MLS All-Star Game is first for two soccer luminaries

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MVNsoccer MVNsoccer posted 7/24/2008 from web.mlsnet.com [flag]
(from MLSNet.com) Wednesday afternoon David Beckham and Cuauhtémoc Blanco shared a dais, along with New England coach Steve Nicol, to discuss Thursday's game against West Ham United. --- Beckham and Blanco are the two highest-profile designated players and will each get their first taste of the MLS All-Star Game experience... [link]

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Development News: Blanco wins All-Star MVP...and more ESPN features
Published 7/26/2008 by Mr. Adventure at MLS Expansion And Development
David Beckham and Cuauhtémoc Blanco were the two players chosen to represent the MLS All-Star team in Wednesday's main news conference with head coach Steve Nicol.  The choice of the two proved to be a great indicator of what was to come; the duo - both playing in their first MLS All-Star Game on Thursday night - made the game great, along with so many others who also provided great ...

VIDEOS - MLS All-Star Week (the aftermath)
Published 7/27/2008 by Mr. Adventure at San Diego eXtreme Sports Coalition
David Beckham and Cuauhtémoc Blanco were the two players chosen to represent the MLS All-Star team in Wednesday's main news conference with head coach Steve Nicol.  The choice of the two proved to be a great indicator of what was to come; the duo - both playing in their first MLS All-Star Game on Thursday night - made the game great, along with so many others who also provided great highlights.  Beckham and Blanco both provided scoring and drama; Blanco was named the Game's Most Valuable Player... There were so many good post-event MLS All-Star features on websites today, that we wanted to add some more here as a supplement to the previous ...

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