2017 MLS All-Star Game

2017 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target
Target All-Star Chicago '17
Event 2017 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Real Madrid
United States Canada Spain
1 1
Real Madrid won 4–2 on penalties
Date August 2, 2017 (2017-08-02)
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

MLS All-Stars

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. Position Player
1 United States GK Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids)
2 Argentina DF Hernán Grana (FC Dallas)
3 United States DF Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United)
4 United States MF Michael Bradley (Toronto FC)
5 Italy FW Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC)
6 United States MF Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire)
7 Spain FW David Villa (New York City FC)
8 United States DF Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
9 Argentina MF Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)
10 Brazil MF Kaká (Orlando City)
11 Mexico MF Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy)
12 United States DF DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo)
No. Position Player
14 United States FW Dom Dwyer (Orlando City)
15 United States DF Greg Garza (Atlanta United)
16 Netherlands DF Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire)
17 United States FW Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC)
21 United States DF Matt Hedges (FC Dallas)
22 Hungary FW Nemanja Nikolić (Chicago Fire)
23 United States MF Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas)
24 Switzerland GK Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC)
26 Paraguay MF Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United)
28 Argentina MF Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact)
31 Germany MF Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire)
37 Belgium DF Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy)

Notes:

a Injured or otherwise unable to play.

Real Madrid

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. Position Player
1 Costa Rica GK Keylor Navas
2 Spain DF Dani Carvajal
3 Spain DF Jesús Vallejo
4 Spain DF Sergio Ramos
5 France DF Raphaël Varane
6 Spain DF Nacho
8 Germany MF Toni Kroos
9 France FW Karim Benzema
10 Croatia MF Luka Modrić
11 Wales FW Gareth Bale
12 Brazil DF Marcelo
13 Spain GK Kiko Casilla
14 Brazil MF Casemiro
No. Position Player
15 France DF Theo Hernández
16 Croatia MF Mateo Kovačić
17 Spain FW Lucas Vázquez
18 Spain MF Marcos Llorente
20 Spain MF Marco Asensio
21 Spain FW Borja Mayoral
22 Spain MF Isco
24 Spain MF Dani Ceballos
25 Spain GK Rubén Yáñez
27 Spain DF Álvaro Tejero
30 France GK Luca Zidane
32 Spain MF Óscar
34 Morocco DF Achraf Hakimi

Match

MLS All-Stars United States Canada 1–1 Spain Real Madrid
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 61,428
GK1United States Tim Howard 45'
DF8United States Graham Zusi 45'
DF16Netherlands Johan Kappelhof 45'
DF37Belgium Jelle Van Damme 45'
DF15United States Greg Garza 7'
MF4United States Michael Bradley 45'
MF31Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger (c) 45'
MF10Brazil Kaká 45'
FW7Spain David Villa 45'
FW17United States Jozy Altidore 31'
FW44Italy Sebastian Giovinco 45'
Substitutes:
GK24Switzerland Stefan Frei 45'
DF12United States DaMarcus Beasley 7'  45'
DF3United States Michael Parkhurst 45'
DF2Argentina Hernán Grana 45'
DF21United States Matt Hedges 45'
DF23United States Kellyn Acosta 45'
MF11Mexico Giovani dos Santos 62'
MF6United States Dax McCarty 73'
MF9Argentina Diego Valeri 45'
MF26Paraguay Miguel Almirón 45'
FW28Argentina Ignacio Piatti 31'  62'
FW14United States Dom Dwyer 45'
FW22Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 45'
Manager:
Serbia Veljko Paunović
GK1Costa Rica Keylor Navas 45'
DF15France Theo Hernández 61'
DF4Spain Sergio Ramos (c) 45'
DF6Spain Nacho 72'
DF34Morocco Achraf Hakimi 61'
MF8Germany Toni Kroos 45'
MF18Spain Marcos Llorente 61'
MF22Spain Isco 61'
FW20Spain Marco Asensio 61'
FW21Spain Borja Mayoral 61'
FW17Spain Lucas Vázquez 72'
Substitutes:
GK13Spain Kiko Casilla
GK25Spain Rubén Yáñez 45'  72'
GK30France Luca Zidane 72'
DF2Spain Dani Carvajal 61'
DF5France Raphaël Varane
DF16Croatia Mateo Kovačić 61'
DF3Spain Jesús Vallejo 45'
DF27Spain Álvaro Tejero 72'
MF10Croatia Luka Modrić
MF12Brazil Marcelo 61'
MF14Brazil Casemiro 61'
MF24Spain Dani Ceballos 45'
FW9France Karim Benzema 61'
FW11Wales Gareth Bale 61'
FW32Spain Óscar 72'
Manager:
France Zinedine Zidane

Most valuable player:
Spain 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

  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. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/07/the-26-players-who-will-travel-from-madrid-to-los-angeles
  5. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/story/3160625/chelsea-agree-deal-for-alvaro-morata-of-real-madrid
  6. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/23/man-city-complete-danilo-signing-real-madrid-five-year-deal/
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