2014 A-League All Stars Game
The 2014 A-League All Stars Game was a soccer 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, hosted in Sydney. On 18 February 2014, it was announced that former Juventus and current Sydney FC captain Alessandro Del Piero would captain the All-Stars squad; this was the first time Del Piero had played a match against his former club. On 7 April 2014, it was announced Adelaide United coach Josep Gombau would coach the All-Stars squad, chosen by a fan vote.Matthew Spiranovic was ruled out of the A-League All Stars squad due to an ankle injury.