2015 MLS All-Star Game

The 2015 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the 20th annual 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]

2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game
AT&T All-Star Colorado '15
Event2015 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Tottenham Hotspur
2 1
DateJuly 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)
VenueDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
Most Valuable PlayerKaká (MLS All-Stars)
RefereeIsmail Elfath (United States)
Attendance18,671

Kaká was named MVP.[2] Also, 2015 MLS Homegrown Game was played one day before this event.

Squads

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

Notes:

a 2015 MLS All-Star Fan XI.[3]
b Selected by All-Star coach Pablo Mastroeni of the Colorado Rapids.[4]
c Selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber[5]
d Injured or otherwise unable to play.
e Replacement for player who is injured or otherwise unable to play.[6][7][8]

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.[9][10][11][12][12]

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 U.S. 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.[13][14]

Tottenham Hotspur

On July 27 Tottenham Hotspur announced a 25-man traveling squad for the MLS All-Star game:[15]

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

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

Notes:

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

Match

Details
MLS All-Stars 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur
Kaká  20' (pen.)
Villa  23'		 Report Kane  37'
Attendance: 18,671
MLS All-Stars
Tottenham Hotspur
GK18 Nick Rimando 45'
DF12 Tony Beltran 45'
DF4 Omar Gonzalez 45'
DF5 Matt Besler 45'
DF16 DaMarcus Beasley 45'
MF13 Dax McCarty 45'
MF19 Graham Zusi 45'
MF22 Kaká (c) 45'
MF30 Gyasi Zardes 45'
FW7 David Villa 45'
FW2 Clint Dempsey 45'
Substitutes:
GK1 David Ousted 45'
GK31 Clint Irwin
DF14 Chad Marshall 45'
DF3 Drew Moor 45'
DF6 Laurent Ciman 45'
DF20 Waylon Francis 45'
MF17 Benny Feilhaber 45'
MF10 Jozy Altidore 77'
MF9 Juninho 45'
MF11 Fabian Castillo 45'
MF8 Ethan Finlay 45'
FW23 Kei Kamara 45'
FW21 Sebastian Giovinco 45' 77'
Manager:
Pablo Mastroeni
GK13 Michel Vorm 64'
DF33 Ben Davies 63'
DF5 Jan Vertonghen (c) 45'
DF4 Toby Alderweireld 64'
DF2 Kyle Walker 45'
MF42 Nabil Bentaleb 45'
MF15 Eric Dier 64'
MF22 Nacer Chadli 64'
MF23 Christian Eriksen 45'
MF19 Mousa Dembele 64'
FW18 Harry Kane 77'
Substitutes:
GK48 Luke McGee 64'
GK50 Tom Glover
DF3 Danny Rose 63'
DF28 Tom Carroll 45'
DF27 Kevin Wimmer 45'
DF47 Josh Onomah 64'
MF21 Federico Fazio 64'
MF16 Kieran Trippier 45'
MF20 Dele Alli 45'
MF12 DeAndre Yedlin 64'
MF44 Harry Winks 64'
FW46 Shaq Coulthirst 64'
Manager:
Mauricio Pochettino

MLS All-Star Game MVP:
Kaká (MLS All-Stars)[16]
Assistant referees:[17]
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. "All-Star: The post-game celebration turned into a love fest for 2015 MVP Kaká". MLSsoccer.com.
  3. "Newcomers David Villa, Kaka join US national team veterans on 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game Fan XI". July 13, 2015.
  4. "Sebastian Giovinco, Kei Kamara among 22 players named to 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game roster". July 18, 2015.
  5. "Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard selected as Commissioner's picks for AT&T MLS All-Star Game". July 13, 2015.
  6. "Dax McCarty replaces injured Frank Lampard as Commissioner's Pick for AT&T MLS All-Star Game". July 25, 2015.
  7. "All-Star: Pablo Mastroeni makes five additions to roster as Keane, Gerrard, Bradley, Tierney withdraw". July 28, 2015.
  8. "Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco ruled out of All-Star Game by injury, replaced by teammate Jozy Altidore". July 29, 2015.
  9. "Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard selections for MLS All-Star Game 2015 make perfect sense". Telegraph.co.uk. July 14, 2015.
  10. "MLS players snipe at Gerrard, Lampard all-star picks - Sport". Jamaica Observer.
  11. "The curious case of Gerrard, Lampard and the MLS All-Star Game". Back Page Football.
  12. Mike DeCourcy. "Commissioner makes joke of MLS All-Star Game by choosing Gerrard, Lampard". Sporting News.
  13. "Lampard and Gerrard among MLS All-Star selections - ESPN FC". ESPNFC.com.
  14. "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.
  15. "MLS ALL-STARS MATCH SQUAD". tottenhamhotspur.com. July 27, 2015.
  16. All-Star: Kaká wins AT&T MLS All-Star Game MVP after notching goal, assist in 2-1 win vs. Tottenham, MLSsoccer.com, July 29, 2015
  17. "All-Star: PRO assigns Ismail Elfath to referee Wednesday's AT&T MLS All-Star Game in Colorado". MLSsoccer.com. July 27, 2015.
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