2007 MLS All-Star Game

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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.

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

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2007 All-Star Game Rosters

Major League Soccer

Players in bold denotes First XI status.[2]

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

~ – Players selected by coach

† – "Commissioner's Picks"[3]

Celtic

Pos. Player
GK Template:Flagicon Artur Boruc
D Template:Flagicon Lee Naylor
D Template:Flagicon Mark Wilson
D Template:Flagicon Stephen McManus
D Template:Flagicon John Kennedy
M Template:Flagicon Scott Brown
M Template:Flagicon Massimo Donati
M Template:Flagicon Aiden McGeady
M Template:Flagicon Theódór Elmar Bjarnason
F Template:Flagicon Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
F Template:Flagicon 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

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MLS All-Star MVP:
Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Ángel (MLS)
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

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External links

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