1996 MLS All-Star Game
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| Event | 1996 Major League Soccer season | ||||||
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| Date | July 14, 1996 | ||||||
| Venue | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Carlos Valderrama (MLS East) | ||||||
| Referee | Kevin Stott | ||||||
| Attendance | 78,416 | ||||||
The 1996 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the first Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. Teams of the best players from each conference played against each other at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, on July 14, 1996. The MLS All-Stars East won the game 3–2, with goals from Tab Ramos, Giovanni Savarese and Steve Pittman while Preki and Jason Kreis scored for the MLS All-Stars West. MLS All-Stars East midfielder Carlos Valderrama was named as the game's Most Valuable Player. Kevin Stott refereed the game, which was attended by 78,416 spectators.
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Match details[edit]
MLS East  | 3–2 | MLS West |
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| Most Valuable Player: Assistant referees: | Match rules
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External links[edit]
- All-Star Game flashback, 1996 Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MLSsoccer.com