Major League Soccer All-Star Game

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Major League Soccer All-Star Game
Founded	1996
Region	Major League Soccer (CONCACAF)
Number of teams	2
Most successful club	MLS All-Stars (6 times)
Television broadcasters	ESPN2HD, TeleFutura, CBC
Motto	Major League Soccer Takes On The World
MLS All-Star 2008

The MLS All-Star Game has been held each season that Major League Soccer has existed. The set-up for the game has been far more fluid than that of All-Star games in more traditional leagues such as the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. In six out of eleven years, the Eastern Division players have played Western Division players. Twice, both during World Cup years, the league featured matchups based on nationality - in 1998, the Americans of MLS played the internationals; in 2002, the U.S. national team faced off against the (remaining) All-Stars of MLS. In 2003, the MLS All-Stars played Chivas de Guadalajara in Los Angeles. In 2004, an attempt to pit MLS All-Stars against Real Madrid fell through when Real Madrid failed to achieve automatic qualification for the Champions League, forcing MLS to return to traditional East-West play. The 2005 MLS All-Star Game was played by selected MLS All-Stars against the English Premier League side Fulham at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio as Fulham's American forward Brian McBride, the MVP of the 1998 MLS All-Star Game and a former Columbus Crew forward, made an anticipated return to the city (and also former Chicago Fire Carlos Bocanegra in the Fulham side). The 2006 MLS All-Star Game was held at Toyota Park on August 5 versus English Premier League champions Chelsea, resulting in a 0-1 loss for Chelsea and a possible sign that the MLS is trending towards playing major foreign clubs in an effort to boost interest and improve international and domestic perceptions about the quality of MLS players.

The 2007 All-Star Game was held in Commerce City, Colorado, site of the new stadium of the Colorado Rapids and the all-star team beat the Scottish Premier League champions, Celtic 2-0. The 2008 edition will be held in Toronto, home to the MLS' newest franchise Toronto FC. A provisional date of July 24th has been set, with the All-Stars set to play English Premier League side West Ham United ^[1].

Contents 1 Previous results 2 Game MVPs 3 Halftime Shows 4 Notes

[edit] Previous results

Date Played	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score	Location	City	Att.
1996	East	West	3-2	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford, NJ	78,416^
1997	East	West	5-4	Giants Stadium	East Rutherford, NJ	24,816
1998	MLS USA	MLS World	6-1	Citrus Bowl	Orlando, Florida	34,416
1999	West	East	6-4	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego, California	23,227
2000	East	West	9-4	Columbus Crew Stadium	Columbus, Ohio	23,495^
2001	East	West	6-6†	Spartan Stadium	San Jose, California	23,512
2002	MLS All Stars	USA	3-2	RFK Stadium	Washington, D.C.	31,096
2003	MLS All Stars	Guadalajara	3-1	Home Depot Center	Carson, California	27,000^
2004	East	West	3-2	RFK Stadium	Washington, D.C.	21,378
2005	MLS All Stars	Fulham	4-1	Columbus Crew Stadium	Columbus, Ohio	23,309^
2006	MLS All Stars	Chelsea	1-0	Toyota Park	Bridgeview, Illinois	21,210^
2007	MLS All Stars	Celtic	2-0	Dick's Sporting Goods Park	Commerce City, Colorado	18,661^[2]
2008	MLS All Stars	West Ham United	To be played	BMO Field	Toronto, Ontario

• ^†Tie
• ^sell-out crowd

[edit] Game MVPs

• 1996 Carlos Valderrama
• 1997 Carlos Valderrama
• 1998 Brian McBride
• 1999 Preki
• 2000 Mamadou Diallo
• 2001 Landon Donovan
• 2002 Marco Etcheverry
• 2003 Carlos Ruiz
• 2004 Amado Guevara
• 2005 Taylor Twellman
• 2006 Dwayne De Rosario
• 2007 Juan Pablo Ángel

[edit] Halftime Shows

• 1996
• 1997
• 1998
• 1999
• 2000
• 2001
• 2002 Paulina Rubio
• 2003 Third Eye Blind
• 2004
• 2005 Bowling for Soup
• 2006 Lupe Fiasco
• 2007 The Academy Is...

[edit] Notes

MLS All-Star Game v • d • e
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
Major League Soccer v • d • e
Eastern Conference Western Conference Chicago Fire | Columbus Crew | D.C. United | Kansas City Wizards | New England Revolution | New York Red Bulls | Toronto FC CD Chivas USA | Colorado Rapids | FC Dallas | Houston Dynamo | Los Angeles Galaxy | Real Salt Lake | San Jose Earthquakes Former teams Expansion teams Miami Fusion F.C. | Tampa Bay Mutiny Seattle Sounders FC (2009) | Philadelphia (2010) Miscellaneous MLS Cup | All-Star Game | SuperLiga | Pan-Pacific Championship | USSF | CSA | Central Division | U.S. Open Cup | Playoffs | Supporters' Shield | Two-team Cups | Reserve Division | Drafts | Stadiums | Current Players | Foreign Players | Capped Players | Designated Players | Records and Statistics | Hall of Fame game | Transfers Seasons 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008