2016 MLS All-Star Game

2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game
AT&T All-Star San Jose '16
Event 2016 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Arsenal
United States Canada England
1 2
Date July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28)
Venue Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California
Most Valuable Player Chuba Akpom (Arsenal)
Referee Chris Penso (United States)
Attendance 18,000
Weather Clear, 84 °F (29 °C)

The 2016 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the 21st annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, took place on July 28, 2016 (7:30 p.m. EDT, 4:30 p.m. local time) at Avaya Stadium, the home of the San Jose Earthquakes. The game was televised live on ESPN and Univision in the United States, and on TSN and RDS in Canada.[1] The game featured the MLS All-Star team playing English side Arsenal, with the match being a preseason friendly for Arsenal as part of their tour of California.[2]

Chuba Akpom was named MVP.

Squads

MLS All-Stars

The MLS All Star Fan XI was announced on July 9, 2016, however members of this XI were not guaranteed a slot in the 22 man game day squad.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Jamaica GK Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)
2 United States FW Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC)
3 United States DF Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire)
4 Costa Rica DF Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
6 United States MF Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers)
7 Spain FW David Villa (New York City FC)
8 United States FW Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
9 Canada FW Cyle Larin (Orlando City SC)
10 Italy FW Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC)
11 Ivory Coast FW Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact)
12 United States DF Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union)
13 United States MF Jermaine Jonesa (Colorado Rapids)
14 United States DF Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution)
15 United States DF Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United)
16 United States MF Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls)
No. Position Player
17 Mexico MF Giovanni Dos Santos (LA Galaxy)
18 United States DF Matt Beslera (Sporting Kansas City)
19 England DF Liam Ridgewella (Portland Timbers)
20 United States MF Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC)
21 Italy MF Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC)
22 Brazil MF Kaká (Orlando City SC)
23 Belgium DF Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact)
24 Puerto Rico GK Josh Saunders (New York City FC)
25 United States MF Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)
28 Argentina FW Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact)
29 Argentina MF Mauro Diaz (FC Dallas)
34 United States GK David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes)
37 Belgium DF Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy)
95 United States DF Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas)

Notes:

a Injured or otherwise unable to play.

Arsenal

On July 22 Arsenal announced a 25-man traveling squad for the MLS All-Star game:[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 France DF Mathieu Debuchy
3 England DF Kieran Gibbs
4 Germany DF Per Mertesacker [a]
5 Brazil DF Gabriel
10 England MF Jack Wilshere
13 Colombia GK David Ospina
14 England FW Theo Walcott
15 England MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
16 England DF Rob Holding
17 Nigeria FW Alex Iwobi
18 Spain DF Nacho Monreal
19 Spain MF Santi Cazorla
21 England DF Calum Chambers
No. Position Player
24 Spain DF Héctor Bellerín
26 Argentina GK Emiliano Martínez
28 Costa Rica FW Joel Campbell
29 Switzerland MF Granit Xhaka
31 France MF Jeff Reine-Adélaïde [b]
32 England FW Chuba Akpom
33 Czech Republic GK Petr Čech
34 France MF Francis Coquelin
35 Egypt MF Mohamed Elneny
37 Poland MF Krystian Bielik [b]
40 United States MF Gedion Zelalem [b]
68 England FW Chris Willock [b]

Notes:

a Injured or otherwise unable to play.
b Development Squad

Match

MLS All-Stars United States Canada 1–2 England Arsenal
Drogba  45+2' Report Campbell  11' (pen.)
Akpom  87'
Attendance: 18,000
MLS All-Stars
Arsenal
GK1Jamaica Andre Blake 45'
DF12United States Keegan Rosenberry 45'
DF23Belgium Laurent CimanYellow card 10' 45'
DF37Belgium Jelle Van Damme 45'
DF95United States Kellyn Acosta 57'
MF21Italy Andrea Pirlo 32'
MF25United States Kyle Beckerman 45'
MF17Mexico Giovani dos Santos 45'
MF22Brazil Kaká (c) 45'
FW7Spain David Villa 33'
FW11Ivory Coast Didier Drogba 45'
Substitutes:
GK34United States David Bingham 45'
DF3United States Brandon Vincent 57'
DF4Costa Rica Kendall Waston 45'
DF14United States Andrew Farrell 45'
DF15United States Steve Birnbaum 45'
MF2United States Clint Dempsey 73'
MF6United States Darlington Nagbe 45'
MF8United States Chris Wondolowski 73'
MF16United States Sacha Kljestan 32'  73'
MF20United States Wil Trapp 45'
MF28Argentina Ignacio Piatti 33'  73'
MF29Argentina Mauro Díaz 45'
FW9Canada Cyle Larin 77'
FW10Italy Sebastian Giovinco 45'  77'
Manager:
United States Dominic Kinnear
GK33Czech Republic Petr Čech (c) 67'
DF2France Mathieu Debuchy 45'
DF16England Rob Holding
DF37Poland Krystian Bielik 45'
DF3England Kieran Gibbs 45'
MF35Egypt Mohamed Elneny 67'
MF34France Francis Coquelin 45'
MF10England Jack Wilshere 45'
MF15England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 67'
MF28Costa Rica Joel Campbell 68'
FW14England Theo Walcott 67'
Substitutes:
GK26Argentina Emiliano Martínez 67'
DF18Spain Nacho Monreal 45'
DF21England Calum Chambers 45'
DF24Spain Héctor Bellerín 45'
MF17Nigeria Alex Iwobi 45'
MF29Switzerland Granit Xhaka 45'
MF31France Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 68'
MF40United States Gedion Zelalem 67'
FW32England Chuba Akpom 67'
FW68England Chris Willock 67'
Manager:
France Arsène Wenger

Most valuable player:
England Chuba Akpom (Arsenal)[5]

Assistant referees:[6]
Frank Anderson
Matthew Nelson
Fourth official:[6]
Juan Guzman
Fifth official:[6]
Chris Strickland

Match rules

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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "San Jose's Avaya Stadium to host 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "English Premier League giants Arsenal to play in 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game in San Jose". mlssoccer.com. February 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/07/15/mls-all-star-gameday-roster-be-unveiled-halftime-montreal-nycfc
  4. ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/07/22/arsenal-unveil-loaded-preliminary-roster-2016-mls-all-star-game
  5. ↑ "All-Star: Arsenal's Chuba Akpom named MVP of 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 28, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "All-Star: Chris Penso named head referee for 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game vs. Arsenal". July 5, 2016.
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