All-Star Replacements Named by Nicol

Jonathan Bornstein, Steve Ralston and Juan Toja will be playing in the MLS All-Star Game against West Ham on July 24.

Jul 17, 2008 4:58:16 PM

Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein, New England Revolution midfielder Steve Ralston and FC Dallas midfielder Juan Toja were added to the MLS All-Star Team that will face West Ham United on July 24. Steve Nicol made the selections to replace Sacha Kljestan, Michael Parkhurst and Robbie Rogers, all of whom were named to the U.S. Olympic Team roster on Thursday and will be with the team in California when the MLS All-Stars are in Toronto.

While Bornstein and Toja’s selections may come as a surprise, Ralston is a player who is very deserving, as he is tied for the New England Revolution lead in goals with six, along with four assists for the Eastern Conference leaders. With Taylor Twellman out for all but a few minutes of the first half of the season, the veteran midfielder has been one of Nicol’s true standouts.

In addition, an inactive group of all-stars were named on Thursday, as well.

The complete list of 2008 MLS All-Stars are as follows:

18-Player Game-Day Roster:

Goalkeepers: Pat Onstad (Houston Dynamo), Matt Reis (New England Revolution).

Defenders: Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Jim Brennan (Toronto FC), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew).

Midfielders: David Beckham  (Los Angeles Galaxy), Cuauhtémoc Blanco  (Chicago Fire), Dwayne De Rosario (Houston Dynamo), Christian Gomez (Colorado Rapids), Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids), Steve Ralston (New England Revolution), Juan Toja  (FC Dallas).

Forwards: Juan Pablo Angel  (forward, New York Red Bulls), Edson Buddle  (Los Angeles Galaxy), Kenny Cooper  (FC Dallas), Landon Donovan  (Los Angeles Galaxy).

Inactive Roster:

Goalkeepers: Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Greg Sutton (Toronto FC).

Defenders: Michael Parkhurst (New England Revolution), Gonzalo Segares (Chicago Fire), Bakary Soumare (Chicago Fire), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC).

Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Amado Guevara (Toronto FC), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew).

Forwards: Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Luciano Emilio (D.C. United).

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