The Chicago Fire have announced that tickets for the 2006 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game, taking place at TOYOTA PARK in Bridgeview on Saturday, Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. CT (live on ESPN), are now on sale to the public. This year's edition of the Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game will feature the best and brightest stars from Major League Soccer taking on arguably the world's top club, two-time defending English Premier League champion Chelsea FC. Tickets for the midsummer showcase range from $55-$125 and can be purchased in person at the TOYOTA PARK Box Office, located at 7000 S. Harlem Avenue, from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, by calling TicketMaster at 312-559-1212 or visiting www.TicketMaster.com.
Also now available is a special "All-Star Two-Game Pack" that includes tickets to the 2006 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game and the Fire's contest against Eastern Conference leaders D.C. United on Sunday, Sept. 17. The "All-Star Two-Game Pack," which is available starting at $73, can be purchased in person at the TOYOTA PARK Box Office, by calling 1-888-MLS-FIRE or visiting www.Chicago-Fire.com or www.mlsnet.com.
Chelsea will bring a roster laden with international stars to Chicagoland for a match that falls just two weeks before the start of its 2006/2007 domestic campaign. Chelsea's cast of stars features 16 players that were named to their countries' squads for the recently completed FIFA World Cup in Germany, including tournament All-Star Team performers Michael Ballack (Germany), Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal), Hernan Crespo (Argentina) and John Terry (England). Also included in the London outfit's stable of world-class players are World Cup finalists Claude Makelele and William Gallas of France, Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech and the club's newest acquisition, Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko, who is scheduled to make his debut in Chelsea blue in Bridgeview.
This will be the third time that the League's best players battle one of the world's top clubs in the Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game, which was adopted to ensure the most competitive All-Star spectacle in U.S. professional sports. Last year, the MLS All-Stars, led by MLS Honda All-Star MVP Taylor Twellman, defeated English Premier League club Fulham FC, 4-1, at a sold out Columbus Crew Stadium and in 2003, the MLS All-Stars downed storied Mexican club CD Guadalajara, 3-1, at The Home Depot Center with Carlos Ruiz capturing MVP honors.
For more information on the 2006 Sierra Mist MLS All-Star Game, please visit www.MLSnet.com.
