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2012 MLS All-Star Game

Soccer game played in Chester, Pennsylvania

Field	Value
title	AT&T MLS All-Star Game 2012
image	[[File:2012 MLS All-Star Game.png	150px]]
event	[2012 Major League Soccer season](2012-major-league-soccer-season)
team1	MLS All-Stars
team1association
team1score	3
team2	Chelsea
team2association
team2score	2
date	July 25, 2012
stadium	PPL Park
city	Chester, Pennsylvania
man_of_the_match1a	Chris Pontius (MLS All-Stars)
man_of_the_match1aname	Most Valuable Player
referee	Baldomero Toledo
attendance	19,236
previous	[2011](2011-mls-all-star-game)
next	[2013](2013-mls-all-star-game)

The 2012 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, held on July 25, 2012, was the 17th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. The game was played at PPL Park, now known as Subaru Park, in Chester, Pennsylvania, the first time an all-star event was played in the Philadelphia area since the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.

The game featured the MLS All-Stars against Premier League team Chelsea, who were the FA Cup and European Champions League holders. Chelsea made their 2nd appearance in the MLS All-Star Game; the Blues were visiting side in the 2006 MLS All-Star Game at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, losing to the MLS XI 1–0.

Piotr Nowak, the coach of the Philadelphia Union (the All-Star Game's host), was originally announced to coach the MLS All-Stars. MLS chose D.C. United coach and Pennsylvania native Ben Olsen to coach the All-Stars.

A tracking system was worn by each player to monitor heart rate, intensity of play, speed, distance covered and other personal characteristics in real-time.

Rosters

MLS All-Stars

♦ (Captain) ♦ ** % ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

♦ - Players selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber

- Injured and unavailable for matchday

** - Added as a replacement for Heath Pearce

% - Promoted from the Inactive Roster to the Active Roster to fulfill Chelsea's request that the number of substitutes be increased from seven to ten.

♥ - "Inactive Roster" players voted for by other players in MLS

Chelsea

Match

Details

Wondolowski
Pontius
Johnson
Terry
Lampard

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USA Ben Olsen

ITA Roberto Di Matteo

References

(January 24, 2012). "With PPL named ASG home, Philly's vision is rewarded". Major League Soccer.
(April 11, 2012). "All-Star Game: Chelsea return for grudge match at PPL". Major League Soccer.
After Nowak was dismissed from the Union on June 13,[http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2012/news/article/2012/06/13/all-star-mls-announce-nowaks-replacement-soon "All-Star: MLS to announce Nowak's replacement soon,"] from MLSsoccer, 6/13/2012
[http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2012/news/article/2012/06/21/all-star-olsens-appointment-team-honor-united "Olsen's appointment a 'team honor' for United,"] from MLSsoccer.com, 6/21/2012
"Adidas to Debut World's First 'Smart Game'". Discovery News.

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