2007 MLS All-Star Game

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Sierra Mist 2007 MLS All-Star Game
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Event MLS All-Stars
MLS All-Stars Celtic
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DateJuly 19, 2007
Venue Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Man of the Match Juan Pablo Ángel (MLS All-Stars)
Referee Baldomero Toledo
David Bragg
Jose Corro
Michael Kennedy
Attendance18,661
WeatherCloudy, 85 °F
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The 2007 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 12th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game. The 2007 MLS All-Star Game took place on July 19, 2007 between the 2007 MLS All-Stars and Celtic.

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Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the new home stadium of the Colorado Rapids in Commerce City, CO, hosted the 2007 Sierra Mist All-Star Game. [1] This was the first time that Dick's Sporting Goods Park hosted the MLS All-Star game.

David Beckham made an appearance and participated in a special introduction to the fans on hand as well as in a halftime ESPN interview, and watched the game from the Commissioner's Box.

The MLS All-Stars defeated Celtic 2–0, giving them a perfect 4–0 record against international competition.

Background

Major League Soccer announced on Thursday, January 25, 2007 that Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the new home of the Colorado Rapids located just outside downtown Denver, will host the 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game on July 19, pitting Scottish club Celtic FC against the best from MLS. MLS announced the news during a press conference at The Pinnacle Club in the Grand Hyatt featuring MLS Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis and Colorado Rapids Managing Director Jeff Plush. "We are thrilled to welcome Celtic, one of the world's most popular teams, for a quality match against the best of MLS at our newest soccer cathedral, Dick's Sporting Goods Park," said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. "We look forward to an exciting evening in this tremendous new soccer-specific venue."

A week before the 2007 All-Star game the ColoradoRapids.com posted a news release on their website stating that less than 1,000 tickets remained for the 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game on July 19 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Tickets for the All-Star Game went on sale to the public Saturday, May 5, 2007 at 10:00 am MT.

Celtic

Glasgow-based Celtic captured their 41st Scottish championship in April (2007), and featured such high-profile players as Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc, Scottish defenders Steven Pressley and Stephen McManus, Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura, Danish midfielder Thomas Gravesen and Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Celtic has one of the most dedicated and widespread fan bases in all of club soccer, and were the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967. Celtic had a long and historic rivalry with fellow Glaswegian club Rangers, the two being known as the Old Firm.

2007 All-Star Game Rosters

Major League Soccer

Players in bold denotes First XI status. [2]

Pos.PlayerTeamMLS Exp.
MLS All-Star Starters
F Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Ángel New York Red Bulls 0
F Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Johnson Kansas City Wizards 6
M Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dwayne DeRosario Houston Dynamo 6
M Flag of Grenada.svg Shalrie Joseph New England Revolution 4
M Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Toja FC Dallas 0
M Flag of the United States.svg Ricardo Clark Houston Dynamo 4
M Flag of Ireland.svg Ronnie O'Brien ~ Toronto FC 5
D Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Conrad Kansas City Wizards 8
D Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bornstein Chivas USA 1
D Flag of the United States.svg Michael Parkhurst New England Revolution 2
GK Flag of the United States.svg Matt Reis New England Revolution 9
All-Star Subs
F Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ching ~ Houston Dynamo 5
F Flag of the United States.svg Landon Donovan ~ Los Angeles Galaxy 6
M Flag of the United States.svg Cobi Jones † Los Angeles Galaxy 11
M Flag of the United States.svg Pablo Mastroeni ~ Colorado Rapids 9
M Flag of Argentina.svg Christian Gomez D.C. United 3
D Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Pope † Real Salt Lake 11
GK Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Hartman ~ Kansas City Wizards 10
All-Star Reserves
F Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Cunningham Toronto FC 9
F Flag of England.svg Danny Dichio Toronto FC 0
F Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 5
M Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Beckerman Real Salt Lake 7
M Flag of the United States.svg Justin Mapp Chicago Fire 5
M Flag of the United States.svg Ben Olsen D.C. United 8
M Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew 0
M Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ralston New England Revolution 11
M Flag of the United States.svg Claudio Reyna New York Red Bulls 0
D Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Brennan Toronto FC 0
D Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Goldthwaite [Toronto FC]3
D Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Robinson Houston Dynamo 6
GK Flag of the United States.svg Pat Onstad [Houston Dynamo]5
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Sutton Toronto FC 3

~ – Players selected by coach

† – "Commissioner's Picks" [3]

Celtic

Pos.Player
GK Flag of Poland.svg Artur Boruc
D Flag of England.svg Lee Naylor
D Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Wilson
D Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen McManus
D Flag of Scotland.svg John Kennedy
M Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Brown
M Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Donati
M Flag of Ireland.svg Aiden McGeady
M Flag of Iceland.svg Theódór Elmar Bjarnason
F Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott McDonald

All-Star Selections By Club

Club# Selections
New England Revolution 5
Houston Dynamo 4
Toronto FC 4
New York Red Bulls 3
Kansas City Wizards 3
Chivas USA 2
D.C. United 2
Real Salt Lake 2
Columbus Crew 1
Los Angeles Galaxy 2
FC Dallas 1
Colorado Rapids 1
Chicago Fire 1

Match details

2007 MLS All-Star Game
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Attendance: 18,661
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
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MLS All-Star MVP:
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Assistant referees:
David Bragg
Jose Corro
Fourth official:
Michael Kennedy

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Unlimited substitutions.
  • No extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Rapids to host '07 MLS all-star game". January 24, 2007.
  2. ↑ Halpin, Jason (July 5, 2007). "Hot strikers lead MLS All-Star First XI". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Toronto FC's O'Brien earns all-star call". The Globe and Mail . July 10, 2007.
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