2014 A-League All Stars Game

Football match

The 2014 A-League All Stars Game was a football match that took place on 10 August 2014 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, contested between the A-League All Stars and Italian Serie A champions Juventus.

Background

On 20 December 2013, it was confirmed that Juventus would compete against the All-Stars team on 10 August 2014, again hosted in Sydney.^[1] On 18 February 2014, it was announced that former Juventus and current Sydney FC captain Alessandro Del Piero will captain the All-Stars squad. It will be the first time Del Piero has played a match against his former club. On 7 April 2014, it was announced Adelaide United coach Josep Gombau will coach the All-Stars squad, chosen by fans who voted.^[2]

Matthew Spiranovic was ruled out of the A-League All Stars squad due to an ankle injury.^[3]

A-League All Stars players

Match

Details

10 August 2014

19:30 AEST

ANZ Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 55,364

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Man of the Match:
Thomas Broich (A-League All Stars)

Statistics

Broadcasting

In Australia, the match was broadcast live by the Seven Network on their channel 7mate.

Sponsorship

A-League All Stars partners:

• Foxtel
• Telstra
• NSW Government
• BLK

References

1. "Italian giants Juventus coming to Sydney". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
2. "Gombau to lead FOXTEL A-League All Stars as player vote opens". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
3. "Western Sydney Wanderers lose Matthew Spiranovic for 10 weeks | Goal.com".