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Milwaukee to host 2006 MISL All-Star Game

November 9, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release


MILWAUKEE (November 9, 2005) - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Commissioner Steve Ryan announced today that the city of Milwaukee and the defending MISL champion Milwaukee Wave have been awarded the hosting rights for the 2006 MISL All-Star Game to be held on Saturday, February 11, 2006 at U.S. Cellular Arena. For the first time in the League's five-year history, the League's signature mid-season event will feature a collection of MISL All-Stars competing against the Mexican Federation's National Futbol Rapido team.

"The MISL is very excited to partner with one Mexico's premier futbol teams for this special All-Star celebration," Commissioner Ryan said. "Milwaukee is the perfect setting for this event because of its longstanding dedication to the game of indoor soccer. During the 2002-03 season, the Wave and the City of Milwaukee did a marvelous job with the All-Star Weekend and with this year's emphasis on Milwaukee's great Hispanic community, we're confident that this All-Star Game will be even better than the previous one."

The 2006 MISL All-Star Game will be the League's fourth all-star game in five seasons. The League uses this weekend as an opportunity to showcase the game's talented superstars and pay tribute to the international game of soccer. Each All-Star celebration is highly anticipated by the MISL's international audience. Although the 2006 All-Star Game has an international flavor, the game will be played according to MISL rules.

"This is extremely exciting for us to have an opportunity to bring a collection of our great players to Milwaukee," said Lic. Alfredo Maccise Saade, President of the Federación Nacional de Futbol Rápido, A.C. "This event will help to strengthen our relationship with the MISL and the Milwaukee Wave and we hope to build on this partnership in the future."

"Milwaukee is a wonderful and deserving city of this honor," Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said. "The Wave has been a fixture in Wisconsin for more than 20 years and we're thrilled to share this cultural experience with our community and the rest of the soccer world."

In addition to the All-Star Game on Saturday, the Milwaukee Wave will host a special All-Star dinner on Friday, February 10, with all proceeds from the dinner and a special auction to be donated to the Wave of Kindness program. Funds raised will be used for game tickets and scholarships to directly benefit the Hispanic Community.

"The Milwaukee Wave organization is proud to host this great event with the help of the city and its prominent Hispanic Community," said Wave COO Mike Lafferty. "We are proud to recognize Time Warner Cable as a 2005 Presenting sponsor of the MISL All-Star Game. This is a great partnership, not only for the game of soccer, but for the greater Milwaukee community. Most of all, I'd like to recognize the efforts of Maria Monreal-Cameron, who was an instrumental figure in pulling this together, as well as Amador Bustas of La Gran D radio and Jesus Valdivia from Interclubes."

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