Comments about ‘2 Real Salt Lake players picked as all-stars’

Yawn!

Call me crazy, but I think based on this season's performance Mathis deserves an All-Star nod before either Morales or Beckerman; but I understand why MLS would add these 2 over Mathis.

Mathis will make the list of players with All Star $$$ but not on the team like Javi did last year. With 18 teams coming into the league, it might be time to go back to East vs West.

It should have been Clint and Kyle. But then again Javi should have made it last year. I'm glad they selected some REAL players. I wonder why Olave is never in the discussion? Is it the red cards?

Who really cares to see the MLS all-stars vs. an English premier club? I'd rather see MLS east vs. West or MLS all-stars vs. a Mexican Premier/English Premier/Spanish Premier All-star team.

Every team has their good and bad players, but having all the best of one league vs. one team shows how weak the MLS is. they can't get or they wont get another league's all-star team, just one of their teams.

At least some home town boys! I can get excited about that.

Should be Clint Mathis over Javi

Probably deserves the nod ahead of Beckerman...

I'm an RSL fan and I honestly don't think any REal players really deserved an all-star spot. But when the game is being played in Utah the MLS probably feels like it's a smart thing to do.

re: who cares?
If you have followed the league the East/West games were a joke. This format is much more fun to watch. The reason they do not get another league all star team to play against is because other leagues don't have all star teams.

..I called it. Javi and Kyle show.

I know how to run around and kick a ball too without touching it with my hands. Does that mean I'm a soccer all-star too?

Actually, the MLS isn't as weak of a league as you are indicating. The MLS All-Stars have pounded all of the English Premier League teams they have played. It's not uncommon for 3-0 or 2-0 games in favor of the MLS in these games.

I know you're saying the team of all All-stars SHOULD win these games, but keep in mind this will be the only time that the MLS all-stars play together; whereas Everton is very familiar with each other.

These victories give the MLS some credibility as a league.

Guarantee you've never scored! Especially if this is your form of entertaining yourself...

Exciting news. I am going to be putting Morales on the back of my All-Star jersey (if the front office would get off their lazy butts and get them to the fans).

I'm glad they are on the team. I agree with the Clint comments, but in honesty no one on Real's team would have made it without the commissioner lending a hand because of where the game is being played.

Remember... we don't have all-stars. The Team is the star!!! (it makes me sicker and sicker the more I think about the slogan.. why would a fan want a big name around?)

great job boyz! Congrats

A few years ago the MLS all-stars played Chelsea. Chelsea is an all-star team. They basically go around to other leagues and offer huge sums of money to come play for them. They (as well as Man U and Real Madrid) are a global all-star team.

Who cares. soccer is not an american sport and will never be popular in this country.
Can we please get an MLB or NFL team in this state so we have some good sports to talk about.
MLS is as boring as the WNBA is to watch.

I'm not going to go as far as to say the premiership teams throw the game, but we do catch them very early in pre-season when they are still very unfit, and the other team understands that their role in the game is to make the all-stars look good. I think our teams could compete in the premiership, but if a team like Chelsea were truly interested in winning the all-star game, our guys would have to put together a great effort to actually win.
I do like this format much better than an East v West format though. Personally I think an all star game isn't needed in any sport. Watch a bunch of guys go out and play a no-defense scrimmage, big woop.