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
Event	2017 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Real Madrid 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
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The scene inside Soldier Field prior to the start of the match

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. 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)

• Manager: Veljko Paunović (Chicago Fire)

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. 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

• Manager: Zinedine Zidane

Match

MLS All-Stars	1–1	Real Madrid
Dwyer 87'	Report	Mayoral 59'
Penalties
Dwyer Dos Santos Valeri Almirón	2–4	Benzema Bale Kovačić Marcelo

2017 MLS All-Star Game

August 2, 2017 (2017-08-02)

20:30 EDT

Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 61,428

Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)

MLS All-Stars

Real Madrid

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.
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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.