Major League Soccer is taking the 2013 All-Star game to Kansas City as the league announced Thursday that Livestrong Sporting Park will host the summer showcase July 30.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN, Univision, TSN and RDS at 8:30 p.m. ET but an opponent has yet to be announced as the league is slated to take on an international opponent for the 10th time in its history.
During the MLS All-Star game against Chelsea, a new technology quietly made it's debut to fantastic
results. The adidas miCoach system is a going to be a mainstay for Major League Soccer beginning in
the 2013 season. All 19 teams within the league will use miCoach Elite System to provide coaches
and trainers with top level analysis of their players' movement, speed changes, and real time
metrics.
In DC United's first league match since the MLS All-Star Game, Chris Pontius showed why he was
chosen as All-Star MVP of that dramtic win over Chelsea almost two weeks ago.
Pontius pounced on a rebound and scored in the 49th minute of a key Eastern Conference showdown
between DC United and the Columbus Crew on Saturday night, and United ended up holding on to earn a
1-0 win in front of 14,640 fans at RFK Stadium.
By Charles Boehm - WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 1, 2012) US Soccer Players -- Naturally, last week's MLS
All-Star Game was all about the big names, as Chelsea's European champions challenged David
Beckham, Landon Donovan, and the rest of the North America-based blue-chippers to show their best
in front of an international audience.
Article by Anders Aarhus
There was plenty to talk about with the MLS All-Star game last night as MLS defeated Chelsea 3-2.
But just as intriguing as the victory was the interview with MLS commissioner Don Garber at
halftime. Halftime interviews can be a waste of time, but kudos to the cast of ESPN, specifically
Kasey Keller and Alexi Lalas, for asking some tough and direct questions.
As I type this, I'm sitting in Newark airport... post MLS All-Star Game and NSCAA Board of
Directors meeting, and pre-FIFA Com-Unity Course in St. Lucia...
And I'm thinking to myself, "Yeah, I'm absolutely exhausted, but I really must be the luckiest
person on the planet. I do what I love and I love what I do.
The Major League Soccer season is passed the halfway point and the All-Star Game is in the
rearview mirror. However, the television ratings for the mid-summer exhibition are in. The
Chelsea/MLS game notched a .34 overnight rating and approximately 530,ooo viewers on ESPN2.Â
According to Sports Media Watch, the ratings were" down down 26% in ratings and 32% in viewership
from last year (0.
Watching the MLS All-Star game in the heart of the Gaslamp District which for
those playing the game at home is downtown San Diego – the question was asked why San
Diego isn't considered for any of the ‘showcase' games of U.S. Soccer?
Surely a city that is the country's eighth largest, has the country's biggest youth soccer
market and sits on the border of the soccer crazy nation of Mexico was worth a shot of hosting a
game or two?
San Jose has the inside track to the Supporters' Shield. (US Presswire)
With the MLS All Star game last night I felt like the league is well past the halfway point to
be able to begin doing a broader look at the league's Supporters' Shield race. I hope to do more
installments of this race as we go along here.
Former Fulham striker Eddie Johnson's late goal gave the 2012 MLS All Stars a 3-2 win over reigning
UEFA Champions League Chelsea FC in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. The MLS...
The Major League Soccer All-Stars defeated English Premier League side Chelsea 3-2 in the 2012
MLS All-Star Game on July 25, 2012. It was an entertaining match that was ultimately decided by a
late second half Eddie Johnson goal.
The MLS side started out quickly as Chris Wondolowski scored in the 21st minute.
Tonight the "best" of Major League Soccer will square off against UEFA Champions Chelsea FC in
the 2012 edition of the MLS All Star game. Since 2002 (exception 2004) to the present day the MLS
All Star Game has featured the league's best against a big name club. It started with the 2002
USMNT, a great chance to capitalize off the success of the 2002 teams World Cup run and since has
featured a foreign club from the top leagues in Mexico, Scotland and England.
Join the New England Soccer Today staff, as well as The Bent Musket staff, and others
in discussing today's Football at Fenway match between Liverpool FC and AS Roma and the MLS
All-Star game against Chelsea FC starting at 6:30 p.m.!
Ben Franklin's town welcomes Chelsea this evening as the club's preseason tour of the states
continues with the MLS All-Star Game at PPL Park. There will be no Fernando Torres unfortunately,
but at least we'll be blessed with the flowing grace of one David Beckham. Score.
About a year ago on this site, I wrote an article about why I would not be watching the MLS All
Stars face off against Manchester United at Red Bull Arena. Â In essence, I felt that another
meaningless friendly, but ...
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The 2012 MLS All-Star game features EPL side Chelsea taking on the MLS All-Stars. The Major
League Soccer squad are looking to recover after losing for three years in a row to Everton (2009)
and Manchester United (2010, 2011). Chelsea will have most of their players available except for
Fernando Torres, who just joined the squad a few days ago.
The 2012 MLS All-Star game features EPL side Chelsea taking on the MLS All-Stars. The Major
League Soccer squad are looking to recover after losing for three years in a row to Everton (2009)
and Manchester United (2010, 2011). Chelsea will have most of their players available except for
Fernando Torres, who just joined the squad a few days ago.
The Major League All-Stars face Chelsea, the reigning European champions, in the 2012 MLS
All-Star Game. The match will take place at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, July
25, 2012 with kickoff scheduled for 8:30 pm local time (USA Eastern).
Match Outlook
The MLS All-Stars look to improve on disappointing and lop-sided losses to Manchester United in
the 2010 and 2011 MLS All-Star games.
Really good signing for the New York Red Bulls who have signed midfielder Tim Cahill for a
reported £1m ($1.5m).
