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FC Dallas midfielder Juan Toja named to MLS All-Star team
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Major League Soccer today announced that FC Dallas midfielder Juan Toja has been added to the MLS All-Star team. Toja joins teammate Kenny Cooper, who was selected to the All-Star First XI last week. In July 2007, Toja started and scored for the MLS All-Stars in a 2-0 win over Celtic FC in his first all-star appearance.
A really bad artist rendition of Toja's goal.
The 2008 Pepsi MLS All-Star Game between the MLS All-Stars and West Ham United takes place on July 24, 2008 at BMO Field in Toronto (Live on ESPN, Telefutura and on CBC in Canada at 6 p.m. CT).
Toja, 23, was selected as an alternate by All-Star head coach Steve Nicol along with Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein and New England Revolution midfielder Steve Ralston to replace Sacha Kljestan, Michael Parkhurst and Robbie Rogers who were named to the U.S. Olympic Team roster today and will miss the All-Star game.
The versatile Toja, in his second season with FC Dallas, has played as a withdrawn forward, a wide-left midfielder, and as a holding midfielder this year, scoring one goal and adding two assists.
The complete list of 2008 MLS All-Stars follows; players are listed in alphabetical order by position.
18-Player Game-Day Roster:
Goalkeepers (2): Pat Onstad& (Houston Dynamo), Matt Reis* (New England Revolution).
Defenders (4): Jonathan Bornstein& (Chivas USA), Jim Brennan& (Toronto FC), Jimmy Conrad* (Kansas City Wizards), Frankie Hejduk* (Columbus Crew).
Midfielders (8): 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 (4): Juan Pablo Angel& (forward, New York Red Bulls), Edson Buddle+ (Los Angeles Galaxy), Kenny Cooper* (FC Dallas), Landon Donovan* (Los Angeles Galaxy).
* First XI Selection
& Coach’s Selection
+ Commissioner’s Selection
Source: FC Dallas Communications; Photo provided by a PegNews staffer with questionable sense of humor
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