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2006 SIERRA MIST MLS ALL-STAR GAME

Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Ill.

Saturday, Aug. 5, 2005 (6:30 p.m. ET; Live on ESPN)

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This is the third time the MLS All-Stars have taken on international competition in the All-Star Game. Last year, on a brilliant sun-filled day at Columbus Crew Stadium, the MLS team ran out 4-1 winners against Fulham FC of the English Premier League. All-Star Game MVP Taylor Twellman gave the MLS a 23rd-minute lead, but Claus Jensen converted a penalty kick to pull Fulham level at halftime. Ronnie O'Brien put the MLS in the lead for good in the 56th minute, then Jeff Cunningham scored twice in the final five minutes to salt away the match.

In 2003 at The Home Depot Center, the MLS stars hit for three goals after the halftime break to defeat Chivas of Guadalajara 3-1. Ante Razov gave the MLS the lead in the 57th minute, then just two minutes after Jair Garcia leveled terms for the storied Mexican club, Carlos Ruiz scored in the 68th minute to again give the MLS the lead. DaMarcus Beasley finished off the scoring in the 83rd minute. Ruiz, the then-Los Angeles Galaxy striker playing on his home ground, was named the game's Honda Most Valuable Player.

That was the second consecutive year a single team of MLS All-Stars was selected for the midseason classic, as the year before the MLS All-Stars took on a U.S. national team selection following the USA's historic quarterfinal performance at FIFA World Cup 2002 Korea/Japan. All 18 of the players selected by Bruce Arena for the match plied their trade in MLS. In 1998, an international theme was also used in the MLS All-Star Game as a team of U.S. MLS stars took on a squad comprised of international MLS stars. Each of the other seven All-Star Games has featured an East vs. West format.

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MLS All-Stars
Starting Lineup

* 1 - Troy Perkins (GK)
* 4 - Facundo Erpen
* 5 - Chris Albright
* 8 - Richard Mulrooney
* 12 - Jimmy Conrad
* 13 - Christian Gomez
* 14 - Dwayne De Rosario
* 15 - Brian Ching
* 17 - Joshua Gros
* 32 - Bobby Boswell
* 99 - Jaime Moreno

Substitutes

* 22 - Joe Cannon (GK)
* 2 - Eddie Robinson
* 6 - Ronnie O'Brien
* 7 - Nate Jaqua
* 9 - Freddy Adu
* 11 - Alecko Eskandarian
* 26 - Ricardo Clark

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Chelsea FC
Starting Lineup

* 23 - Carlo Cudicini (GK)
* 5 - Michael Essien
* 7 - Andriy Shevchenko
* 8 - Frank Lampard
* 11 - Didier Drogba
* 13 - Michael Ballack
* 14 - Geremi Njitap
* 18 - Wayne Bridge
* 20 - Paulo Ferreira
* 24 - Shaun Wright-Phillips
* 26 - John Terry

Substitutes

* 40 - Hilario (GK)
* 6 - Ricardo Carvalho
* 10 - Joe Cole
* 12 - John Obi Mikel
* 16 - Arjen Robben
* 21 - Salomon Kalou
* 22 - Lassana Diarra
* 27 - Michael Mancienne
* 28 - Michael Woods
* 29 - Jimmy Smith
* 30 - Ryan Bertrand

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Dan Loney of American Soccer News has an excellent preview at
http://www.americansoccernews.net/columnists/loney/060803loney.shtml

Kristian Dyer posted another preview on ESPN
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=374930&root=mls&cc=5901

[freedumb2003]

Not quite sure how I ended up on your ping list (maybe I stopped in on some of the World Cup threads to post some sarcasm?)

Please take me off when you get a minute.

Thanks

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If you can't watch it on ESPN

Online Radio/Video: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/mls/sights/

Matchtracker: http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=08052006_ZZZMLS

[freedomson]

MLS all star game?

Sounds like a strong narcotic.

[soccer_maniac]

This is the reward for bashing "the beatiful game" :)

I'll remove you from the ping list.

[soccer_maniac]

Why? No stereoid involved?

Just image a sport where real athletes sprint/run for 90 minutes

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In other MLS news, UEFA Champions League winner FC Barcelona has arrived in the U.S. for a three-game tour. The Spanish giants face CD Guadalajara in Los Angeles Sunday before heading to Houston to face Club America (Aug. 9) and wrapping things up vs. the N.Y. Red Bulls (Aug. 12).

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Chivas USA and Soccer United Marketing have announced that the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has been completely sold out, at a total of 92,650 tickets, for Sunday's doubleheader featuring Chivas USA vs. the New England Revolution, in a Major League Soccer regular-season matchup, and Club Deportivo Guadalajara, Mexico's most popular soccer club, which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary, versus European powerhouse FC Barcelona, reigning Spanish and UEFA Champions League winners. Chivas USA vs. New England Revolution kicks off at 4:00 p.m. PT, while Club Deportivo Guadalajara vs. FC Barcelona kicks off at 6:30 p.m. PT. Having sold out more than 48 hours before kickoff, this marks the earliest soccer sellout in Coliseum history.

http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060805&content_id=68246&vkey=pr_cdc&fext=.jsp&team=cdc

[freedumb2003]

This is the reward for bashing "the beatiful game" :)

Please do enjoy your game. It just isn't for me (except tje World Cup).

[IslandJeff]

Hey Cowboy. I'm going to DC United v. Real Madrid here in town on Wednesday. Should be a good crowd at Qwest Field.

Beckham and Adu. Past and the future.

Never mind the haters - the attendance is the only objective indicator.

[MoJo2001]

WooHOo!! I'm there!

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That's cool.

I'm going to the NY Red Bulls - Barcelona match next Saturday. Word is there will be 65-75K in attendance

[constant]

Thanks for the heads up. Will be tuning in.

[tortoise]

Thanks for the heads-up.

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