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2012 MLS All-Star Game

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AT&T MLS All-Star Game 2012
Event2012 Major League Soccer season
DateJuly 25, 2012
VenuePPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania
Most Valuable PlayerChris Pontius (MLS All-Stars)
RefereeBaldomero Toledo
Attendance19,236
2011
2013

The 2012 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, held on July 25, 2012, was the 17th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. The game was played at PPL Park, now known as Subaru Park, in Chester, Pennsylvania, the first time an all-star event was played in the Philadelphia area since the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.[1]

The game featured the MLS All-Stars against Premier League team Chelsea, who were the FA Cup and European Champions League holders. Chelsea made their 2nd appearance in the MLS All-Star Game; the Blues were visiting side in the 2006 MLS All-Star Game at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, losing to the MLS XI 1–0.[2]

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

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MLS All-Stars

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City)
2 DF Colombia COL Carlos Valdés (Philadelphia Union)
5 MF United States USA Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)
6 DF United States USA Jay DeMerit (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
7 MF Canada CAN Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United) (Captain)
8 FW United States USA Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
9 FW United States USA Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC)
10 MF United States USA Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
11 MF United States USA Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
12 DF United States USA Ramiro Corrales (San Jose Earthquakes)
13 FW United States USA Chris Pontius (D.C. United)
14 FW France FRA Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls)
15 DF United States USA Justin Morrow (San Jose Earthquakes) **
16 MF Cuba CUB Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC)
21 MF United States USA Michael Farfan (Philadelphia Union) %
22 GK United States USA Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF England ENG David Beckham (LA Galaxy)
33 DF Iran IRN Steven Beitashour (San Jose Earthquakes)
78 DF France FRA Aurélien Collin (Sporting Kansas City)
00 GK United States USA Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
00 GK United States USA Jon Busch (San Jose Earthquakes)
00 DF Colombia COL Jamison Olave (Real Salt Lake)
00 DF United States USA Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)
00 MF United States USA Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo)
00 MF Guatemala GUA Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire)
00 MF United States USA Brek Shea (FC Dallas)
00 MF Honduras HON Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City)
00 MF Honduras HON Marvin Chavez (San Jose Earthquakes)
00 FW United States USA Kenny Cooper (New York Red Bulls)
00 FW Argentina ARG Fabian Espindola (Real Salt Lake)
00 FW Sierra Leone SLE Kei Kamara (Sporting Kansas City)
00 FW Colombia COL Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC)

♦ - 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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech (third captain)
2 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole
4 DF Brazil BRA David Luiz
5 MF Ghana GHA Michael Essien
7 MF Brazil BRA Ramires
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres
12 MF Nigeria NGA Mikel John Obi
14 MF Belgium BEL Kevin De Bruyne
15 MF France FRA Florent Malouda
16 MF Portugal POR Raul Meireles
17 MF Belgium BEL Eden Hazard
18 FW Belgium BEL Romelu Lukaku
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
20 MF England ENG Josh McEachran
21 MF Germany GER Marko Marin
22 GK England ENG Ross Turnbull
24 DF England ENG Gary Cahill
26 DF England ENG John Terry (club captain)
27 DF England ENG Sam Hutchinson
30 MF Israel ISR Yossi Benayoun
31 MF France FRA Gaël Kakuta
35 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Piazon
40 GK Portugal POR Henrique Hilário
45 DF England ENG Nathaniel Chalobah
46 GK England ENG Jamal Blackman

Match

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Details

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MLS All-Stars United States Canada3–2England Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 19,236
MLS All-Stars
Chelsea

Volkswagen MLS All-Star MVP:
United States Chris Pontius (MLS All-Stars)
Assistant referees:
(Ian Anderson)
(Greg Barkey)
Fourth official:
(Jorge González)

Match rules

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

References

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  1. ^ "With PPL named ASG home, Philly's vision is rewarded". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "All-Star Game: Chelsea return for grudge match at PPL". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. April 11, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "All-Star: MLS to announce Nowak's replacement soon," from MLSsoccer, 6/13/2012
  4. ^ "Olsen's appointment a 'team honor' for United," from MLSsoccer.com, 6/21/2012
  5. ^ "Adidas to Debut World's First 'Smart Game'". Discovery News. Retrieved July 21, 2012.