2017 MLS All-Star Game
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Event | 2017 Major League Soccer season | ||||||
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Real Madrid won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
Date | August 2, 2017 | ||||||
Venue | Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
Most Valuable Player | Borja Mayoral (Real Madrid) | ||||||
Referee | Allen Chapman (United States) | ||||||
Attendance | 61,428 | ||||||
The 2017 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 22nd annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game. The game took place on August 2, 2017 (7:30 p.m. local time) at Soldier Field in Chicago. The game was televised live on Fox Sports 1 and Univision in the United States, and on TSN and TVA Sports in Canada.[1] La Liga side Real Madrid were the opponents.[2] Real Madrid won 4–2 on penalties following a 1–1 draw in normal time.
Borja Mayoral was named MVP.
Squads
[edit]MLS All-Stars
[edit]Tim Howard, DaMarcus Beasley, Graham Zusi, Greg Garza, Miguel Almirón, Michael Bradley, Kaká, Bastian Schweinsteiger, David Villa, and Nemanja Nikolić were voted to the MLS All-Star Fan XI, announced on July 7, 2017. Sebastian Giovinco was chosen as the FIFA 17 More Than A Vote Winner. Stefan Frei, Jelle van Damme, Hernán Grana, Matt Hedges, Johan Kappelhof, Michael Parkhurst, Dax McCarty, Diego Valeri, Giovani dos Santos, Ignacio Piatti, and Jozy Altidore were selected as coach Veljko Paunović's picks on July 18. Dom Dwyer and Kellyn Acosta were announced as Commissioner Don Garber's picks for the squad.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- Manager: Veljko Paunović (Chicago Fire)
Notes:
- a Injured or otherwise unable to play.
Real Madrid
[edit]Real Madrid's 26-man United States squad was announced on July 11, 2017.[4] However, Álvaro Morata and Danilo later withdrew from the squad following their transfers to Chelsea and Manchester City, respectively.[5][6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Manager: Zinedine Zidane
Match
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References
[edit]- ^ Zeitlin, Dave (February 1, 2017). "Chicago's Soldier Field unveiled as location for 2017 MLS All-Star Game". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Real Madrid announced as 2017 MLS All-Star Game opponent". Major League Soccer. April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ "2017 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ "The 26 players who will travel from Madrid to Los Angeles | Real Madrid CF".
- ^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".
- ^ Sport, Telegraph (July 23, 2017). "Man City complete Danilo signing from Real Madrid on five-year deal". The Telegraph.