On April 4, 2008, the Major League Soccer website announced that Premier League club West Ham United would be the fifth international opponent for the marquee event. Founded in 1895, the east London club was originally called Thames Ironworks FC but switched to West Ham United five years later and has been playing at the Boleyn Ground since 1904. West Ham has forged a reputation of cultivating some of the England's top players, such as Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Rio Ferdinand, and Joe Cole, giving rise to its frequent reference as The Academy of Football.[5]
MLS All-Starsedit
Votingedit
Major League Soccer released an official ballot to decide the players called to represent the league in the All-Star game. A four-tier voting system determined the First XI players selected for the game. The online fan balloting program comprised 25% of the total vote, with coaches and general managers (25%), players (25%), and media (25%) combining for the remaining 75% percent of the vote. The combined vote of the four groups determined the MLS First XI.[6]
2008 All-Star Game Squadsedit
Major League Socceredit
Major League Soccer and Toronto FC, hosts of the 2008 Pepsi MLS All-Star Game, unveiled the MLS All-Star First XI in a press conference aired live exclusively on MLSnet.com from BMO Field on Thursday, July 10 at 11 am ET.[7] In addition to the First XI, Commissioner Don Garber picked two more players for the All-Star team, and coach Steve Nicol received five picks on July 15, 2008.[8]
As of July 19, 2008. Players in bold denotes First XI status.[10]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
As of May 13, 2008.[11]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Former CBC affiliate, then E! and now CityTV affiliate CHAT-TV in Medicine Hat, Alberta did not air the game, because of Calgary CBC station CBRT-TV, as well as online through live streaming on the CBC sports website.
Referencesedit
^Campbell, Morgan (March 13, 2008). "West Ham to face MLS all-stars". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
^. Major League Soccer. June 28, 2008. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
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The 2008 Major League Soccer All Star Game was the 13th annual MLS All Star Game The MLS All Stars faced West Ham United of the English Premier League 1 The game was played on July 24 2008 with the MLS winning 3 2 New England Revolution coach Steve Nicol coached the All Stars 2 The motto for the 2008 MLS All Star Game is Major League Soccer Takes on the World Chicago Fire s Cuauhtemoc Blanco was named MVP 3 Pepsi 2008 MLS All Star GameEventMLS All StarsMLS All Stars West Ham United3 2DateJuly 24 2008VenueBMO Field Toronto OntarioMan of the MatchCuauhtemoc Blanco MLS All Stars Attendance20 844WeatherPartly cloudy 22 C 72 F 20072009 Contents 1 Host venue 2 West Ham United 3 MLS All Stars 3 1 Voting 4 2008 All Star Game Squads 4 1 Major League Soccer 4 2 West Ham United 5 Match details 6 Notes 7 ReferencesHost venue editMLS Commissioner Don Garber awarded the 2008 All Star Game to Toronto Ontario in 2007 on the eve of the 2007 MLS All Star Game The game was played in the new soccer specific stadium BMO Field and was the first MLS All Star Game held in Canada BMO Field is home to the MLS 13th franchise Toronto FC 4 West Ham United editMain article West Ham United F C On April 4 2008 the Major League Soccer website announced that Premier League club West Ham United would be the fifth international opponent for the marquee event Founded in 1895 the east London club was originally called Thames Ironworks FC but switched to West Ham United five years later and has been playing at the Boleyn Ground since 1904 West Ham has forged a reputation of cultivating some of the England s top players such as Frank Lampard Michael Carrick Rio Ferdinand and Joe Cole giving rise to its frequent reference as The Academy of Football 5 MLS All Stars editVoting edit Major League Soccer released an official ballot to decide the players called to represent the league in the All Star game A four tier voting system determined the First XI players selected for the game The online fan balloting program comprised 25 of the total vote with coaches and general managers 25 players 25 and media 25 combining for the remaining 75 percent of the vote The combined vote of the four groups determined the MLS First XI 6 2008 All Star Game Squads editMajor League Soccer edit Major League Soccer and Toronto FC hosts of the 2008 Pepsi MLS All Star Game unveiled the MLS All Star First XI in a press conference aired live exclusively on MLSnet com from BMO Field on Thursday July 10 at 11 am ET 7 In addition to the First XI Commissioner Don Garber picked two more players for the All Star team and coach Steve Nicol received five picks on July 15 2008 8 After the U S U 23 Olympic Team roster was announced three additional picks were awarded to Steve Nicol on Thursday July 17 to replace Michael Parkhurst Sacha Kljestan and Robbie Rogers The