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The 2006 Sierra Mist Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 11th Major League Soccer All-Star Game

Major League Soccer All-Star Game

The MLS All-Star Game is an annual soccer game held by Major League Soccer featuring selected players from the league against various competitors...

, played on August 5, 2006, at Toyota Park

Toyota Park (Bridgeview)

Toyota Park is a soccer-specific stadium located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, members of Major League Soccer . Toyota Park was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The facility opened June 11, 2006...

in Bridgeview, Illinois

Bridgeview, Illinois

Bridgeview is a village in Cook County, Illinois in the United States. It is located approximately from the Chicago Loop. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 16,446...

between the MLS All-Stars

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

and Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

. The MLS All-Stars won the match 1–0, with Dwayne De Rosario

Dwayne De Rosario

Dwayne Anthony De Rosario is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. He also plays for the Canadian national team.-Early career:...

scoring the winning goal in the 70th minute.

Match details


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	MLS ALL-STARS:
GK	1	Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Troy Perkins is an American soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.-College and amateur:...
RB	32	Bobby Boswell Bobby Boswell Robert Allen "Bobby" Boswell is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-College:...
CB	4	Facundo Erpen Facundo Erpen Facundo Adrián Erpen is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Instituto in the Primera B Nacional.-Early career in South America:...
CB	12	Jimmy Conrad Jimmy Conrad James "Jimmy" Conrad is a retired American soccer defender who last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-High School and College:...
LB	5	Chris Albright Chris Albright Christopher John Albright is an American soccer player who most recently played for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:Albright attended William Penn Charter School...
RM	14	Dwayne De Rosario Dwayne De Rosario Dwayne Anthony De Rosario is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. He also plays for the Canadian national team.-Early career:...
CM	13	Christian Gómez Christian Gómez Christian Gómez is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Nueva Chicago.-Argentina:Gómez began playing professional soccer at the age of 17 with Argentine club Nueva Chicago, which was at the time playing in the second division. He played with the team from 1991 to 1996, appearing in 155...
CM	8	Richard Mulrooney Richard Mulrooney Richard Mulrooney is a former American soccer player.-College:Mulrooney played four years of college soccer at Creighton University, where he recorded 51 assists from 1995 to 1998...
LM	17	Joshua Gros
CF	15	Brian Ching Brian Ching Brian Ching is an American professional soccer forward currently playing for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
CF	99	Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side.... (c)
Substitutes:
GK	22	Joe Cannon Joe Cannon (soccer) Joe Cannon is an American soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...
DF	2	Eddie Robinson Eddie Robinson (soccer) Eddie Robinson is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-College:...
DF	6	Ronnie O'Brien Ronnie O'Brien Ronnie O'Brien is a retired Irish footballer who last played for the San Jose Earthquakes.-Playing career:...
MF	9	Freddy Adu Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu is a Ghanaian-born American soccer player who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer. He plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, but he is also used as a winger or forward....
MF	26	Ricardo Clark Ricardo Clark Ricardo Clark is an American soccer player who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-High School and College:...
FW		Nate Jaqua Nate Jaqua Jonathan "Nate" Jaqua is an American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-High School:...
FW	11	Alecko Eskandarian Alecko Eskandarian Alecko Eskandarian is a former American soccer player who last played for Los Angeles Galaxy. He currently is the youth technical director for Philadelphia Union.-High School and College:...
Coach:
Peter Nowak Piotr Nowak Piotr Nowak is a Polish former professional soccer player. He is currently the head coach of the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.Nowak enjoyed a successful playing career in Europe, playing for Polish clubs such as Zawisza Bydgoszcz and Widzew Łódź, before going on to play in Turkey,...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> CHELSEA: | GK 23

Carlo Cudicini

Carlo Cudicini is an Italian goalkeeper who currently plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. In his 10 years at Chelsea he established himself as one of England's best goalkeepers before injury and the arrival of Petr Cech displaced him as first-choice...

RB 14

Geremi

Geremi Njitap

Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso , known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently a free agent.-Early career:...

CB 20

Paulo Ferreira

Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Chelsea as a defender. However, in his recent years, Ferreira has been noted to play as an attacking forward, in which he is famous for his through balls out to the wingers and/or striker-Early career:He started his career in...

CB 26

John Terry

John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...

Wayne Bridge

Wayne Michael Bridge is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Manchester City.A graduate of the Southampton Academy where he made his debut in 1998, he has also played for Chelsea and Fulham during his Premiership career....

DM 5

Michael Essien

Michael Kojo Essien is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Ghanaian national team. He is a midfielder who has often been touted as a box-to-box midfielder for his ability to exert boundless energy in supporting offensive and defensive play...

