The
2008 Pepsi Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 13<sup>th</sup> consecutive
MLS All-Star Game. The MLS All-Stars faced
West Ham United of the English
Premier League. The game was played on July 24, 2008, with the MLS winning 3-2.
New England Revolution coach
Steve Nicol coached the All-Stars. The motto for the 2008 MLS All-Star Game is "Major League Soccer Takes on the World."
Chicago Fire's
Cuauhtémoc Blanco was named
MVP.
Toronto FC named host
MLS Commissioner
Don Garber awarded the 2008 All-Star Game to
Toronto, Ontario in 2007 on the eve of
MLS All-Star 2007. The game was played in the new
soccer-specific stadium,
BMO Field and was the first MLS All-Star Game held in Canada. BMO Field is home to the MLS' 13th franchise,
Toronto FC.
West Ham United
On April 4, 2008, the Major League Soccer website announced that
Premier League club
West Ham United would be the fifth international opponent for the marquee event. Founded in 1895, the east London club was originally called Thames Ironworks FC but switched to West Ham United five years later and has been playing at the
Boleyn Ground since 1904. West Ham has forged a reputation of cultivating some of the world's top players, such as
Frank Lampard,
Michael Carrick,
Rio Ferdinand, and
Joe Cole, giving rise to its frequent reference as
The Academy of Football.
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