2024 MLS All-Star Game

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2024 MLS All-Star Game
Lower.com Field will host the All-Star Game
Event2024 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Liga MX All-Stars
United States Canada Mexico
DateJuly 24, 2024 (2024-07-24)
VenueLower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
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The 2024 Major League Soccer All-Star Game is the upcoming 28th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, an exhibition soccer match in the United States. It will feature all-star squads from Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX of Mexico—the third edition to use the inter-league format. The All-Star Game will be played on July 24, 2024, at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio. The MLS All-Star Skills Challenge will be played the day before at the same venue.

Background

On June 28, 2023, MLS announced that the 2024 MLS All-Star Game would be hosted by the Columbus Crew and played at their home stadium, Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio. The 2005 MLS All-Star Game was hosted by the Crew at their previous stadium.[1] The Liga MX All-Stars, representing the top flight league of Mexico, were announced as the 2024 All-Star Game opponents on March 4, 2024. It is the third MLS All-Star Game to feature an inter-league all-star team; the Liga MX All-Stars had previously played in the 2021 and 2022 editions before MLS switched back to a friendly against a European club for the 2023 game.[2]

Pre-match

Roster selection

The MLS All-Star team's 30 players were determined by sixteen selections by host head coach Wilfried Nancy of the Columbus Crew, two players selected by MLS commissioner Don Garber, and twelve selections from an online vote of fans, media personnel, and MLS players.[3] The online vote for players in a 4–1–2–3 formation and one additional slot began on May 29, 2024, and concluded on June 10. Players on the ballot were required to have appeared in at least 50 percent of their club's matches by May 13.[4] Garber selected Houston Dynamo FC midfielder Héctor Herrera and Columbus midfielder Darlington Nagbe.[3]

Real Salt Lake forward Cristian Arango, who was voted onto the roster, was suspended by the league on July 15 for a violation of the MLS anti-harassment policy.[5]

Skills Challenge

The MLS All-Star Skills Challenge will be held on July 23 at Lower.com Field and comprise events in five fields: shooting, touches, cross-and-volley, passing, and a crossbar challenge. The rosters include ten all-star players, one former "great" player, and a female players from the National Women's Soccer League and Liga MX Femenil. The MLS roster includes former player Sacha Kljestan and Diana Ordóñez of the Houston Dash; the Liga MX roster includes former player Luis Hernández and Alicia Cervantes of C.D. Guadalajara Femenil.[6]

Broadcasting

The All-Star Game and Skills Challenge will be broadcast globally in English, French, and Spanish on MLS Season Pass, an online streaming platform operated by Apple TV with rights to all MLS matches.[4]

Squads

MLS All-Stars

The MLS All-Stars roster was announced on July 1, 2024.[3] The Skills Challenge rosters for both teams were published on July 15.[6] Players from 18 clubs were selected; the most-represented teams on the roster are the Columbus Crew with five players and Inter Miami CF with four players who are all making their All-Star Game debut.[3][7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
 †  indicates a player who is participating in the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge.[6]

