In the 2009 the Major League Soccer All-Star Game, this American player, who played for Colorado Rapids, saved three kicks in the shootout.
2009 MLS All-Star Game The 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 14th annual MLS All-Star Game. The MLS All-Stars faced Everton of the Premier League on July 29, 2009. The match ended in a 1–1 draw at full-time and went to an immediate penalty shootout, which Everton won 4–3. Everton's American goalkeeper Tim Howard, who saved three kicks in the shootout, was named MVP of the match. This was the first win for an international club team in six tries against the MLS All-Stars.
Zach Thornton Zach Thornton (born October 10, 1973 in Edgewood, Maryland) is a retired goalkeeper who spent 16 seasons in Major League Soccer (MLS) with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars (1996–1997), Chicago Fire (1998–2006), Colorado Rapids (2007), New York Red Bulls (2008) and Chivas USA (2008–2011). He was the starting goalkeeper for the Fire when it won MLS Cup '98 in its inaugural year. He, along with Chris Armas and C. J. Brown, are the only three Fire players to be a part of all six of the club's domestic championships from 1998 through 2006.