The 32-year-old Australian joined Everton in 2004 for £1.5m from Millwall after impressing in
the London side's run to the FA Cup final that year.
An attacking midfielder, Cahill made his international debut in 2004 and has played for
Australia at the last two World Cups in Germany and South Africa.
The premiere episode of NBC Sports Network's new series MLS36 will air tonight at 9:30 pm
Eastern time, following the broadcast of the match between the Portland Timbers and FC Dallas.
Viewers will get an unprecendented, behind-the-scenes look at the 36 hours an MLS player spends
before a game.
Tonight's debut episode features San Jose Earthquakes striker Chris Wondolowski as he prepares
for the MLS All-Star Game.
Thursday was a busy day for Schellas Hyndman. The FC Dallas head coach caught an early morning
flight from Philadelphia and arrived back in Frisco about 30 minutes into his club's second
training session of the week. So, considering he arrived after the start of practice, he has yet to
speak again with midfielder Brek Shea again, something he said before leaving for the MLS All-Star
Game on Tuesday he planned to do later in the week.
Some might wonder why FC Dallas trained on Tuesday after having Monday and the club will have
another off day on Wednesday before resuming practice on Thursday morning in Frisco. Well, the
answer is simple. The schedule is due to FCD head coach Schellas Hyndman heading to Philadelphia
for the 2012 MLS All-Star Game.
The first part of David Beckham's Olympic adventure is complete, and he has returned to the Los
Angeles Galaxy in time to face his former club yet again.
Beckham rejoined Galaxy training Wednesday and will be available for selection when the
defending MLS Cup champions take on Cristiano Ronaldo and La Liga winners Real Madrid at the Home
Depot Center as part of the World Football Challenge Thursday night (10:30 p.
UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea take on the MLS All-Stars tonight at the 2012 MLS All-Star
Game (8:30pm, ESPN2).
The MLS All-Stars will be trotting out a star-studded lineup featuring Thierry Henry, David
Beckham and Landon Donovan, while Chelsea's starting lineup for the match will feature standouts
such as Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and John Terry.
The 2012 MLS All-Star Game will kick off on Wednesday night with a strong team of MLS standouts
taking on a Chelsea side that will certainly be dangerous despite the fact they are working their
way through pre-season.
MLS All-Star coach Ben Olsen has a variety of options to choose from when picking his team, and
the quality selections he made will make it that much of a more interesting process for him to
settle on his starting lineup.
MLS' secondary transfer window is set to close on Friday, the 27th. KC has announced one signing
during the window, Neven Markovic, and another looks set to happen, Oriol Rosell. Two central
defenders that have helped to address some of the concerns that I'd personally had regarding our
depth in defense.
This time Colorado fell behind in the opening moments, immediately tied the match, and then
faded out on Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City.
This time the Seattle Sounders were the beneficiaries of this latest loss, but the victors
hardly mattered as the Rapids completed an 0-for-July streak that leaves the team questioning its
ability.
The men's and women's Olympic soccer tournaments kicked off this week, and they will take center
stage over the weekend with the second games of the group stage taking place.
On the women's side, the U.S. national team has a date with Colombia and can take one step
closer to the knockout stage with a win.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. --Â The MLS All-Star game provides players from all across the league the rare
opportunity to spend a few days and enjoy some banter with the others selected who would normally
be considered their opposition.
The Philadelphia Union will have more of a presence as the MLS All-Star Game's host team after
all.
Midfielder Michael Farfan was added to the MLS roster by Ben Olsen Tuesday, joining Union
captain Carlos Valdes as All-Star members from the host team. Farfan is not replacing anybody on
the roster, but is instead increasing the number of players on the matchday roster to 19.
If you thought the John Terry-Anton Ferdinand saga was over, think again.
Two weeks after Terry was found not guilty of racially abusing the Queens Park Rangers defender
by an English court, the FA has charged Terry with racial abuse just hours before England is set
to officially open the Olympic Games with the opening ceremonies in London.
Get ready for the MLS hype machine to go into overdrive tonight. The annual MLS All-Star Game is
always an opportunity that MLS embraces, to brag about their progress, recognize their official
sponsors and showcase their top players to the ...
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PHILADELPHIA -- Thierry Henry's looming future teammate is one of Landon Donovan's former
teammates, and as the two MLS standouts prepare for the MLS All-Star Game against Chelsea, they
took the time to address Tim Cahill's pending arrival in the league.
Everton announced Monday that Cahill has been transferred to MLS, where he will play with
Henry's New York Red Bulls, and while the club has yet to confirm his capture, Henry is intrigued
at the possibility of adding him to the club's attacking arsenal.
Last week MLS announced a new plan for its GSL program. Because the site of the MLS Cup will
not be known until two weeks before the match, GSL holders will not have the opportunity to plan
their trip months in advance. Instead, once the final eight teams are known, fans will indicate
how many tickets they will purchase at each potential venue.
Fox Soccer is about to continue its ongoing coverage of the CONCACAF Champions League. The
coverage takes on new meaning given the recent signing of the Versus/MLS deal and diminishing role
Fox soccer has within MLS. Â As we said last Summer, Fox pours significant resources into
televising an event that has yet to interest a significant portion of American Soccer Fans.
Real Salt Lake moved a step closer to first-place San Jose in the Western Conference standings
after posting a 2-1 victory against the Vancouver Whitecaps at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday
night.
Costa Rican striker Alvaro Saborio headed home a Ned Grabavoy cross in the 58th minute, just six
minutes after Whitecaps rookie Darren Mattocks equalized for the Whitecaps.
