West Ham United v MLS All-Stars On ESPN Tonight

July 24th, 2008 By The Gaffer --> Comments

Tonight West Ham United plays the Major League Soccer All-Star Team in Toronto, Canada. The match will be shown live on ESPN and ESPN360.com beginning at 7pm ET.

I’m intrigued by this match but it’s hard to get excited. West Ham is one of the most vanilla football clubs in the Premier League. The club has few players that spark a lot of emotion other than Dean Ashton. Then there’s boring old manager Alan Curbishley. And lastly, you have to wonder how different everything may have been if the original choice for the opposition was selected instead of West Ham: Liverpool.

Still, the passionate Toronto fans should make the atmosphere better than previous MLS All-Star games. And it’ll be fun to see the increased police presence surrounding the Hammers fans.

Let’s hope that both teams come out with a commitment to win this one. Keeping my fingers crossed, I’m hoping this will be an entertaining game to watch. We’ll see.

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Hayden 4 months ago 1 point
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Sorry pal but what a MORONIC news post - "The club has few players that spark a lot of emotion other than Dean Ashton. Then there’s boring old manager Alan Curbishley" - West Ham have the some of the most passionate fans in the world, they just don't fit in with the MLS view that everything has to be glamorous and glitzy. We're a REAL football team - the football is important not the hairdos and egos. How football should be.

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Harry 4 months ago 1 point
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If you think Liverpool would be more exciting.
Then you don't know much about Premiership football.
They have the players but on few occasions do they entertain.
Silly me I thought Football was suppose to be entertaining. I do agree about Curbishley

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Nails 4 months ago 1 point
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1. Watch the 1966 world cup final, the captain, both goal scorers and STILL the only player to score a hat trick in the world cup final.

2. Watch FA Cup final west ham v Liverpool referred to as the best post war if not ever FA cup final.

3. All the stars that you seem to think are the greats of the EPL, Ferdinand, Lampard, Cole, Carrick- Come from ONE CLUB- Football Academy - On of the best in Europe - renowned for it.

I hope they turn you lot inside out tonight (on the pitch only). And if you feel lamented by this 'Dull event, don't watch it and don't post such a negative article.

The above does nothing to help the real football world to take you lot seriously as a football nation!

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GoatyGav 4 months ago 1 point
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Agree with all the above comments. Would like to add that Liverpool would've put a youth and reserve side out for this game anyway and I can guarantee that you'd have been bitching about that fact a lot more than you'll be bitching after the game tomorrow. "Vanilla" football club - 'av a word with yourself mate.

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mike tricker 4 months ago 1 point
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Mate your a disgrace. Just another yank who KNOWS NOTHING about the world outside.

We have been around over 100 years (thats almost as long as your country!)

We are known throughout the football (note not soccer) world as a team that plays attractive football.

We have 36000 fans watch us every week (thats about a years worth for anyone in the MLS)

we are the worlds 10th richest team.

We have nurtured the talents of about 3/4 of the england team.

We have won FA cups, uefa cups, cup winners cups. Oh and the world cup.

We have some of the most passionate supporters in the world.

When you lot in the colonies look up from your own navel's then you may realise that even though you have some home grown talent that would just about squeeze into our first team and a bunch of old has beens looking for one last pay check.

When you actually build a stadium just for football then you can call yourself a football nation.

till then - button it

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Your mum 4 months ago 1 point
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Theres is one word i can sum up for the person who wrote this article. Wanker. I think i will just leave it as that, because you just aint worth it. you talk utter crap. This so called vanilla team will beat the best stars in mls tonight, and watch the entertaining footy we have dickhead.

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ironsmith 4 months ago 1 point
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EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION, tonight the MLS are playing the club that taught the world how to play back in the late fifties and sixties so please do not excercise your ignorance with such poppycot. Every serious football team today play as the great West Ham side of the sixties which is square across the back and against FA thinking at the time so whatever the result have some respect for greatness!

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Kartik 4 months ago 1 point
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If West Ham wins they join a long line of USL and lower division sides to beat the MLS this year.

MLS just two years ago beat Chelsea in an all star game that I was pleased to attend in Chicago. I look at that side and compare it to tonight's and I wonder, where have all the stars in MLS gone?

