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July 25, 2012 8:30 PM EDT
July 25, 2012 8:30 PM EDT
All-Star Game Preview: MLS All-Stars - Chelsea
De Rosario scored against Chelsea in the 2006 All-Star Game and will captain the MLS squad against the Blues in 2012.
By Zac Lee Rigg
JR
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| MLS All-Stars (4-4-1-1): Nielsen; Beitashour, Pearce, Valdes, Corrales; Beckham, Alonso, Beckerman, Donovan; De Rosario; Wondolowski. |
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GOALKEEPERS: Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA), Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City)
DEFENDERS: Steven Beitashour (San Jose Earthquakes), Aurelien Collin (Sporting Kansas City), Ramiro Corrales (San Jose Earthquakes), Jay DeMerit (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Justin Morrow (San Jose Earthquakes), Heath Pearce (New York Red Bulls), Carlos Valdes (Philadelphia Union)
MIDFIELDERS: Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), David Beckham (LA Galaxy), Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Michael Farfan (Philadelphia Union), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
FORWARDS: Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC), Chris Pontius (D.C. United), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
| Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech; Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole; Essien, Meireles; Hazard, Marin, Ramires; Lukaku. |
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GOALKEEPERS: Petr Cech, Henrique Hilario, Ross Turnbull, Jamal Blackman
DEFENDERS: Branislav Ivanovic, Ashley Cole, John Terry, David Luiz, Paulo Ferreira, Gary Cahill, Sam Hutchinson, Todd Kane, Nathaniel Chalobah
MIDFIELDERS: Michael Essien, Ramires, Flourent Malouda, Raul Meireles, Frank Lampard, John Mikel Obi, Eden Hazard, Marko Marin, Yossi Benayoun, Josh McEachran, George Saville
FORWARDS: Romelu Lukaku, Fernando Torres, Gael Kakuta, Kevin De Bruyne, Patrick Bamford, Lucas Piazon
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Chelsea also played the MLS All-Star team in 2006. A goal from Dwayne De Rosario, who has been named captain of the 2012 side, settled the match 1-0 in favor of MLS.
- A late request from Chelsea means each team will have 10 substitutions. Because he needed an extra player to make that many changes, All-Star coach Ben Olsen called up Philadelphia Union utility man Michael Farfan.
- Landon Donovan has been selected every year since his rookie season in 2001. This, his 12th All-Star nod, sets an MLS record, one more than Eddie Pope.
- This is the third game of Chelsea's U.S. tour. The Blues beat Seattle Sounders FC 4-2 and then drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain.
- Chelsea won the Champions League and FA Cup last season despite finishing sixth in the Premier League.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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MLS All-Stars 2012 0-8 Chelsea
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MLS All-Stars 2012 1-3 Chelsea
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MLS All-Stars 2012 0-3 Chelsea
- 9.75 %
| Club Friendlies (FR) | Jul 25, 2012 | MLS All-Stars 2012 3 - Chelsea 2 |
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MLS All-Stars 2012
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| Jul 25, 2012 | MLS All-Stars 2012 3 - Chelsea 2 | FR |
| Jul 27, 2011 | MLS All-Stars 2012 0 - Manchester United 4 | FR |
| Jul 28, 2010 | MLS All-Stars 2012 2 - Manchester United 5 | FR |
| Jul 30, 2009 | MLS All-Stars 2012 4 - Everton 5 | FR |
Chelsea
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| May 19, 2013 | Chelsea 2 - Everton 1 | EPL |
| May 15, 2013 | Benfica 1 - Chelsea 2 | EL |
| May 11, 2013 | Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea 2 | EPL |
| May 8, 2013 | Chelsea 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| May 5, 2013 | Manchester United 0 - Chelsea 1 | EPL |
| 1 | Jimmy Nielsen | Goalkeeper |
| 33 | Steven Beitashour | Defender |
| - | Aurellien Collin | Defender |
| 6 | Jay DeMerit | Defender |
| 15 | Justin Morrow | Defender |
| 14 | Dwayne De Rosario | Midfielder |
| - | David Beckham | |
| 6 | Osvaldo Alonso | Midfielder |
| - | Landon Donovan | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Chris Wondolowski | Striker |
| - | Thierry Henry | Striker |
| 1 | Dan Kennedy | Goalkeeper |
| - | Carlos Enrique Valdes | Defender |
| 26 | Michael Farfan | Midfielder |
| - | Chris Pontius | Midfielder |
| 9 | Eddie Johnson | Striker |
| 14 | Kyle Beckerman | Midfielder |
| - | Graham Zusi | Striker |
| - | Ramiro Corrales | Defender |
| - | Henrique Hilário | |
| 4 | Branislav Ivanovic | Defender |
| - | Gary Cahill | |
| - | John Terry | |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | Defender |
| - | Ramires | Midfielder |
| - | Michael Essien | |
| - | Marko Marin | |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | Midfielder |
| - | Yossi Benayoun | Midfielder |
| 18 | Romelu Lukaku | Striker |
| - | Ross Turnbull | |
| - | Paulo Ferreira | |
| - | Nathaniel Chalobah | Defender |
| - | David Luiz | Defender |
| - | Kevin De Bruyne | Midfielder |
| - | Florent Malouda | |
| - | Lucas Piazon | |
| 7 | Eden Hazard | Midfielder |
| 10 | John Obi Mikel | Midfielder |
| 16 | Raúl Meireles | Midfielder |
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