Joseph an All-Star

New England Revolution captain Shalrie Joseph will be the team’s lone representative at the 2011 MLS All-Star game after New York Red Bulls and MLS All-Stars head coach Hans Backe named the Grenadian to the game-day squad. The selection marks the eighth-consecutive time Joseph has been named an MLS All-Star.

Revs captain Shalrie Joseph was named to the MLS All-Star team on Monday. (Photo by CHRIS ADUAMA/aduama.com)

The MLS All-Stars take on English Premier League Champions Manchester United, an opponent the Revs fell 4-1 to on Wednesday, at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., on Wednesday, July 27th. Joseph was the only player selected from a team that has less than five victories so far this season. The struggling Revs are 3-9-7 and in last place in the Eastern Conference.

Joseph leads the Revs with five goals this season, while also adding an assist. The central midfielder has 33 goals and 31 assists in 228 career regular season games for New England.

The MLS All-Stars fell 5-2 to Manchester United in last year’s All-Star game, marking the first time the MLS All-Stars had lost to a foreign opponent. The full All-Star roster can be seen below:

2011 MLS All-Star game-day roster

Goalkeepers: Tally Hall (Houston Dynamo), Faryd Mondragón (Philadelphia Union)

Defenders: Corey Ashe (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Bobby Convey (San Jose Earthquakes), Sean Franklin (LA Galaxy), Jamison Olave (Real Salt Lake), Heath Pearce (Chivas USA), Tim Ream (New York Red Bulls).

Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), David Beckham (LA Galaxy), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Jack Jewsbury (Portland Timbers), Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution), Nick LaBrocca (Chivas USA)

Forwards: Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), Omar Bravo (Sporting Kansas City), Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)

Inactive All-Stars (Note that another six inactive All-Stars will be chosen via player voting): Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Rafa Marquez (New York Red Bulls), Brek Shea (FC Dallas)