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Nash and Reyna became friends, as Nash spent his off-seasons in New York City and regularly played pick-up soccer, and Reyna played for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. ==2008==

Teams Team Nash • Davide Di Malta (GK) • Maurizio Bacci • Leandro Barbosa (Phoenix Suns) • Raja Bell (Phoenix Suns) • Robbie Fowler (Cardiff City) • Thierry Henry (FC Barcelona) • Steve McManaman (retired) • Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns) • Simone Sandri (NBA TV) • Venanzio Ciampa • Rob Jones (retired) Team Reyna • Mike Quarino (New York Red Bulls employee) (GK) • Jozy Altidore (Villareal) • Gregg Berhalter (1860 München) • Baron Davis (Golden State Warriors) • Salomon Kalou (Chelsea F.C.) • Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks) • Alessandro Nivola • Claudio Reyna (New York Red Bulls) • Giovanni Savarese (retired) • Juan Pablo Ángel (New York Red Bulls) • Marc Stein (ESPN.com) Of the players in the match, Nash, Leandro Barbosa and Raja Bell played together on the Phoenix Suns, and all grew up playing soccer. {{cite news {{cite news Reyna, Juan Pablo Angel and Jozy Altidore, who had completed a move to Villarreal CF in Spain earlier that month, played together for the Red Bulls, while Giovanni Savarese played for the club from 1996 to 1998, when it was known as the MetroStars. Other professional soccer players who took part Thierry Henry and Steve McManaman, both friends of Nash, {{cite news Match result Team Nash beat Team Reyna Team, on three goals from Robbie Fowler and two goals each from Henry and Nash. Team Nash started the match down 0-2, but Henry took control of the game with a shift to a more attacking 1-3-3 formation, assisting on a goal by McManaman and scoring the equalizer himself. {{cite news • Goals: • Team Reyna: Davis, Kalou (2), Reyna. • Team Nash: Barbosa, Fowler (3), Henry (2), McManaman, Nash (2). • Bookings: • Team Reyna: Davis • Team Nash: Henry Crowd Admission for the match was free, and the all-star lineups attracted over a thousand spectators, what Stein described as "at least 2,500 people", and fans packed the field two-deep around the field and four-deep around the outside fences. {{cite news {{cite news {{cite news {{cite news ==2009==

Teams Team Nash • Francesco Santoro (GK) • Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns) • Martin Nash (Vancouver Whitecaps) • Thierry Henry (FC Barcelona) • Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan) • Simone Sandri (NBATV) • Ryan Babel (Liverpool F.C.) • Edgar Davids (retired) • Grant Hill (Phoenix Suns) Team Reyna • Mike Quarino (Philadelphia Union employee) (GK) • Claudio Reyna (retired) • Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan) • Iván Córdoba (Inter Milan) • Salomon Kalou (Chelsea F.C.) • Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina) • Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors) • Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs) • Marc Stein (ESPN.com) Match result Team Reyna won 8-5 ==2010==

Steve Nash and Claudio Reyna once again captained the two sides in the 2010 match. Several soccer players (such as Thierry Henry, Salomon Kalou and Jozy Altidore) who had participated in the event in past years were unable to attend due to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. {{cite news {{cite news Players in the 2010 match included ESPN reporter Marc Stein; NBA players Brandon Jennings, Tony Parker, Nate Robinson Jared Dudley and Raja Bell; and soccer players Giuseppe Rossi and Youri Djorkaeff. Robinson claimed it was his first ever time playing soccer, despite scoring a goal. ==2011==

Teams Team Nash • Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns) • Martin Nash (Vancouver Whitecaps) • Simone Sandri (NBA TV) • Leandro Barbosa (Phoenix Suns) • Raja Bell (Utah Jazz) • Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal) • Richie Williams (retired) • John Nash Team Reyna • Claudio Reyna (retired) • Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs) • Marcin Gortat (Phoenix Suns) • Marc Stein (ESPN.com) • Brandon Jennings (Milwaukee Bucks) • Patrick Vieira (Manchester City) • Demba Ba (Newcastle United) • Grant Hill (Phoenix Suns) • Jared Dudley (Phoenix Suns) • Youri Djorkaeff (retired) Match result Team Nash won 16-10, and Giuseppe Rossi won the Hublot MVP award. ==2012==

Teams Team "World" • Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns) • Simone Sandri (NBA TV) • Giuseppe Rossi (Villareal) • Salomon Kalou (Chelsea) • Charly Ludi (Novara) • Emmerson Boyce (Wigan Athletic) • Elton Brand (Philadelphia 76ers) • Alessandro Noselli (Sassuolo) • Enrico Zanus Team "USA" • Robbie Rogers (Leeds United) • Marc Stein (ESPN.com) • Maurice Edu (Rangers) • Stuart Holden (Bolton Wanderers) • Jimmy Conrad (Retired) • Danny Green (San Antonio Spurs) • Mike Dunleavy Jr. (Milwaukee Bucks) • Mehdi Ballouchy (New York Red Bulls) Match result Team World won 9-7, and Salomon Kalou won the Gucci MVP award. ==References==