CM 13

Michael Ballack

Michael Ballack is a German professional footballer, who is currently playing for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of his international team. Ballack has worn the number 13 shirt for every team he has played for except for Kaiserslautern...

CM 8

Frank Lampard

Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...

RW 24

Shaun Wright-Phillips

Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips...

LW 11

Didier Drogba

Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian footballer who plays in the centre forward position. He currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, where he is deputy vice-captain, and is the captain and all-time top scorer of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team...

CF 7

Andriy Shevchenko

Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team as a striker. He is the third-highest scorer in the history of European club competition with 67 goals as of 2011-03-10, behind Filippo Inzaghi and Raúl. With 175 goals scored with A.C...

Substitutes: GK 40

Hilário

Henrique Hilário

Henrique Hilário Meireles Alves Sampaio , known as Hilário, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League as a goalkeeper.-Portugal:...

DF 6

Ricardo Carvalho

Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH , is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid.Carvalho was born in Amarante where he played for the local team, Amarante Futebol Clube. By his great performance as a youngster, he was spotted by the Portuguese powerhouse,...

DF 43

Ryan Bertrand

Ryan Dominic Bertrand is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea. He is a left back converted from a winger.Bertrand began his career at Gillingham, before being signed by Chelsea in July 2005. After graduating from the Chelsea youth system, Bertrand was sent on to loan to various club between...

DF 44

Michael Mancienne

Michael Ian Mancienne is an English footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV as a defender.Schooled primarily as a centre back, Mancienne can also play as a defensive midfielder as well as both fullback positions as he showed during appearances for Chelsea, and multiple loan...

MF 10

Joe Cole

Joseph John "Joe" Cole is an English footballer who plays for Lille, on loan from Liverpool, and the England national football team as midfielder. He started his career with where he played more than 100 games during five years, until he left for Chelsea in 2003...

MF 12

Mikel John Obi

John Michael Nchekwube Obinna , commonly known as Mikel John Obi, John Obi Mikel or John Mikel Obi, is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for English club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team.-Club career:...

MF 16

Arjen Robben

Arjen Robben is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger, and he is also known for his dribbling skills...

MF 19

Lassana Diarra

Lassana "Lass" Diarra is a French footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid. His predominant position is defensive midfielder but he can also play in a more advanced role and has played at right back, which he occasionally did for former clubs Chelsea, as well as France.-Early career:Diarra...

MF 46

Jimmy Smith MF 48

Michael Woods

Michael Woods (footballer)

Michael James Woods is an English professional footballer who last played for Chelsea F.C. as a midfielder.-Club career:...

FW 21

Salomon Kalou

Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a striker for Chelsea in the Premier League.He is often used on the wings at Chelsea. He has a preference for playing on the left wing as this gives him opportunities to cut inside and take shots with his favoured right foot...

Coach:

José Mourinho

José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....

Most Valuable Player:

Dwayne De Rosario

Dwayne Anthony De Rosario is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. He also plays for the Canadian national team.-Early career:...

Assistant referees:

Nate Clement

Chris Strickland

Fourth official:

Terry Vaughn

Terry Vaughn (referee)

Terry Vaughn is an American football referee who currently resides in Mount Vernon, Iowa. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2004....

Several players originally named in the MLS All-Star roster had to withdraw as they were due to play in the New England Revolution v Chivas USA match on August 6; these included Ante Razov

Ante Razov

Ante Razov is a retired American soccer player of Croatian descent who last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Club:...

(Chivas), Shalrie Joseph

Shalrie Joseph

Shalrie Jamal Joseph is a Grenadian footballer who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.-College:...

and Clint Dempsey

Clint Dempsey

Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....

(both New England). Landon Donovan

Landon Donovan

Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....

, Pablo Mastroeni

Pablo Mastroeni

Pablo Mastroeni is an Argentine-born American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer, and for the United States national soccer team.-Youth:...

and Eddie Pope

Eddie Pope

George Edward Pope is a retired American soccer player who last played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and spent eleven years as a defender for the United States national team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.-Youth:Born in Greensboro, he attended Southwest Guilford...

also withdrew from the All-Star game through injury. Facundo Erpen

Facundo Erpen

Facundo Adrián Erpen is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Instituto in the Primera B Nacional.-Early career in South America:...

, Ricardo Clark

Ricardo Clark

Ricardo Clark is an American soccer player who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-High School and College:...

and Eddie Robinson

Eddie Robinson (soccer)

Eddie Robinson is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.-College:...

were called up to replace them.

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