Schelotto, Marshall earn first MLS All-Star First XI selections
Posted by: Crew Communications // Category: Player News
Reigning Volkswagen Most Valuable Player and this season’s leading scorer, Guillermo Barros Schelotto - who led all players in combined voting - and reigning MLS Defender of the Year, Chad Marshall, were among those unveiled as the MLS All-Star First XI on Monday (July 13). The All-Star First XI selections are the first in the MLS careers of Schelotto and Marshall.
The First XI is not necessarily the starting lineup. Coach Dom Kinnear will select the starters based on player availability and tactical considerations. If First XI selections are unavailable due to injury, international duty or other commitments, Kinnear will select alternates for the game day roster, but all First XI players are All-Stars. The inactive, or alternate All-Star roster, will be announced at a later date.
The 2009 MLS All-Star Game will be played on Wednesday, July 29 at Rio Tinto Stadium – home of Real Salt Lake – in Sandy, Utah when the MLS All-Stars play Everton FC of the English Premier League. The game will be televised live on ESPN2 and Galavision at 9:30 p.m. ET.
2009 MLS All-Star First XI
Goalkeeper: Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders FC)*
Defenders: Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)*, Wilman Conde (Chicago Fire)*, Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)*
Midfielders: Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo)*, Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution) Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle Sounders FC)*, Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)
Forwards: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)*, Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
* Denotes first selection to the MLS All-Star Team
Tags: 2009 MLS All Star game, Chad Marshall, Guillermo Barros Schelotto
July 16th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
great to see how the all stars will match up to an engilsh premiership side and with ex-prem stars like kasey keller and freddie ljungberg now playing for the all stars and the way the usa side did in the confeds cup usa footie is now making its mark.