2015 MLS All-Star Game

2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game
AT&T All-Star Colorado '15
Event 2015 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Tottenham Hotspur
United States Canada England
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Date July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)
Venue Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Most Valuable Player Kaká (MLS All-Stars)
Referee Ismail Elfath (United States)
Attendance 18,671

The 2015 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the 20th consecutive Major League Soccer All-Star Game, took place on July 29, 2015 (9 p.m. EDT, 7 p.m. local time) at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado, the home of the Colorado Rapids. The game was televised live on Fox Sports 1 and UniMás in the United States, and TSN and RDS in Canada.[1]

Tottenham Hotspur made their first appearance in the MLS All-Star Game, and were also the first Premier League club to appear in the match since Chelsea in 2012.[2]

Kaká was named MVP.[3]

Rosters

MLS All-Stars

As of July 29, 2015 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Denmark GK David Ousted (Vancouver Whitecaps)[b]
2 United States FW Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC)[a]
3 United States DF Drew Moor (Colorado Rapids)[b]
4 United States DF Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy)[a]
5 United States DF Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)[a]
6 Belgium DF Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact)[b]
7 Spain FW David Villa (New York City FC)[a]
8 United States MF Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew SC)[e]
9 Brazil MF Juninho (LA Galaxy)[e]
10 United States FW Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC)[e]
11 Colombia MF Fabián Castillo (FC Dallas)[b]
12 United States DF Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake)[b]
13 United States MF Dax McCarty (New York Red Bulls)[c]
14 United States DF Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders)[b]
16 United States DF DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo)[a]
17 United States MF Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City)[a]
No. Position Player
18 United States GK Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)[a]
19 United States MF Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)[a]
20 Costa Rica DF Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew SC)[e]
21 United States MF Sam Cronin (Colorado Rapids)[e]
22 Brazil MF Kaká (Orlando City SC)[a][e]
23 Sierra Leone FW Kei Kamara (Columbus Crew)[b]
30 United States FW Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)[e]
31 United States GK Clint Irwin (Colorado Rapids)[e]
United States DF Chris Tierney (New England Revolution)[b][d]
United States MF Michael Bradley (Toronto FC)[a][d]
England MF Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy)[c][d]
England MF Frank Lampard (New York City FC)[c][d]
Nigeria FW Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC)[a][d]
Republic of Ireland FW Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)[b][d]
Italy FW Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC)[b][d]

Notes:

a 2015 MLS All-Star Fan XI.[4]
b Selected by All-Star coach Pablo Mastroeni of the Colorado Rapids.[5]
c Selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber[6]
d Injured or otherwise unable to play.
e Replacement for player who is injured or otherwise unable to play.[7][8][9]

Selection controversy

The league commissioner Don Garber used his two picks to select two players who had never played a single minute in MLS at the time of selection in the two former England internationals Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard who had only officially joined the league on July 8. This provoked outrage from fans, the media and other players, the league eventually agreed to select two extra players to be given all-star bonuses.[10][11][12][13][13]

The league's top scorer, Kei Kamara, was omitted from the Fan XI and responded by saying "It’s simple as it goes: you’re either a US national team player or you’re a DP to be on there. I’m neither one of those. If I get called up, I’ll be lucky." The top 10 in the fan vote included 8 players who have represented the US national team alongside Kaká and David Villa with Nigerian international Obafemi Martins also being selected via virtual performances in FIFA 15.[14][15]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 27 July Tottenham Hotspur announced a 25-man travelling squad for the MLS All-Star game:[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 France GK Hugo Lloris [a]
2 England DF Kyle Walker
3 England DF Danny Rose
4 Belgium DF Toby Alderweireld
5 Belgium DF Jan Vertonghen
11 Argentina MF Érik Lamela [a]
12 United States DF DeAndre Yedlin
13 Netherlands GK Michel Vorm
15 England DF Eric Dier
16 England DF Kieran Trippier
18 England FW Harry Kane
19 Belgium MF Mousa Dembélé
20 England MF Dele Alli
No. Position Player
21 Argentina DF Federico Fazio
22 Belgium MF Nacer Chadli
23 Denmark MF Christian Eriksen
27 Austria DF Kevin Wimmer
28 England MF Tom Carroll
33 Wales DF Ben Davies
42 Algeria MF Nabil Bentaleb
44 England MF Harry Winks [b]
46 England FW Shaq Coulthirst [b]
47 England MF Josh Onomah [b]
48 England GK Luke McGee [b]
50 Australia GK Thomas Glover [c]

