2007 MLS All-Star Game

Soccer game played in Commerce City, Colorado June 2017 May 2017 Sierra Mist 2007 MLS All-Star Game 200px MLS All-Stars MLS All-Stars USA 30px CAN 30px 2 Celtic SCO 30px 0 July 19, 2007 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado Juan Pablo Ángel (MLS All-Stars) Cloudy, 85 °F Baldomero Toledo David Bragg Jose Corro Michael Kennedy 18,661 2006 2008 The 2007 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 12th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game. The 2007 MLS All-Star Game took place on July 19, 2007 between the 2007 MLS All-Stars and Celtic. Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the new home stadium of the Colorado Rapids in Commerce City, CO, hosted the 2007 Sierra Mist All-Star Game.http://www.denverpost.com/rapids/ci_5079940 Rapids to host '07 MLS all-star game January 24, 2007 This was the first time that Dick's Sporting Goods Park hosted the MLS All-Star game. David Beckham made an appearance and participated in a special introduction to the fans on hand as well as in a halftime ESPN interview, and watched the game from the Commissioner's Box. The MLS All-Stars defeated Celtic 2–0, giving them a perfect 4–0 record against international competition. Background Major League Soccer announced on Thursday, January 25, 2007 that Dick's Sporting Goods Park, the new home of the Colorado Rapids located just outside downtown Denver, will host the 2007 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game on July 19, pitting Scottish club Celtic FC against the best from MLS. MLS announced the news during a press conference at The Pinnacle Club in the Grand Hyatt featuring MLS Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis and Colorado Rapids Managing Director Jeff Plush. "We are thrilled to welcome Celtic, one of the world's most popular teams, for a quality match against the best of MLS at our newest soccer cathedral, Dick's Sporting Goods Park," said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. "We look forward to an exciting evening in this tremendous new soccer-specific venue." Celtic Celtic F.C. Glasgow-based club Celtic won their 41st Scottish championship in April (2007), featuring high-level players such as Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc, Scottish defenders Steven Pressley and Stephen McManus, Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura, Danish midfielder Thomas Gravesen and Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Celtic’s history, being the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967, has resulted in a large audience of the club. Celtic have a long and historic rivalry with fellow Glasgow club Rangers with the two being known as the Old Firm. 2007 All-Star Game Rosters Major League Soccer Players in bold denotes First XI status.http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/all_star/article.jsp?ymd=20070705&content_id=103519&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Hot strikers lead MLS All-Star First XI Jason Halpin 2007-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100119114733/http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/events/all_star/article.jsp?ymd=20070705&content_id=103519&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp 2010-01-19 Pos. Player Team MLS Exp. MLS All-Star Starters FCOL Juan Pablo Ángel New York Red Bulls 0 FUSA Eddie Johnson Kansas City Wizards 6 MCAN Dwayne DeRosario Houston Dynamo 6 MGRN Shalrie Joseph New England Revolution 4 MCOL Juan Toja FC Dallas 0 MUSA Ricardo Clark Houston Dynamo 4 MIRE Ronnie O'Brien ~ Toronto FC 5 DUSA Jimmy Conrad Kansas City