There will be no shortage of star power on display when the MLS All-Stars face Arsenal in San Jose, California, later this month.
On Sunday, Major League Soccer announced the 26 players that will make up the All-Star roster. Designated players such as Andrea Pirlo, Kaka, and Didier Drogba are joined by youngsters Cyle Larin, Wil Trapp and Keegan Rosenberry on a squad that was mostly chosen by San Jose Earthquakes coach (and 2016 All-Star manager) Dominic Kinnear.
Squad. @ATT #MLSAllStar coach Domenic Kinnear names gameday roster to face @Arsenal: https://t.co/YFrmki7oF9 pic.twitter.com/bXbFQeFMA1
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 17, 2016
Fans were able to vote in the first 11 selections, while MLS commissioner Don Garber selected two players (Mauro Diaz and Kyle Beckerman) for the annual showcase.
The Montreal Impact led the way with three players named to the side.
FULL MLS ALL-STAR SQUAD
Goalkeepers: David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire), Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union), Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution)
Midfielders: Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Mauro Diaz (FC Dallas), Andrea Pirlo (NYCFC), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC), Kaka (Orlando City SC), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact)
Forwards: Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), David Villa (NYCFC), Cyle Larin (Orlando City SC), Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact), Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
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