2007 MLS All-Star Game
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Date | July 19, 2007 | ||||||
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Venue | Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado | ||||||
Man of the Match | Juan Pablo Ángel (MLS All-Stars) | ||||||
Referee | Baldomero Toledo David Bragg Jose Corro Michael Kennedy | ||||||
Attendance | 18,661 | ||||||
Weather | Cloudy, 85 °F | ||||||
The 2007 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 12th annual
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
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
2007 All-Star Game Rosters
Major League Soccer
Players in bold denotes First XI status.[2]
- Head coach: Steve Nicol (New England Revolution)
~ – Players selected by coach
† – "Commissioner's Picks"[3]
Celtic
Pos. | Player |
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GK | Artur Boruc |
D | Lee Naylor |
D | Mark Wilson |
D | Stephen McManus |
D | John Kennedy |
M | Scott Brown |
M | Massimo Donati |
M | Aiden McGeady |
M | Theódór Elmar Bjarnason |
F | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink |
F | Scott McDonald |
All-Star Selections By Club
Club | # Selections |
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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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Report |
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Match rules
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Notes
- ^ "Rapids to host '07 MLS all-star game". January 24, 2007.
- ^ Halpin, Jason (July 5, 2007). "Hot strikers lead MLS All-Star First XI". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010.
- ^ "Toronto FC's O'Brien earns all-star call". The Globe and Mail. July 10, 2007.