Notes:

a Injured or unable to play.
b Development Squad
c Second Year Academy

Match

Details

July 29, 2015
22:00 ET
MLS All-Stars United StatesCanada 2–1 England Tottenham Hotspur
Kaká  20' (pen.)
Villa  23'		 Report Kane  37'
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Attendance: 18,671
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
MLS All-Stars
Tottenham Hotspur
GK 18 United States Nick Rimando  45'
DF 12 United States Tony Beltran  45'
DF 4 United States Omar Gonzalez  45'
DF 5 United States Matt Besler  45'
DF 16 United States DaMarcus Beasley  45'
MF 13 United States Dax McCarty  45'
MF 19 United States Graham Zusi  45'
MF 22 Brazil Kaká (c)  45'
MF 30 United States Gyasi Zardes  45'
FW 7 Spain David Villa  45'
FW 2 United States Clint Dempsey  45'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Denmark David Ousted  45'
GK 31 United States Clint Irwin
DF 14 United States Chad Marshall  45'
DF 3 United States Drew Moor  45'
DF 6 Belgium Laurent Ciman  45'
DF 20 Costa Rica Waylon Francis  45'
MF 17 United States Benny Feilhaber  45'
MF 10 United States Jozy Altidore  77'
MF 9 Brazil Juninho  45'
MF 11 Colombia Fabian Castillo  45'
MF 8 United States Ethan Finlay  45'
FW 23 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara  45'
FW 21 United States Sam Cronin  45' 77'
Manager:
United States Pablo Mastroeni
GK 13 Netherlands Michel Vorm  64'
DF 33 Wales Ben Davies  63'
DF 5 Belgium Jan Vertonghen (c)  45'
DF 4 Belgium Toby Alderweireld  64'
DF 2 England Kyle Walker  45'
MF 42 Algeria Nabil Bentaleb  45'
MF 15 England Eric Dier  64'
MF 22 Belgium Nacer Chadli  64'
MF 23 Denmark Christian Eriksen  45'
MF 19 Belgium Mousa Dembele  64'
FW 18 England Harry Kane  77'
Substitutes:
GK 48 England Luke McGee  64'
GK 50 Australia Tom Glover
DF 3 England Danny Rose  63'
DF 28 England Tom Carroll  45'
DF 27 Austria Kevin Wimmer  45'
DF 47 England Josh Onomah  64'
MF 21 Argentina Federico Fazio  64'
MF 16 England Kieran Trippier  45'
MF 20 England Dele Alli  45'
MF 12 United States DeAndre Yedlin  64'
MF 44 England Harry Winks  64'
FW 46 England Shaq Coulthirst  64'
Manager:
Argentina Mauricio Pochettino

MLS All-Star Game MVP:
Brazil Kaká (MLS All-Stars)[17]
Assistant referees:[18]
Jeff Muschik
Brian Dunn
Fourth official:
Sorin Stoica
Fifth official:
Michael Rottersman

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Unlimited substitutions.
  • No extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

References

  1. ↑ "EPL club Tottenham Hotspur announced as opponents for 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game" (Press release). Major League Soccer. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "MLS All-Stars 2-1 Tottenham: Kaka and David Villa inspire victory as Harry Kane scores consolation for Mauricio Pochettino's men". Daily Mail. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "All-Star: The post-game celebration turned into a love fest for 2015 MVP Kaká". MLSsoccer.com.
  4. ↑ "Newcomers David Villa, Kaka join US national team veterans on 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game Fan XI". 13 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sebastian Giovinco, Kei Kamara among 22 players named to 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game roster". 18 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard selected as Commissioner's picks for AT&T MLS All-Star Game". 13 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dax McCarty replaces injured Frank Lampard as Commissioner's Pick for AT&T MLS All-Star Game". 25 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "All-Star: Pablo Mastroeni makes five additions to roster as Keane, Gerrard, Bradley, Tierney withdraw". 28 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco ruled out of All-Star Game by injury, replaced by teammate Jozy Altidore". 29 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard selections for MLS All-Star Game 2015 make perfect sense". Telegraph.co.uk. 14 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "MLS players snipe at Gerrard, Lampard all-star picks - Sport". Jamaica Observer.
  12. ↑ "The curious case of Gerrard, Lampard and the MLS All-Star Game". Back Page Football.
  13. 1 2 Mike DeCourcy. "Commissioner makes joke of MLS All-Star Game by choosing Gerrard, Lampard". Sporting News.
  14. ↑ "Lampard and Gerrard among MLS All-Star selections - ESPN FC". ESPNFC.com.
  15. ↑ "MLS leading scorer Kei Kamara comments on Fan XI snub: "You're either a US player or a DP to be on there"". MLSsoccer.com.
  16. ↑ "MLS ALL-STARS MATCH SQUAD". tottenhamhotspur.com. 27 July 2015.
  17. ↑ All-Star: Kaká wins AT&T MLS All-Star Game MVP after notching goal, assist in 2-1 win vs. Tottenham, MLSsoccer.com, 29 July 2015
  18. ↑ "All-Star: PRO assigns Ismail Elfath to referee Wednesday's AT&T MLS All-Star Game in Colorado". MLSsoccer.com. 27 July 2015.
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