MLS still hasn't lost one of these games to foreign opposition leading some to believe the games are fixed. That Chelsea game wasn't fixed for sure: MLS played damn damn well, and had me believing the future was bright for the league and soccer in this part of the world. But without Freddy Adu, Rico Clark, Ronnie O'Brien Dwayne DeRosario, Eddie Robinson, Chris Albright and Jaime Moreno who were outstanding that day the MLS all stars will have rely on 30 somethings like Beckham, Angel and Blanco to get a result as well as second rate American players other than Landon. Taylor Twellman the other really outstanding American is hurt, and several Americans of note are already gone to Olympic team duty. So really this is now turned into a second tier group of "All Stars."

In other words I'd be shocked if West Ham does not crush the "All Stars" tonight. The one MLS player worth keeping an eye on is Shalrie Jospeh. He's one of the best the league has ever produced and Steve Nicol on three separate occasions turned down large transfer fees for him, twice from Celtic!

BMO should be rocking tonight, but it's always rocking even when TFC loses to second division sides!

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Ivan 4 months ago 1 point
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hey guys,dun flame the gaffer like that.

But seriously, Gaf,u have 2 think b4 u type man.

I may not be following west ham so well bcos im not living in the uk but reading the way u put this article hurts.:(

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Kartik 4 months ago 1 point
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One more note on that Chelsea game. It was actually later, actually in August just a few days before the Community Shield and Jose choose to blame the loss on Sheva not being acclimated with the Chelsea way yet. I recall Mourinho saying that starting Sheva was due to trying to get him on the same page with Drogba and the loss was because they wasted a half trying to get the two working together. I'm glad to see two years later that worked out so well for the boys from Fulham.

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Kartik 4 months ago 1 point
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or are they from Kensington? I know one think. Stamford Bridge is not in Chelsea!

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TFC Fan 4 months ago 1 point
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Absolute RUBBISH! This guy has no idea what he's talking about. I am from Toronto, a TFC season ticket holder, and a Liverpool supporter, but I would never talk smack about a great team like West Ham! They have a great history, have developed some of the best players in England, and are a wonderful team to watch.

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tampasoccer 4 months ago 1 point
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Why wasn't Emilio picked is beyond me. The guy has been a top 3 player in the league 2 seasons running(and a top goalscorer).
I will be watching tonight. Last week, I saw the 3:3 Columbus/ KC game and that guy, Baros Schelotto is absolutely amazing, even at 36/37. The way he reads the game, dictates the tempo, and his ability to change the outcome with one pass is still very rare in the league. Too bad he didn't come here like, 6 years ago. No wander he is a legend at Boca. He is that good.
That said, I am expecting a show tonight.

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KARTIK is a TWAT 4 months ago 1 point
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west ham play in the premier league...
we arent second division.

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Kartik 4 months ago 1 point
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10:04, of course the Hammers aren't a second division team anymore. You have Alan Pardew to thank for that. Come to think of it you have kia joorabchian to thank as well!

But a win against MLS and maybe you should play off with Crystal Place USA for bragging rights. The point wasn't to take a shot at you it was to take a shot at MLS. Stop being so sensitive.

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Joe J 4 months ago 1 point
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Why would the police be surrounding the hammers fans? from what i have been told half the stadium will be wearing Claret and Blue.. better call more filth in

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JHS 4 months ago 1 point
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A rather poor post by the Gaffer but at least something was said. Media coverage, even if poorly done, is better than nothing. West Ham should be proud of their club's tradition and all MLS fans should welcome the chance to host a world class side like WH. MLS does not have any real tradition but the North American league is working hard to develop a quality league. At some point in the future MLS might have a product that is globally respected. Until then let MLS learn from our tradition-rich brothers across the pond. Let's hope for an entertaining match without injuries.

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Papadragon 4 months ago 1 point
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West Ham are a great club with history
The Premier League is littered with the talent they've produced at their Academy
They finished 10th last season in spite of having an injury list as long as your arm
The bookies make them 5/2 favorites and I expect them to do to David Beckham's rag tag bunch the same as they did to away to Derby last season 5-0
I put the MLS Allstars at about the same level as a mid-table Championship League team

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