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    American talent features heavily in All-Star lineup

    By Ives Galarcep
    Special to ESPNsoccernet

    Friday, July 11, 2008

    One of the major story lines heading into the 2008 MLS season was the big influx of foreign players. Concerns about there being too much reliance on foreign talent weighed on the minds of some MLS fans as more teams looked abroad to fill the needs of a growing league. If the group of players named to the 2008 MLS All-Star First XI is any indication, those concerns may have been a bit premature. While foreign stars David Beckham and Cuauhtemoc Blanco earned a majority of headlines when the Fir ...

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