Three Players Added to 2008 Pepsi MLS All-Star Game Roster; Inactive All-Star Roster Announced
July 17, 2008 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK (Thursday, July 17, 2008) - Major League Soccer announced that Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein, New England Revolution midfielder Steve Ralston and FC Dallas midfielder Juan Toja were selected by All-Star head coach Steve Nicol to replace Sacha Kljestan, Michael Parkhurst and Robbie Rogers who were named to the U.S. Olympic Team roster today and will miss the All-Star game.
The 2008 Pepsi MLS All-Star Game between the MLS All-Stars and West Ham United takes place on July 24, 2008 at BMO Field in Toronto (Live on ESPN, Telefutura and on CBC in Canada at 7 p.m. ET).
Bornstein, a 23-year-old defender for Chivas USA, was the MLS Rookie of the Year in 2006. A relatively unknown player entering his rookie season in 2006, he proved his versatility and catapulted his career to become a regular for the U.S. Men's National Team.
The 34-yeard old Ralston, one of just four active players to have played in the League in all 13 seasons, is enjoying one of the best seasons of his career. With Taylor Twellman out due to injury for most of the season, Ralston has spearheaded the offense. He is tied for the team lead in goals with six and has four assists for the Revolution, who sit in first place in the Eastern Conference.
Toja, a 23-year-old Colombian, is in his second season in Major League Soccer starring for FC Dallas. He is one of the League's brightest young stars and most dynamic, two-way players. In the 2007 All-Star Game he scored a goal in the 2-0 victory over Celtic FC.
Because the MLS All-Star Game is a competitive format featuring an international opponent, fewer MLS players participate in the game than did when it was an East-West format. But a total 32 players, in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, earn All-Star recognition: The 18 selected for the game-day roster, the three First XI selections chosen for U.S. Olympic Team duty, and the next 11 players, by position, in the combined voting results.
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- Revolution Captain Ralston Added to MLS All-Star Roster - New England Revolution
- Kansas City Wizards Face Columbus Crew Tonight on ESPN - Sporting Kansas City
- Sacha Kljestan named to U.S. Olympic Team; Bornstein as MLS All-Star replacement - Club Deportivo Chivas USA
- Toja Named to MLS All-Star Team - FC Dallas
- Three Players Added to 2008 Pepsi MLS All-Star Game Roster; Inactive All-Star Roster Announced - MLS
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