2017 MLS All-Star Game

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.

2017 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target
Target All-Star Chicago '17
Event2017 Major League Soccer season
Real Madrid won 4–2 on penalties
DateAugust 2, 2017 (2017-08-02)
VenueSoldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Most Valuable PlayerBorja Mayoral (Real Madrid)
RefereeAllen Chapman (United States)
Attendance61,428
2016
2018
The scene inside Soldier Field prior to the start of the match

Borja Mayoral was named MVP.

Squads

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MLS All-Stars

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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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids)
2 DF   ARG Hernán Grana (FC Dallas)
3 DF   USA Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United FC)
4 MF   USA Michael Bradley (Toronto FC)
5 FW   ITA Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC)
6 MF   USA Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire)
7 FW   ESP David Villa (New York City FC)
8 DF   USA Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
9 MF   ARG Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)
10 MF   BRA Kaká (Orlando City SC)
11 MF   MEX Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy)
12 DF   USA DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   USA Dom Dwyer (Orlando City SC)
15 DF   USA Greg Garza (Atlanta United FC)
16 DF   NED Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire)
17 FW   USA Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC)
21 DF   USA Matt Hedges (FC Dallas)
22 FW   HUN Nemanja Nikolić (Chicago Fire)
23 MF   USA Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas)
24 GK   SUI Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC)
26 MF   PAR Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United FC)
28 MF   ARG Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact)
31 MF   GER Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire) (captain)
37 DF   BEL Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy)

Notes:

a Injured or otherwise unable to play.

Real Madrid

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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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CRC Keylor Navas
2 DF   ESP Dani Carvajal
3 DF   ESP Jesús Vallejo
4 DF   ESP Sergio Ramos (captain)
5 DF   FRA Raphaël Varane
6 DF   ESP Nacho
8 MF   GER Toni Kroos
9 FW   FRA Karim Benzema
10 MF   CRO Luka Modrić
11 FW   WAL Gareth Bale
12 DF   BRA Marcelo
13 GK   ESP Kiko Casilla
14 MF   BRA Casemiro
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   FRA Théo Hernandez
16 MF   CRO Mateo Kovačić
17 FW   ESP Lucas Vázquez
18 MF   ESP Marcos Llorente
20 MF   ESP Marco Asensio
21 FW   ESP Borja Mayoral
22 MF   ESP Isco
24 MF   ESP Dani Ceballos
25 GK   ESP Rubén Yáñez
27 DF   ESP Álvaro Tejero
30 GK   FRA Luca Zidane
32 MF   ESP Óscar
34 DF   MAR Achraf Hakimi

Match

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MLS All-Stars    1–1  Real Madrid
  • Dwyer   87'
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Penalties
2–4
GK 1   Tim Howard   45'
DF 8   Graham Zusi   45'
DF 16   Johan Kappelhof   45'
DF 37   Jelle Van Damme   45'
DF 15   Greg Garza   7'
MF 4   Michael Bradley   45'
MF 31   Bastian Schweinsteiger (c)   45'
MF 10   Kaká   45'
FW 7   David Villa   45'
FW 17   Jozy Altidore   31'
FW 44   Sebastian Giovinco   45'
Substitutes:
GK 24   Stefan Frei   45'
DF 12   DaMarcus Beasley   7'   45'
DF 3   Michael Parkhurst   45'
DF 2   Hernán Grana   45'
DF 21   Matt Hedges   45'
DF 23   Kellyn Acosta   45'
MF 11   Giovani dos Santos   62'
MF 6   Dax McCarty   73'
MF 9   Diego Valeri   45'
MF 26   Miguel Almirón   45'
FW 28   Ignacio Piatti   31'   62'
FW 14   Dom Dwyer   45'
FW 22   Nemanja Nikolić   45'
Manager:
  Veljko Paunović
GK 1   Keylor Navas   45'
DF 15   Théo Hernandez   61'
DF 4   Sergio Ramos (c)   45'
DF 6   Nacho   72'
DF 34   Achraf Hakimi   61'
MF 8   Toni Kroos   45'
MF 18   Marcos Llorente   61'
MF 22   Isco   61'
FW 20   Marco Asensio   61'
FW 21   Borja Mayoral   61'
FW 17   Lucas Vázquez   72'
Substitutes:
GK 13   Kiko Casilla
GK 25   Rubén Yáñez   45'   72'
GK 30   Luca Zidane   72'
DF 2   Dani Carvajal   61'
DF 5   Raphaël Varane
DF 16   Mateo Kovačić   61'
DF 3   Jesús Vallejo   45'
DF 27   Álvaro Tejero   72'
MF 10   Luka Modrić
MF 12   Marcelo   61'
MF 14   Casemiro   61'
MF 24   Dani Ceballos   45'
FW 9   Karim Benzema   61'
FW 11   Gareth Bale   61'
FW 32   Óscar   72'
Manager:
  Zinedine Zidane

Most valuable player:
  Borja Mayoral (Real Madrid)

Assistant referees:
Adam Wienckowski
Jeremy Hanson
Fourth official:
José Carlos Rivero

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Unlimited substitutions.
  • No extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Real Madrid announced as 2017 MLS All-Star Game opponent". Major League Soccer. April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "The 26 players who will travel from Madrid to Los Angeles | Real Madrid CF".
  5. ^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".
  6. ^ Sport, Telegraph (July 23, 2017). "Man City complete Danilo signing from Real Madrid on five-year deal". The Telegraph.