2014 MLS All-Star Game
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File:MLS All Star Game Logo 2014.png | |||||||
Event | 2014 Major League Soccer season | ||||||
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Date | August 6, 2014 | ||||||
Venue | Providence Park, Portland, Oregon | ||||||
Referee | Jair Marrufo | ||||||
Attendance | 21,733 | ||||||
The 2014 AT&T Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 19th consecutive Major League Soccer All-Star Game. It took place on August 6, 2014 at Providence Park, the home of MLS club Portland Timbers. The game was televised live on ESPN2 and UniMás in the United States, TSN and RDS in Canada, and in more than 130 countries worldwide.[1]
Bayern Munich was the second European team not from Great Britain to play in the All-Star Game, following A.S. Roma in the 2013 MLS All-Star Game. As such, they were the first German team to play in the All-Star Game. They were also the first defending FIFA Club World Champions to play in the All-Star Game after winning the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
The MLS All-Stars defeated Bayern Munich 2–1. After giving up a goal in the 8th minute to Robert Lewandowski, the All-Stars pulled even early in the second-half on a goal by Bradley Wright-Phillips. Landon Donovan scored in the 70th minute to put the All-Stars ahead for good. Donovan was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
Rosters
MLS All-Stars
As of August 6, 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- a 2014 MLS All-Star Fan XI.[2]
- b Selected by All-Star coach Caleb Porter of the Portland Timbers.[3]
- c Selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber.[3]
- d Injured or unable to play.[4][5]
- e Replacement for player who is injured or unable to play, selected by coach Caleb Porter.[4][5]
FC Bayern Munich
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- a Injured or unable to play.
- b FC Bayern Munich II[9]
- c Bayern Munich Junior Team[10]
Referee crew
On July 8, it was announced that PRO's Jair Marrufo would referee the match, with Claudio Badea and Corey Parker assistant referees and Ismail Elfath the 4th official.[11]
Match
Details
MLS All-Stars | 2–1 | Bayern Munich |
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Wright-Phillips 51' Donovan 70' |
Report | Lewandowski 8' |
Aftermath
After the match, Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola refused to shake the hand of MLS All-Stars manager Caleb Porter despite Porter's multiple attempts.[12] Guardiola seemed to be angry over rough challenges by MLS players during the exhibition match resulting in yellow cards, particulary those of Osvaldo Alonso and Will Johnson on Xherdan Shaqiri and Bastian Schweinsteiger respectively. Bayern Munich, in preseason, had just arrived in the United States and have six players who played for Germany's World Cup winning squad whereas MLS players are halfway through the current season. Guardiola backtracked from his behavior postgame stating, "We tried to play and we did. Congratulations to MLS for this victory. I hope they are going to invite us next year to try and make revenge and I hope to prepare a little bit better."[13]
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References
- ^ Courtemanche, Dan (December 12, 2013). "FC Bayern Munich to Play MLS All-Stars" (Press release). Portland, Oregon: Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ^ "All-Star: Nine USMNT World Cup veterans, former champion Thierry Henry lead the way in Fan XI". 16 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ a b "All-Star: Caleb Porter reveals 23-man roster for 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game in Portland". 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ a b "All-Star: Maurice Edu, Bobby Boswell and Sean Franklin replace Sounders, Galaxy trio on MLS roster". 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "All-Star: Sporting Kansas City's Dom Dwyer replaces injured Toronto FC striker Jermain Defoe". 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "FC Bayern München – First Team". fcbayern.de. 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Upbeat FCB set off for USA". 30 July 2014. Retrieved 05 August 2014.
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(help) - ^ PRO announce crew for 2014 MLS All-Star game, Professional Referee Organization, July 8, 2014, retrieved July 8, 2014
- ^ http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/08/pep-guardiola-incensed-after-mls-all-star-game
- ^ http://www.sportingnews.com/soccer/story/2014-08-07/mls-all-star-game-pep-guardiola-caleb-porter-bayern-munich-landon-donovan
- ^ All-Star: MLS' Landon Donovan picks up MVP honors after hitting game-winning goal, MLSsoccer.com, August 7, 2014, retrieved August 7, 2014
- ^ "PRO announces MLS All Star Game crew". Professional Referees Organization. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.