e Replacement for player who is injured or otherwise unable to play.[6][7][8]
Selection controversy
The league commissioner
Don Garber used his two picks to select two players who had never played a single minute in MLS at the time of selection in the two former England internationals
Steven Gerrard and
Frank Lampard who had only officially joined the league on July 8. This provoked outrage from fans, the media and other players, the league eventually agreed to select two extra players to be given all-star bonuses.[9][10][11][12]
The league's top scorer,
Kei Kamara, was omitted from the Fan XI and responded by saying "It's simple as it goes: you're either a
U.S. national team player or you're a
DP to be on there. I'm neither one of those. If I get called up, I'll be lucky." The top 10 in the fan vote included 8 players who have represented the US national team alongside
Kaká and
David Villa with
Nigerian internationalObafemi Martins also being selected via virtual performances in FIFA 15.[13][14]
Tottenham Hotspur
On July 27 Tottenham Hotspur announced a 25-man traveling squad for the MLS All-Star game:[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.