Wizards 8 DUSA Jonathan Bornstein Chivas USA 1 DUSA Michael Parkhurst New England Revolution 2 GKUSA Matt Reis New England Revolution 9 All-Star Subs FUSA Brian Ching ~ Houston Dynamo 5 FUSA Landon Donovan ~ Los Angeles Galaxy 6 MUSA Cobi Jones † Los Angeles Galaxy 11 MUSA Pablo Mastroeni ~ Colorado Rapids 9 MARG Christian Gomez D.C. United 3 DUSA Eddie Pope † Real Salt Lake 11 GKUSA Kevin Hartman ~ Kansas City Wizards 10 All-Star Reserves FUSA Jeff Cunningham Toronto FC 9 FENG Danny Dichio Toronto FC 0 FUSA Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 5 MUSA Kyle Beckerman Real Salt Lake 7 MUSA Justin Mapp Chicago Fire 5 MUSA Ben Olsen D.C. United 8 MARG Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew 0 MUSA Steve Ralston New England Revolution 11 MUSA Claudio Reyna New York Red Bulls 0 DCAN Jim Brennan Toronto FC 0 DUSA Kevin Goldthwaite [Toronto FC] 3 DUSA Eddie Robinson Houston Dynamo 6 GKUSA Pat Onstad [Houston Dynamo] 5 GKCAN Greg Sutton Toronto FC 3 Head coach: Steve Nicol (New England Revolution) ~ – Players selected by coach † – "Commissioner's Picks"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/toronto-fcs-obrien-earns-all-star-call/article1078517/ Toronto FC's O'Brien earns all-star call 2007-07-10 The Globe and Mail Celtic Pos.PlayerGKPOL Artur BorucDENG Lee NaylorDSCO Mark WilsonDSCO Stephen McManusDSCO John KennedyMSCO Scott BrownMITA Massimo DonatiMIRE Aiden McGeadyMISL Theódór Elmar BjarnasonFNED Jan Vennegoor of HesselinkFAUS Scott McDonald All-Star Selections By Club Club# SelectionsNew England Revolution 5Houston Dynamo 4Toronto FC 4New York Red Bulls 3Kansas City Wizards 3Chivas USA 2D.C. United 2Real Salt Lake 2Columbus Crew 1Los Angeles Galaxy 2FC Dallas 1Colorado Rapids 1Chicago Fire 1 Match details July 19, 2007 2007 MLS All-Star Game MLS All-Stars USA CAN 2–0 Report SCO Celtic Ángel 36 Toja 44 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado 18,661 Baldomero Toledo _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _CHIVASUSA_08h 000040 000040 000040 000040 000040 MLS All-Stars _celtic0708h _celtic0708h _celtic0708h FFFFFF 008000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Celtic GK 1 USA Matt Reis 47+CB15 USA Michael Parkhurst 83CB12 USA Jimmy Conrad CB3 USA Jonathan Bornstein LM5 IRE Ronnie O'Brien 80CM21 GRN Shalrie JosephCM 26 USA Ricardo Clark 60 RM 8 COL Juan TojaAM 14 CAN Dwayne De Rosario 65FW 7 USA Eddie Johnson 65FW 9 COL Juan Pablo Ángel 65Substitutions:GK USA Kevin Hartman 47+ DF USA Eddie Pope 83 MF USA Pablo Mastroeni 60 MF ARG Christian Gomez 65 MF USA Cobi Jones 80 FW USA Brian Ching 65 FW USA Landon Donovan 65Coach:SCO Steve Nicol |valign="top"| |valign="top" width="50%"| GK 1 POL Artur Boruc LB 3 ENG Lee Naylor CB 44 SCO Stephen McManusCB 17 SCO Steven Pressley 73RB 12 SCO Mark Wilson LM 20 Czech Republic Jiří Jarošík 53 CM 18 ITA Massimo Donati 68 CM 8 SCO Scott Brown LM 11 SCO Paul HartleyFW27 AUS Scott McDonald 66 FW10 NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 53Substitutions:CB 6 Guinea Bobo Baldé 73CM 16 Denmark Thomas Gravesen 68 FW 46 IRE Aiden McGeady 53 FW 7 Poland Maciej Żurawski 66 FW 9 SCO Kenny Miller 53Coach:SCO Gordon Strachan MLS All-Star MVP: Juan Pablo Ángel (MLS) Assistant referees: David Bragg Jose Corro Fourth official: Michael KennedyMatch rules 90 minutes. Unlimited substitutions. No extra time. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Notes External links 2007 MLS All-Star Game Recap 2007 Mls All-Star Game 2007 Mls All-Star Game 2007 All-Star Game MLS All-Star Category:July 2007 sports events in the United States Category:Commerce City, Colorado 2007