2017 MLS All-Star Game

2017 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target
Target All-Star Chicago '17
Event2017 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Real Madrid
1 1
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

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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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.

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

2017 MLS All-Star Game
MLS All-Stars 1–1 Real Madrid
  • Dwyer 87'
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 61,428
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

  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.
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