I found this info in the Boston Globe, reports that as part of Man U's 2011 North American tour the team will once again play in the All-Star game, being at Red Bull Arena.
http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/...borough_plans/
I found this info in the Boston Globe, reports that as part of Man U's 2011 North American tour the team will once again play in the All-Star game, being at Red Bull Arena.
http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/...borough_plans/
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Sweet!
I thought maybe Henry would've lobbied for Arsenal or Barca with it in New York. Man U will be bringing their whole squad I'm assuming in a non-world cup/euro year, so it would still be good!
Wouldn't it be cool if the MLS allstars played a Mexican Primera allstar team. The US vs. Meixco national team rivalary woudl add some heat/passion to the situaion the the pride of rep'ing your league might result in the players actually working.
This midseason friendly is just a major inconvenience to people who care about the quality of play in the league more than a spotlight game for bandwagoneers.
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I am still bitter about West Ham being Toronto's "All Star" guests.
If true, they could actually sell out the Meadowlands for that . . . if it didn't have stupid Fieldturf.
Everton worse then West Ham? I don't know about that, not significantly better, but far from a huge drop-off...
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This is so unfortunate that this is a part of our league. They ask for complaints when they invite anyone not top level. Everyone knows who we're talking about. It's the reason they've gone with the same guest again.
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Is it just me or was the atmosphere at last year's All Star Game in Houston electric?
This can only be good for the exposure of the league, especially with the event being held at the marquee venue in MLS.
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That's a fairly euro-footy elitist atttitude. If the MLS is going to be successful its going to have to find some harmony between North American professional sports traditions and global football traditions.
Through work I've had the fortune of attending allstar weekends for NHL, MLB and NBA - they are really fun events to attend. The games aren't alwasy great but, as a fan the weekend is always fun. Sports are supposed to fun.
There is no other league that interrupts their league to reinforce their relevance by playing a more popular team. Lame. Those other NA sports take longer breaks and use their own league, not another foreign league (or in this case team) as a platform for popularity.
I know it's accepted over here by many. I'm saying it's trite and wish we didn't feel we needed it like a crutch.
That said, if you enjoy it go nuts. I believe you're in the majority.
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That said... I can't wait to see our bonafide all-star Alan Gordon elbow Vidic in the face. That should be awesome.
Wasn't a lot of that Mexican fans showing up to see Hernandez make his debut?
I'm not sure I agree. Having the best of the MLS get steamrolled by a vastly superior team isn't much of an advertisement. If anything, it reinforces to a lot of Euro-snobs how crap the quality of the league is.This can only be good for the exposure of the league, especially with the event being held at the marquee venue in MLS.
If anything, it's a big cash grab for the league. They can make a lot of money off a game like that.
It would be interesting to see if there is any correlation to increases in MLS ticket sales afterwards.
All-star game is a waste of time in my opinion, even the NHL has recently debated the real need for it. If it went away people really wouldn't care that much, and I really doubt its effectiveness in attracting new fans to the league.
It's a money maker.
Last year they sold 70,000 tickets priced between $35-$175. Assuming an average price of $100, that's $7,000,000 + profits from TV and concessions. Man Utd's appearance fee is $1,000,000 (from all accounts I've heard). Subtract other costs like venue rental, ect, and you still have a mint being made by the MLS.
I heard the all star game is in new york and FCB is playing
Last edited by nascarguy; 03-18-2011 at 01:00 PM.
maybe the all star game should be to show off there skillss
People watch the allstar game?
I'm not sure if this is anywhere else, but the "announcement" of ManU coming for the all star game again is a pretty big one, no?
I know there's a lot of different opinions on the validity of even having an all star game, and probably even more opinions on this particular opponent, but surely the exposure the league is getting can only be a good thing?
Thoughts?
meh it was a bigger deal last year imo ...... 80,000 ppl in Houston and Chicarito suiting up for Man U to add to the storyline.