MLS All-Star 2008

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MLS All-Star 2008
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MLS All-Stars - - -
West Ham United F.C. - - -
Date July 24, 2008
Stadium BMO Field
City Toronto, Ontario
MVP
Halftime show
Weather
Attendance
TV in the United States
Network ESPN2, ESPN2HD
Announcers Dave O'Brien
Eric Wynalda
Rob Stone
Julie Foudy
Allen Hopkins
Network TeleFutura
Announcers Jorge Perez-Navarro
Diego Balado
TV in Canada
Network CBC Sports
Announcers TBD

The 2008 Pepsi Major League Soccer All-Star Game will be the 13th consecutive MLS All-Star Game. MLS Commissioner Don Garber in 2005 awarded the 2008 All-Star Game to Toronto, Ontario. It will be played in the new soccer-specific stadium, BMO Field. BMO Field is home to the MLS' second year franchise, Toronto FC.[1] This will be the first MLS All-Star Game to be held in Canada. The MLS All-Stars will face West Ham United of the English Premier League.[2] The game will be played on Thursday, July 24, 2008.

Contents

[edit] MLS All-Stars

[edit] Voting

Major League Soccer released an official ballot to decide the players called to represent the league in the All-Star game. A four-tier voting system will determine the First XI players selected for the 2008 game. The online fan balloting program will comprise 25 percent of the total vote, with coaches and general managers (25%), players (25%), and media (25%) combining for the remaining 75% percent of the vote. The total vote will honor the MLS First XI, regardless of whether or not those players start on July 24. Major League Soccer will have final decision on all balloting matters.[3]

[edit] Nominees

Each MLS team nominated twelve (12) players for the ballot at the start of the season.[4] Vote totals follow a player, meaning if a player switches teams, his totals will follow him to the new team. The following is a list of all players nominated to the All-Star ballot:

Goalkeepers

Defenders

[edit] References

  1. ^ Canada's National Soccer Stadium
  2. ^ West Ham to face MLS all-stars. Toronto Star (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
  3. ^ 2008 MLSNET.COM All-Star Ballot. Major League Soccer (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  4. ^ 2008 MLSNET.COM All-Star Ballot. Major League Soccer (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
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