisioner picks RSL duo for All-Star game". MLSNet.com. 2009-07-15. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090715&content_id=5888106&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
^ "Kinnear selects six to bolster MLS All-Star team roster". MLSNet.com. 2009-07-20. http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/all_star/2009/article.jsp?ymd=20090720&content_id=5959080&vkey=allstar2009&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090725&content_id=6051606&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090725&content_id=6051606&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp
^ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090727&content_id=6087668&vkey=pr_cdc&fext=.jsp&team=t120
^ "Squad profiles". Everton F.C.. http://www.evertonfc.com/match/everton-squad.html. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
^ Kieran Agard is also eligible for Jamaica.
^ Wallace has been capped by Republic of Ireland at U-17 level, but is no longer eligible for their national team.

[0] "MLS All-Stars to face Everton FC in 2009 MLS All-Star Game". Major League Soccer Communications. 2009-04-28. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090428&content_id=245820&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-04-29.

[MLS_recap-1] Winner, Andrew (2009-07-30). "MLS All-Stars edged by Everton in PKs". Major League Soccer Communications. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090730&content_id=6141398&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-07-31.

[2] Major League Soccer: News: Article

[voting-3] Butler, Dylan (2009-05-23). "Voting open for MLS All-Stars First XI". MLSNet.com. http://www.mlsnet.com//news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090513&content_id=252380&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-05-27.

[4] Butler, Dylan (2009-05-26). "Seattle fans sounding out for a familiar First XI". MLSNet.com. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090526&content_id=4960482&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-05-27.

[5] ttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/07/mlss_first_xi_all-stars.html?wprss=soccerinsider

[MLSNet.com-6] "MLS All-Star First XI features seven first-time All-Stars". MLSNet.com. 2009-07-13. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090713&content_id=5860306&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-07-13.

[7] "Commisioner picks RSL duo for All-Star game". MLSNet.com. 2009-07-15. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090715&content_id=5888106&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-07-16.

[8] "Commisioner picks RSL duo for All-Star game". MLSNet.com. 2009-07-15. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090715&content_id=5888106&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-07-16.

[9] "Kinnear selects six to bolster MLS All-Star team roster". MLSNet.com. 2009-07-20. http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/all_star/2009/article.jsp?ymd=20090720&content_id=5959080&vkey=allstar2009&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-07-20.

[10] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090725&content_id=6051606&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

[11] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090725&content_id=6051606&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp

[12] ttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090727&content_id=6087668&vkey=pr_cdc&fext=.jsp&team=t120

[13] "Squad profiles". Everton F.C.. http://www.evertonfc.com/match/everton-squad.html. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

[14] Kieran Agard is also eligible for Jamaica.

[15] Wallace has been capped by Republic of Ireland at U-17 level, but is no longer eligible for their national team.

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