2014 MLS All-Star Game

The 2014 AT&T Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 19th annual 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 other countries worldwide.[1]

2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game
2014 AT&T MLS All-Star
Event2014 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Bayern Munich
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DateAugust 6, 2014 (2014-08-06)
VenueProvidence Park, Portland, Oregon
Most Valuable PlayerLandon Donovan (MLS All-Stars)
RefereeJair Marrufo
Attendance21,733

Bayern Munich was the second European team from outside the United Kingdom to play in the All-Star Game, following Roma in the 2013 MLS All-Star Game, and 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 eighth 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 permanently. Donovan was named the game's Most Valuable Player, and the next day, he announced that he would retire at the end of the 2014 MLS season.

The game featured many players who had seen action in the 2014 FIFA World Cup weeks earlier. On the MLS side, Clint Dempsey, Matt Besler, DeAndre Yedlin, Kyle Beckerman (United States) and Tim Cahill (Australia), among others, all got time on the pitch. Bayern saw contributions from Julian Green (USA), Javi Martínez (Spain), Dante (Brazil), Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) and Arjen Robben (Netherlands). Most notably, Bayern's six members of the World Cup winning-German national team—Phillip Lahm, Manuel Neuer, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller, Mario Götze and Jérôme Boateng—all made appearances to much fanfare.

Following the conclusion of the game, an incident between Caleb Porter, the manager of the Portland Timbers and the MLS All-Stars, and Pep Guardiola, the manager of Bayern, drew headlines.[2] Guardiola refused to shake hands with Porter following the match and the two exchanged words, with Guardiola walking off the pitch angrily.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF  USA Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC)[a]
4 MF  USA Michael Bradley (Toronto FC)[a]
5 DF  USA Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)[a]
6 MF  CUB Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC)[b]
7 DF  USA Sean Franklin (D.C. United)[e]
8 MF  USA Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)[a]
9 FW  NGA Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC)[a]
10 FW  USA Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)[a]
11 MF  AUS Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls)[b]
13 FW  ENG Dom Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City)[e]
14 FW  FRA Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls)[a]
16 MF  ARG Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)[c]
17 DF  USA DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)[a]
18 GK  USA Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)[a]
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  MEX Erick Torres (Chivas USA)[c]
21 MF  USA Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union)[e]
23 DF  USA Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew)[b]
24 DF  ENG Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers)[e]
28 GK  USA Bill Hamid (D.C. United)[b]
32 DF  USA Bobby Boswell (D.C. United)[e]
75 MF  CAN Will Johnson (Portland Timbers)[b]
78 DF  FRA Aurélien Collin (Sporting Kansas City)[b]
99 FW  ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)[b]
— MF  USA Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)[a][d]
— FW  ENG Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC)[b][d]
— DF  USA Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy)[a][d]
— FW  IRL Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)[b][d]
— DF  USA Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders FC)[b][d]

Notes:

a 2014 MLS All-Star Fan XI.[3]
b Selected by All-Star coach Caleb Porter of the Portland Timbers.[4]
c Selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber.[4]
d Injured or unable to play.[5][6]
e Replacement for player who is injured or unable to play, selected by coach Caleb Porter.[5][6]

Bayern Munich
As of August 5, 2014[7][8][9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Manuel Neuer
2 FW  GER Tobias Schweinsteiger [b]
3 DF  GER Philipp Walter [c]
4 DF  BRA Dante
5 MF  GER Gianluca Gaudino [c]
6 MF  ESP Thiago [a]
7 MF  FRA Franck Ribéry
8 MF  ESP Javi Martínez
9 FW  POL Robert Lewandowski
10 MF  NED Arjen Robben
11 MF   SUI Xherdan Shaqiri
13 DF  BRA Rafinha
14 FW  PER Claudio Pizarro
15 MF  GER Lucas-Julian Scholl [c]
17 DF  GER Jérôme Boateng
18 MF  ESP Juan Bernat
19 MF  GER Mario Götze
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  GER Sebastian Rode
21 DF  GER Philipp Lahm (captain)
22 GK  GER Tom Starke
23 MF  GER Mitchell Weiser [a]
24 MF  GRE Angelos Oikonomou [b]
25 FW  GER Thomas Müller
26 DF  GER Diego Contento
27 DF  AUT David Alaba
28 DF  GER Holger Badstuber
29 GK  GER Leopold Zingerle [b]
30 GK  AUT Ivan Lučić [a][b]
31 MF  GER Bastian Schweinsteiger (vice-captain)
33 FW  GER Michael Eberwein [c]
34 MF  DEN Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
37 MF  USA Julian Green
38 DF  AUT Ylli Sallahi [b]

