MLS All-Stars edge West Ham United

TORONTO -- Chicago midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored one goal and helped set up another, and Houston midfielder Dwayne DeRosario broke a tie with a penalty kick to give the MLS All-Stars a 3-2 victory over English Premier League team West Ham United on Thursday night.

The All-Stars are unbeaten in five years against foreign opponents. Blanco, a former Mexican national team standout, was chosen as the game’s most valuable player.

Forward Dean Ashton scored both goals for West Ham.

Galaxy midfielder David Beckham played the entire game and had an assist in his first MLS All-Star appearance.

Beckham and Blanco teamed up to help the MLS All-Stars tie it at 1-1 in the 27th minute, one minute after West Ham took the lead. Blanco’s clever back-heel on Beckham’s pass from midfield sent Colorado midfielder Christian Gomez into the 18-yard box, and he scored with a low shot.

“I’d read about the last five years not losing so I was kind of nervous and hoping that we would win,” Beckham said. “As soon as we started I knew we were capable of winning it because of the quality we’ve got in the team.”