The 2010 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, held on July 28, 2010,Houston is prominent in MLS All-Star Logo, José de Jesus Ortiz, Houston Chronicle 31 March 2010 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.
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. 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.
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. 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).
2010 MLS All-Star Game Rosters
Major League Soccer The 2010 MLS All-Star First XI was announced on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 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.
Players in bold denotes First XI status.
Manchester United Manchester United announced their squad on July 9, 2010.
Match details
GK 1 Donovan Ricketts RB 30 Kevin Alston CB 3 Jámison Olave CB 8 Chad Marshall LB 6 Heath Pearce RM 19 Sébastien Le Toux CM 11 Javier Morales CM 21 Shalrie Joseph CM 7 Guillermo Barros Schelotto LM 16 Marco Pappa CF 9 Juan Pablo Ángel (c) Substitutes:GK 18 Nick Rimando DF 4 Omar Gonzalez DF 22 Wilman Conde MF 2 Jeff Larentowicz MF 15 Bobby Convey MF 17 Dwayne De Rosario MF 20 David Ferreira MF 24 Brad Davis FW 10 Landon Donovan FW 14 Edson BuddleFW 25 Brian Ching FW 99 Jaime Moreno Manager: Bruce Arena GK 1 Edwin van der SarRB 21 RafaelCB 6 Wes BrownCB 23 Jonny Evans LB 20 Fabio RM 26 Gabriel Obertan CM 24 Darren FletcherCM 22 John O'SheaLM 17 Nani CF 27 Federico Macheda CF 11 Ryan Giggs (c) Substitutes:GK 29 Tomasz KuszczakGK 40 Ben AmosDF 12 Chris SmallingDF 30 Ritchie De LaetMF 13 Park Ji-sungMF 18 Paul Scholes MF 28 Darron Gibson MF 31 Corry EvansMF 35 Tom Cleverley FW 9 Dimitar BerbatovFW 14 Javier Hernández FW 19 Danny Welbeck FW 32 Mame Biram DioufManager: Sir Alex Ferguson Most Valuable Player: Federico Macheda (Manchester United)
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