Fans in California and Texas will have a reason to tune in when the MLS All-Star Team — announced Tuesday morning — takes on the best of Liga MX on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Austin FC fans will see a player represent their club for the first time ever, with MVP candidate Sebastian Driussi making the 26-player roster. The FC Dallas duo of Jesus Ferreira and Paul Arriola, key participants in the U.S. men's national team World Cup qualification, round out the Texas entrants.
LA Galaxy's Julian Araujo and LAFC's Ilie Sanchez, alongside Driussi, were among the twelve players voted in by MLS fans, players and media. The Galaxy also will be repped by Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, while Carlos Vela and Diego Palacios were coach selections to round out the trio of Black & Gold players.
Minnesota United FC head coach Adrian Heath, coach of the All-Star team as the host, picked twelve players of his own. Among those selections are LA Galaxy's Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez and LAFC's Carlos Vela and Diego Palacios. MLS Commissioner Don Garber had the remaining two selections.
“It’s a great honor to be Austin FC’s first MLS All-Star selection,” said Driussi via an Austin FC press release. “I’d like to thank my teammates and coaches. Without them, none of my individual success or our success as a team would be possible. I’m excited to represent Austin in Minnesota next month.”
"It’s an awesome way to bring both leagues together, both types of fans together as well," said FC Dallas forward Paul Arriola. "The MLS guys will definitely want to go out there and win and put on a show and show why we believe that MLS is now on the right track and can be better than Liga MX."
| Last Name | First Name | Club | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acosta | Luciano | FC Cincinnati | AM |
| Araujo | Julián | LA Galaxy | RB |
| Arriola | Paul | FC Dallas | FW |
| Blake | Andre | Philadelphia Union | GK |
| Callens | Alexander | New York City FC | CB |
| Castellanos | Valentín | New York City FC | FW |
| Driussi | Sebastián | Austin FC | AM |
| Ferreira | Jesús | FC Dallas | FW |
| Fountas | Taxiarchis | D.C. United | FW |
| Gil | Carles | New England Revolution | AM |
| Hernández | Javier | LA Galaxy | FW |
| Johnson | Sean | New York City FC | GK |
| Long | Aaron | New York Red Bulls | CB |
| Miller | Kamal | CF Montréal | DEF |
| Morris | Jordan | Seattle Sounders FC | FW |
| Mukhtar | Hany | Nashville SC | AM |
| Nagbe | Darlington | Columbus Crew | DM |
| Palacios | Diego | LAFC | LB |
| Reynoso | Emanuel | Minnesota United FC | AM |
| Ruidíaz | Raúl | Seattle Sounders FC | FW |
| Sánchez | Ilie | LAFC | DM |
| St. Clair | Dayne | Minnesota United FC | GK |
| Vela | Carlos | LAFC | FW |
| Wagner | Kai | Philadelphia Union | LB |
| Yedlin | DeAndre | Inter Miami CF | RB |
| Zimmerman | Walker | Nashville SC | CB |
Sixteen clubs are represented on this year’s All-Star Game roster: Austin FC, FC Cincinnati, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, FC Dallas, Inter Miami CF, LA Galaxy, LAFC, Minnesota United FC, CF Montréal, Nashville SC, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, NYCFC, Philadelphia Union, and Seattle Sounders FC.
For the second consecutive season, the MLS All-Stars will take on the best of Liga MX, with the Aug. 10 match broadcast live on ESPN and Univision in the U.S., TSN and TVA Sports in Canada, on ESPN throughout Mexico and Latin America, and in more than 190 countries around the world. Tickets are available at MLSsoccer.com/All-Star.
