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2007 MLS All-Star Game
Soccer game played in Commerce City, Colorado
Soccer game played in Commerce City, Colorado
David Bragg Jose Corro Michael Kennedy
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. 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
Main article: Celtic F.C.
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.
| Pos. | Player | Team | MLS Exp. | MLS All-Star Starters | F | F | M | M | M | M | M | D | D | D | GK | All-Star Subs | F | F | M | M | M | D | GK | All-Star Reserves | F | F | F | M | M | M | M | M | M | D | D | D | GK | GK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL **Juan Pablo Ángel** | New York Red Bulls | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA **Eddie Johnson** | Kansas City Wizards | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN **Dwayne DeRosario** | Houston Dynamo | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRN **Shalrie Joseph** | New England Revolution | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COL **Juan Toja** | FC Dallas | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA **Ricardo Clark** | Houston Dynamo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRE Ronnie O'Brien ~ | Toronto FC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA **Jimmy Conrad** | Kansas City Wizards | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA **Jonathan Bornstein** | Chivas USA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA **Michael Parkhurst** | New England Revolution | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA **Matt Reis** | New England Revolution | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Brian Ching ~ | Houston Dynamo | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Landon Donovan ~ | Los Angeles Galaxy | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Cobi Jones † | Los Angeles Galaxy | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Pablo Mastroeni ~ | Colorado Rapids | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARG **Christian Gomez** | D.C. United | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Eddie Pope † | Real Salt Lake | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Kevin Hartman ~ | Kansas City Wizards | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jeff Cunningham | Toronto FC | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENG Danny Dichio | Toronto FC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Kyle Beckerman | Real Salt Lake | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Justin Mapp | Chicago Fire | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ben Olsen | D.C. United | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Steve Ralston | New England Revolution | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Claudio Reyna | New York Red Bulls | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Jim Brennan | Toronto FC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Kevin Goldthwaite | [Toronto FC] | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Eddie Robinson | Houston Dynamo | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Pat Onstad | [Houston Dynamo] | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Greg Sutton | Toronto FC | 3 |
- Head coach: Steve Nicol (New England Revolution)
~ – Players selected by coach
† – "Commissioner's Picks"
Celtic
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| GK | POL Artur Boruc |
| D | ENG Lee Naylor |
| D | SCO Mark Wilson |
| D | SCO Stephen McManus |
| D | SCO John Kennedy |
| M | SCO Scott Brown |
| M | ITA Massimo Donati |
| M | IRE Aiden McGeady |
| M | ISL Theódór Elmar Bjarnason |
| F | NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink |
| F | AUS 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
- Ángel
- Toja
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|---|
| SCO Steve Nicol |
|---|
| SCO Gordon Strachan |
|---|
Notes
References
- (January 24, 2007). "Rapids to host '07 MLS all-star game".
- Halpin, Jason. (2007-07-05). "Hot strikers lead MLS All-Star First XI".
- (2007-07-10). "Toronto FC's O'Brien earns all-star call". [[The Globe and Mail]].
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