2024 MLS All-Stars roster[8]
No. Pos. Nat. Player Club Selection App.
— GK  SUI Roman Bürki † St. Louis City SC Coach 2nd
— GK  FRA Hugo Lloris Los Angeles FC Coach 1st
— GK  NED Maarten Paes † FC Dallas Vote 1st
— DF  ESP Jordi Alba † Inter Miami CF Vote 1st
— DF  FRA Rudy Camacho Columbus Crew Coach 1st
— DF  USA Justen Glad Real Salt Lake Vote 1st
— DF  GUA Aaron Herrera D.C. United Vote 1st
— DF  BRA Thiago Martins New York City FC Coach 1st
— DF  CPV Steven Moreira Columbus Crew Coach 1st
— DF  ARG Luca Orellano FC Cincinnati Coach 1st
— DF  USA Miles Robinson FC Cincinnati Vote 2nd
— DF  USA Keegan Rosenberry Colorado Rapids Coach 2nd
— MF  ARG Luciano Acosta † FC Cincinnati Vote 3rd
— MF  ESP Sergio Busquets † Inter Miami CF Vote 1st
— MF  CAN Mathieu Choinière CF Montréal Coach 2nd
— MF  BRA Evander † Portland Timbers Coach 1st
— MF  SCO Ryan Gauld † Vancouver Whitecaps FC Coach 1st
— MF  MEX Héctor Herrera Houston Dynamo FC Commissioner 2nd
— MF  FIN Robin Lod Minnesota United FC Coach 1st
— MF  GER Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC Coach 3rd
— MF  USA Darlington Nagbe Columbus Crew Commissioner 3rd
— MF  ESP Riqui Puig † LA Galaxy Vote 2nd
— FW  COL Cristian Arango Real Salt Lake Vote 1st
— FW  BEL Christian Benteke D.C. United Vote 2nd
— FW  ITA Federico Bernardeschi † Toronto FC Coach 1st
— FW  GAB Denis Bouanga Los Angeles FC Coach 2nd
— FW  COL Cucho Hernández † Columbus Crew Coach 1st
— FW  ARG Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF Vote 1st
— FW  URU Luis Suárez Inter Miami CF Vote 1st
— FW  URU Diego Rossi Columbus Crew Coach 3rd

Liga MX All-Stars

The first half of the Liga MX All-Stars roster was announced on June 30, 2024, as part of the Balón de Oro awards. The remaining 16 players were announced on July 15.[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
 †  indicates a player who is participating in the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge.[6]

2024 Liga MX All-Stars roster[9]
No. Pos. Nat. Player Club
— GK  MEX Luis Malagón † Club América
— GK  COL Kevin Mier † Cruz Azul
— GK  MEX Fernando Tapia Tigres UANL
— DF  MEX Jesús Alberto Angulo Tigres UANL
— DF  MEX Brian García Deportivo Toluca
— DF  MEX Bryan González C.F. Pachuca
— DF  MEX Alan Mozo C.D. Guadalajara
— DF  MEX Jesús Orozco C.D. Guadalajara
— DF  MEX Alexis Peña Club Necaxa
— DF  ARG Gonzalo Piovi † Cruz Azul
— DF  ARG Guido Pizarro Tigres UANL
— DF  URU Juan Manuel Sanabria Atlético San Luis
— MF  MEX Roberto Alvarado † C.D. Guadalajara
— MF  MEX Alán Bautista C.F. Pachuca
— MF  ARG Germán Berterame C.F. Monterrey
— MF  ARG Juan Brunetta † Tigres UANL
— MF  ESP Sergio Canales † C.F. Monterrey
— MF  COL Nelson Deossa C.F. Pachuca
— MF  NED Javairô Dilrosun Club América
— MF  MEX Jonathan dos Santos † Club América
— MF  BRA Rodrigo Dourado Atlético San Luis
— MF  ESP Álvaro Fidalgo Club América
— MF  MEX Andrés Guardado † Club León
— MF  MEX César Huerta † Pumas UNAM
— MF  MAR Oussama Idrissi C.F. Pachuca
— MF  ARG Maximiliano Meza C.F. Monterrey
— MF  MEX Carlos Rodríguez Cruz Azul
— FW  FRA Andre-Pierre Gignac Tigres UANL
— FW  MEX Guillermo Martínez Pumas UNAM
— FW  VEN Salomón Rondón † C.F. Pachuca

References

  1. ^ "MLS returns the All-Star Game to Columbus for the first time since 2005" (Press release). Major League Soccer. June 28, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (March 4, 2024). "MLS All-Star Game set to host best of Liga MX for third time". ESPN. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "The League's Brightest Stars, Talented Newcomers, and International Legends Highlight the 2024 MLS All-Star Roster" (Press release). Major League Soccer. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Voting Opens Today for 2024 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 29, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Real Salt Lake's Cristian Arango suspended 4 games by MLS". ESPN. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "Rosters for 2024 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T". MLSsoccer.com. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  7. ^ Becherano, Lizzy (July 1, 2024). "Lionel Messi headlines MLS All-Star roster for first time". ESPN. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "LIGA MX roster for 2024 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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