The 2011 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, held on July 27, 2011, was the 16th annual

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, a

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match involving all-stars from

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. The MLS All-Stars faced

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of the English

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for the second year running in the eighth

MLS All-Star Game The Major League Soccer All-Star Game is an annual soccer game held by Major League Soccer featuring selected players from the league against an international club or selected players from another league. MLS initially adopted a traditional all ...

to feature international opposition. Manchester United won the game 4–0 with goals from Anderson,

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, Dimitar Berbatov and

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. The game was played at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison,

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, making it the first MLS All-Star Game to be played in the

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† – Injured and unavailable for matchday ♠ – Unavailable due to

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playing in the

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match the same week of the All Stars game ♥ – "Inactive Roster" players voted for by other players in MLS

Manchester United

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