additions included 2006 MLS Rookie of the Year Jonathan Bornstein veteran Steve Ralston and Colombian Juan Toja who scored a goal in last year s All Star Game 9 As of July 19 2008 Players in bold denotes First XI status 10 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp USA Matt Reis2 DF nbsp USA Frankie Hejduk5 MF nbsp ARG Christian Gomez 7 MF nbsp USA Steve Ralston 9 8 MF nbsp COL Juan Toja 9 9 FW nbsp COL Juan Pablo Angel 10 FW nbsp USA Landon Donovan11 DF nbsp CAN Jim Brennan 12 DF nbsp USA Jimmy Conrad13 DF nbsp USA Jonathan Bornstein 9 14 MF nbsp CAN Dwayne De Rosario 17 FW nbsp USA Edson Buddle 18 GK nbsp CAN Pat Onstad 21 MF nbsp GRN Shalrie Joseph No Pos Nation Player23 MF nbsp ENG David Beckham25 MF nbsp USA Pablo Mastroeni 33 FW nbsp USA Kenny Cooper70 MF nbsp MEX Cuauhtemoc Blanco71 FW nbsp ARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto 72 GK nbsp USA Jon Busch 73 FW nbsp USA Brian Ching 74 MF nbsp USA Maurice Edu 75 FW nbsp BRA Luciano Emilio 76 MF nbsp USA Sacha Kljestan 77 DF nbsp USA Michael Parkhurst 78 MF nbsp USA Robbie Rogers 80 DF nbsp CRC Gonzalo Segares 81 MF nbsp MLI Bakary Soumare Players selected by coach Commissioner s Picks Inactive MLS All Star Head Coach Steve NicolWest Ham United edit As of May 13 2008 11 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ENG Robert Green2 DF nbsp AUS Lucas Neill captain 3 DF nbsp NIR George McCartney4 DF nbsp WAL Daniel Gabbidon5 DF nbsp ENG Anton Ferdinand6 DF nbsp ENG Matthew Upson7 MF nbsp SWE Freddie Ljungberg8 MF nbsp ENG Scott Parker9 FW nbsp ENG Dean Ashton10 FW nbsp WAL Craig Bellamy11 MF nbsp ENG Matthew Etherington12 FW nbsp ENG Carlton Cole14 DF nbsp GHA John Paintsil16 MF nbsp ENG Mark Noble17 MF nbsp ENG Hayden Mullins18 DF nbsp USA Jonathan Spector No Pos Nation Player19 DF nbsp WAL James Collins20 MF nbsp FRA Julien Faubert21 GK nbsp ENG Richard Wright22 MF nbsp ENG Tony Stokes23 GK nbsp ENG James Walker25 FW nbsp ENG Bobby Zamora26 MF nbsp SCO Nigel Quashie27 DF nbsp ENG Calum Davenport28 MF nbsp ENG Kyel Reid29 MF nbsp ENG Lee Bowyer30 DF nbsp ENG James Tomkins32 MF nbsp ENG Kieron Dyer34 MF nbsp POR Luis Boa Morte35 DF nbsp ISL Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson39 MF nbsp WAL Jack Collison40 FW nbsp ENG Freddie SearsMatch details edit2008 MLS All Star GameJuly 24 200819 25 EDTMLS All Stars nbsp nbsp 3 2 nbsp West Ham UnitedGomez nbsp 27 Blanco nbsp 45 De Rosario nbsp 70 pen Report Ashton nbsp 26 67 BMO Field TorontoAttendance 20 844Referee Mauricio Navarro Canada nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp MLS All Stars nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp West Ham UnitedGK 1 nbsp Matt Reis nbsp 70 DF 2 nbsp Frankie Hejduk nbsp 56 nbsp 88 DF 12 nbsp Jimmy Conrad c nbsp 82 DF 13 nbsp Jonathan Bornstein nbsp 52 nbsp 88 MF 5 nbsp Christian Gomez nbsp 59 MF 8 nbsp Juan Toja nbsp 59 MF 21 nbsp Shalrie JosephMF 23 nbsp David BeckhamMF 25 nbsp Pablo MastroeniFW 33 nbsp Kenny Cooper nbsp 46 FW 70 nbsp Cuauhtemoc BlancoSubstitutes GK 18 nbsp Pat Onstad nbsp 70 DF 11 nbsp Jim Brennan nbsp 59 MF 7 nbsp Steve Ralston nbsp 88 MF 14 nbsp Dwayne De Rosario nbsp 59 FW 9 nbsp Juan Pablo Angel nbsp 46 FW 10 nbsp Landon Donovan nbsp 46 FW 17 nbsp Edson Buddle nbsp 88 Manager nbsp Steve Nicol GK 1 nbsp Robert GreenDF 2 nbsp Lucas Neill c DF 5 nbsp Anton FerdinandDF 27 nbsp Calum DavenportDF 40 nbsp Joe WiddowsonMF 8 nbsp Scott Parker nbsp 45 1 MF 11 nbsp Matthew Etherington nbsp 46 MF 17 nbsp Hayden Mullins nbsp 65 MF 20 nbsp Julien Faubert nbsp 75 FW 9 nbsp Dean Ashton nbsp 80 FW 12 nbsp Carlton Cole nbsp 90 1 Substitutes GK 23 nbsp James WalkerDF 45 nbsp Jordan SpenceMF 13 nbsp Luis Boa Morte nbsp 46 MF 22 nbsp Tony Stokes nbsp 90 1 MF 28 nbsp Kyel Reid nbsp 80 MF 31 nbsp Jack Collison nbsp 92 MF 46 nbsp Junior Stanislas nbsp 75 Manager nbsp Alan Curbishley Man of the Match nbsp Cuauhtemoc Blanco 3 Assistant referees nbsp Hector Vergara nbsp Greg Barkey Fourth official nbsp Mark GeigerNotes editThe 2008 Major League Soccer All Star Game was the first to be played in Canada For the first time Pepsi was the official sponsor of the All Star Game Previously Sierra Mist a Pepsi brand was the advertised sponsor This was the fifth time that the league s best players faced international competition in the MLS All Star Game For the second consecutive year New England Revolution coach Steve Nicol was the head coach for the MLS side Former CBC affiliate then E and now CityTV affiliate CHAT TV in Medicine Hat Alberta did not air the game because of Calgary CBC station CBRT TV as well as online through live streaming on the CBC sports website References edit Campbell Morgan March 13 2008 West Ham to face MLS all stars Toronto Star Retrieved March 13 2008 New England s Nicol to coach All Stars Major League Soccer June 28 2008 Archived from the original on August 4 2008 Retrieved June 29 2008 a b Blanco leads MLS past West Ham mlsnet com July 24 2008 Archived from the original on July 25 2008 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