2012 MLS All-Star Game
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| Event | 2012 Major League Soccer season | ||||||
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| Date | July 25, 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Most Valuable Player Chris Pontius (MLS All-Stars) | | |||||
| Referee | Baldomero Toledo | ||||||
| Attendance | 19,236 | ||||||
The 2012 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, held on July 25, 2012, was the 17th annual
The game featured the MLS All-Stars against
Piotr Nowak, the coach of the Philadelphia Union (the All-Star Game's host), was originally announced to coach the MLS All-Stars.[2] After Nowak was dismissed from the Union on June 13,[3] MLS chose D.C. United coach and Pennsylvania native Ben Olsen to coach the All-Stars.[4]
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.[5]
Rosters
MLS All-Stars
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
♦ - 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Match
Details
MLS All-Stars   | 3–2 |  Chelsea |
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Volkswagen MLS All-Star MVP:
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Match rules
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References
- ^ "With PPL named ASG home, Philly's vision is rewarded". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ a b "All-Star Game: Chelsea return for grudge match at PPL". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. April 11, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ "All-Star: MLS to announce Nowak's replacement soon," from MLSsoccer, 6/13/2012
- ^ "Olsen's appointment a 'team honor' for United," from MLSsoccer.com, 6/21/2012
- ^ "Adidas to Debut World's First 'Smart Game'". Discovery News. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
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