2010 MLS All-Star Game

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Event 2010 Major League Soccer season
DateJuly 28, 2010
Venue Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Most Valuable Player Federico Macheda (Manchester United)
Referee Jorge Gonzalez [1]
Attendance70,728
2009
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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.

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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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Donovan Ricketts (LA Galaxy)
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Larentowicz (Colorado Rapids)
3 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Jámison Olave (Real Salt Lake)
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy)
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake, injured)
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Heath Pearce (FC Dallas)
7 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)
9 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Juan Pablo Ángel (New York Red Bulls)
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
11 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake)
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA, injured)
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Edson Buddle (LA Galaxy)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bobby Convey (San Jose Earthquakes)
16 MF Flag of Guatemala.svg  GUA Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire)
17 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
19 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Sébastien Le Toux (Philadelphia Union)
20 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL David Ferreira (FC Dallas)
21 MF Flag of Grenada.svg  GRN Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution)
22 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Wilman Conde (Chicago Fire)
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo)
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Alston (New England Revolution)
99 FW Flag of Bolivia.svg  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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Edwin van der Sar
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Wes Brown
9 FW Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Dimitar Berbatov
11 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Ryan Giggs
12 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chris Smalling
13 MF Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  KOR Park Ji-sung
14 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Javier Hernández
17 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Nani
18 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Scholes
19 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Danny Welbeck
20 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Fabio
21 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafael
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL John O'Shea
23 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Jonny Evans
24 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Darren Fletcher
26 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Gabriel Obertan
27 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Federico Macheda
28 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Darron Gibson
29 GK Flag of Poland.svg  POL Tomasz Kuszczak
30 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Ritchie De Laet
31 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Corry Evans
32 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Mame Biram Diouf
35 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Cleverley
40 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ben Amos

Match details

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Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 70,728
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez [1]
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Manchester United
GK1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Donovan Ricketts Sub off.svg 45'
RB30 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Alston Sub off.svg 74'
CB3 Flag of Colombia.svg Jámison Olave Sub off.svg 45'
CB8 Flag of the United States.svg Chad Marshall Sub off.svg 63'
LB6 Flag of the United States.svg Heath Pearce Sub off.svg 74'
RM19 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Le Toux Sub off.svg 45'
CM11 Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Morales Sub off.svg 63'
CM21 Flag of Grenada.svg Shalrie Joseph Sub off.svg 74'
CM7 Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Barros Schelotto Sub off.svg 45'
LM16 Flag of Guatemala.svg Marco Pappa Sub off.svg 45'
CF9 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Ángel (c)Sub off.svg 45'
Substitutes:
GK18 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Rimando Sub on.svg 45'
DF4 Flag of the United States.svg Omar Gonzalez Sub on.svg 45'
DF22 Flag of Colombia.svg Wilman Conde Yellow card.svg 69'Sub on.svg 63'
MF2 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Larentowicz Sub on.svg 45'
MF15 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Convey Sub on.svg 45'
MF17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dwayne De Rosario Sub on.svg 74'
MF20 Flag of Colombia.svg David Ferreira Sub on.svg 45'
MF24 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Davis Sub on.svg 74'
FW10 Flag of the United States.svg Landon Donovan Sub on.svg 74'
FW14 Flag of the United States.svg Edson Buddle
FW25 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ching Sub on.svg 45'
FW99 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Jaime Moreno Sub on.svg 63'
Manager:
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Arena
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GK1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin van der Sar
RB21 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael
CB6 Flag of England.svg Wes Brown
CB23 Ulster Banner.svg Jonny Evans Yellow card.svg 53'
LB20 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Sub off.svg 72'
RM26 Flag of France.svg Gabriel Obertan Sub off.svg 23'
CM24 Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Fletcher
CM22 Flag of Ireland.svg John O'Shea
LM17 Flag of Portugal.svg Nani Sub off.svg 63'
CF27 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Macheda Sub off.svg 63'
CF11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Giggs (c)Sub off.svg 51'
Substitutes:
GK29 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kuszczak
GK40 Flag of England.svg Ben Amos
DF12 Flag of England.svg Chris Smalling
DF30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ritchie De Laet
MF13 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park Ji-sung
MF18 Flag of England.svg Paul Scholes Sub on.svg 72'
MF28 Flag of Ireland.svg Darron Gibson Sub on.svg 51'
MF31 Ulster Banner.svg Corry Evans
MF35 Flag of England.svg Tom Cleverley Sub on.svg 23'
FW9 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Berbatov
FW14 Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Hernández Sub on.svg 63'
FW19 Flag of England.svg Danny Welbeck Sub on.svg 63'
FW32 Flag of Senegal.svg Mame Biram Diouf
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Sir Alex Ferguson

Most Valuable Player:
Flag of Italy.svg Federico Macheda (Manchester United)

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