Notes:

a Injured or unable to play.
b FC Bayern Munich II[10]
c Bayern Munich Junior Team[11]

Referee crew

On July 8, it was announced that PRO's Jair Marrufo would referee the match, with Claudiu Badea and Corey Parker assistant referees and Ismail Elfath the fourth official.[12]

Match

Details
MLS All-Stars 2–1 Bayern Munich
 Report Lewandowski  8'
Attendance: 21,733
MLS All-Stars
Bayern Munich
GK18 Nick Rimando 45'
RB17 DeAndre Yedlin 45'
CB78 Aurélien Collin 45'
CB5 Matt Besler 45'
LB23 Michael Parkhurst 45'
CM4 Michael Bradley 45'
CM11 Tim Cahill 45'
RW8 Graham Zusi 45'
AM2 Clint Dempsey 45'
LW14 Thierry Henry (c) 48'
CF9 Obafemi Martins 45'
Substitutes:
GK28 Bill Hamid 45'
DF7 Sean Franklin 45'
DF24 Liam Ridgewell 45'
DF32 Bobby Boswell 45'
MF6 Osvaldo Alonso 64' 45'
MF16 Diego Valeri 45'
MF21 Maurice Edu 45'
MF75 Will Johnson (c3) 89' 45'
FW10 Landon Donovan (c2) 48'  71'
FW13 Dom Dwyer 71'
FW19 Erick Torres 45'
FW99 Bradley Wright-Phillips 45'
Manager:
Caleb Porter
GK22 Tom Starke 62'
CB13 Rafinha
CB8 Javi Martínez
CB27 David Alaba (c) 86'
RM34 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 80'
CM5 Gianluca Gaudino 62'
CM20 Sebastian Rode 80'
LM18 Juan Bernat 80'
AM14 Claudio Pizarro 37'
CF11 Xherdan Shaqiri 80'
CF9 Robert Lewandowski 80'
Substitutes:
GK1 Manuel Neuer 62'
GK29 Leopold Zingerle
GK30 Ivan Lučić
DF3 Philipp Walter
DF4 Dante 62'
DF17 Jérôme Boateng 90+2' 80'
DF21 Philipp Lahm (c2) 82'
DF26 Diego Contento 80'
DF28 Holger Badstuber
DF38 Ylli Sallahi
MF7 Franck Ribéry
MF10 Arjen Robben 86'
MF15 Lucas-Julian Scholl
MF19 Mario Götze 80'
MF24 Angelos Oikonomou
MF31 Bastian Schweinsteiger 80'  88'
MF37 Julian Green 37'  82'
FW2 Tobias Schweinsteiger
FW25 Thomas Müller 80'
FW33 Michael Eberwein
Manager:
Pep Guardiola

MLS All-Star MVP:
Landon Donovan (MLS All-Stars)[13]

Assistant referees:[14]
Claudio Badea
Corey Parker
Fourth official:
Ismail Elfath

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Unlimited substitutions.
  • No extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

Aftermatch

After the match, Bayern manager Pep Guardiola refused to shake the hand of MLS All-Stars manager Caleb Porter, despite Porter's multiple attempts.[15] Guardiola seemed to be angry over rough challenges by MLS players during the exhibition match resulting in yellow cards, particularly those of Osvaldo Alonso and Will Johnson on Xherdan Shaqiri and Bastian Schweinsteiger respectively. Bayern Munich, in pre-season, had just arrived in the U.S. and had six players who played for Germany's World Cup-winning squad in July (although none started the game), whereas MLS players were halfway through the current season. Guardiola backtracked from his behavior post-game, 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."[16]

References
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