Inter Miami gamers Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba have been named to the 26-player Main League Soccer All Star roster set to compete in opposition to the perfect of Liga MX at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas on July 23.
The US staff taking part in at this summer time’s Gold Cup can be nicely represented, with seven gamers on Mauricio Pochettino’s facet chosen as All Stars.
The league builds the roster by a variation of fan, participant, and media voting (12 gamers), alternatives from All Star and Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez (12 gamers) and two picks by MLS Commissioner Don Garber.
Messi and Alba had been each voted into the roster by followers, making the squad for a second time after receiving the league honor in 2024. Although Alba participated within the occasion in opposition to Liga MX All Stars in 2024, Messi didn’t function after struggling an ankle harm whereas taking part in the Copa América closing with Argentina.
Regardless of making the 2024 roster, Luis Suárez and Sergio Busquets didn’t earn the required fan votes to hitch the staff or obtain a coach’s choice this yr.
U.S. gamers Patrick Agyemang, Max Arfsten, Sebastian Berhalter, Alex Freeman, Diego Luna, Miles Robinson, and Brian White will even be becoming a member of the perfect of MLS in Austin. Agyemang was chosen by the league commissioner to make the journey to Austin, whereas the remainder of the USMNT additions fluctuate from fan, participant and media votes and coach’s alternatives.
The Western Convention-leading Vancouver Whitecaps had 4 gamers named to the staff.
Garber picked San Diego FC designated participant Hirving Lozano as his second commissioner’s choice.
A number of of the All Stars will even take part within the MLS Expertise Problem, which is able to happen on July 22 at Q2 Stadium.
Liga MX received the final iteration of the All Star match between the 2 leagues, triumphing 4-1 at Decrease.com Discipline in Columbus, Ohio in 2024.
FULL 2025 MLS ALL STAR ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS: Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United FC / Voted In); Brad Stuver (Austin FC / Coach’s Choice); Yohei Takaoka (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Coach’s Choice)
DEFENDERS: Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF / Voted In); Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Choice); Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Voted In); Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC / Voted In); Alex Freeman (Orlando Metropolis SC / Voted In); Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union / Coach’s Choice); Andy Najar (Nashville SC / Coach’s Choice); Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati / Coach’s Choice)
MIDFIELDERS: Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Voted In); David Da Costa (Portland Timbers / Coach’s Choice); Evander (FC Cincinnati / Voted In); Diego Luna (Actual Salt Lake / Voted In); Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego FC / Coach’s Choice); Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Hearth FC / Coach’s Choice)
FORWARDS / WINGERS: Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC / Commissioner’s Decide); Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union / Voted In); Denis Bouanga (LAFC / Voted In); Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC / Coach’s Choice); Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano (San Diego FC / Commissioner’s Decide); Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF / Voted In); Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Choice); Brandon Vazquez (Austin FC / Coach’s Choice); Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Voted In)