"I don't care at all about that game. I think it is really frustrating because you're losing players who go to an exhibition game. We have games that are more important than that exhibition game."

-- New York City FC coach Patrick Vieira, expressing his displeasure with two of his stars, David Villa and Andrea Pirlo, heading off next week to the AT&T MLS All-Star Game. (Empire of Soccer)

"I don't think I have to sell myself to Dominic Kinnear. He picked the team and I'm sure he had a reason for all of those picks. I would've liked the nomination. It's always a privilege as a player. But no matter what, I'm going to keep working hard this season."

-- Second-year defender Axel Sjoberg, a big part of the Colorado Rapids' success, on  being passed over by Kinnear, the MLS All-Star coach, for the AT&T All-Star Game against Arsenal. (MLSSoccer.com)

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