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2017 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target
Target All-Star Chicago '17
Event 2017 Major League Soccer season
Real Madrid won 4–2 on penalties
DateAugust 2, 2017 (2017-08-02)
Venue Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Most Valuable Player Borja Mayoral (Real Madrid)
Referee Allen Chapman ( United States)
Attendance61,428
2016
2018
The scene inside Soldier Field prior to the start of the match

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States  USA Tim Howard ( Colorado Rapids)
2 DF Argentina  ARG Hernán Grana ( FC Dallas)
3 DF United States  USA Michael Parkhurst ( Atlanta United FC)
4 MF United States  USA Michael Bradley ( Toronto FC)
5 FW Italy  ITA Sebastian Giovinco ( Toronto FC)
6 MF United States  USA Dax McCarty ( Chicago Fire)
7 FW Spain  ESP David Villa ( New York City FC)
8 DF United States  USA Graham Zusi ( Sporting Kansas City)
9 MF Argentina  ARG Diego Valeri ( Portland Timbers)
10 MF Brazil  BRA Kaká ( Orlando City SC)
11 MF Mexico  MEX Giovani dos Santos ( LA Galaxy)
12 DF United States  USA DaMarcus Beasley ( Houston Dynamo)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW United States  USA Dom Dwyer ( Orlando City SC)
15 DF United States  USA Greg Garza ( Atlanta United FC)
16 DF Netherlands  NED Johan Kappelhof ( Chicago Fire)
17 FW United States  USA Jozy Altidore ( Toronto FC)
21 DF United States  USA Matt Hedges ( FC Dallas)
22 FW Hungary  HUN Nemanja Nikolić ( Chicago Fire)
23 MF United States  USA Kellyn Acosta ( FC Dallas)
24 GK Switzerland  SUI Stefan Frei ( Seattle Sounders FC)
26 MF Paraguay  PAR Miguel Almirón ( Atlanta United FC)
28 MF Argentina  ARG Ignacio Piatti ( Montreal Impact)
31 MF Germany  GER Bastian Schweinsteiger ( Chicago Fire) ( captain)
37 DF Belgium  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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Costa Rica  CRC Keylor Navas
2 DF Spain  ESP Dani Carvajal
3 DF Spain  ESP Jesús Vallejo
4 DF Spain  ESP Sergio Ramos ( captain)
5 DF France  FRA Raphaël Varane
6 DF Spain  ESP Nacho
8 MF Germany  GER Toni Kroos
9 FW France  FRA Karim Benzema
10 MF Croatia  CRO Luka Modrić
11 FW Wales  WAL Gareth Bale
12 DF Brazil  BRA Marcelo
13 GK Spain  ESP Kiko Casilla
14 MF Brazil  BRA Casemiro
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF France  FRA Théo Hernandez
16 MF Croatia  CRO Mateo Kovačić
17 FW Spain  ESP Lucas Vázquez
18 MF Spain  ESP Marcos Llorente
20 MF Spain  ESP Marco Asensio
21 FW Spain  ESP Borja Mayoral
22 MF Spain  ESP Isco
24 MF Spain  ESP Dani Ceballos
25 GK Spain  ESP Rubén Yáñez
27 DF Spain  ESP Álvaro Tejero
30 GK France  FRA Luca Zidane
32 MF Spain  ESP Óscar
34 DF Morocco  MAR Achraf Hakimi

Match

MLS All-Stars United States Canada1–1 Spain Real Madrid
  • Dwyer 87'
Report
Penalties
2–4
GK 1 United States Tim Howard downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 8 United States Graham Zusi downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 16 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 37 Belgium Jelle Van Damme downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 15 United States Greg Garza downward-facing red arrow 7'
MF 4 United States Michael Bradley downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 31 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger ( c) downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 10 Brazil Kaká downward-facing red arrow 45'
FW 7 Spain David Villa downward-facing red arrow 45'
FW 17 United States Jozy Altidore downward-facing red arrow 31'
FW 44 Italy Sebastian Giovinco downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Switzerland Stefan Frei upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 12 United States DaMarcus Beasley upward-facing green arrow 7' downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 3 United States Michael Parkhurst upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 2 Argentina Hernán Grana upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 21 United States Matt Hedges upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 23 United States Kellyn Acosta upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 11 Mexico Giovani dos Santos upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 6 United States Dax McCarty upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 9 Argentina Diego Valeri upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 26 Paraguay Miguel Almirón upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 28 Argentina Ignacio Piatti upward-facing green arrow 31' downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 14 United States Dom Dwyer upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 22 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić upward-facing green arrow 45'
Manager:
Serbia Veljko Paunović
GK 1 Costa Rica Keylor Navas downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 15 France Théo Hernandez downward-facing red arrow 61'
DF 4 Spain Sergio Ramos ( c) downward-facing red arrow 45'
DF 6 Spain Nacho downward-facing red arrow 72'
DF 34 Morocco Achraf Hakimi downward-facing red arrow 61'
MF 8 Germany Toni Kroos downward-facing red arrow 45'
MF 18 Spain Marcos Llorente downward-facing red arrow 61'
MF 22 Spain Isco downward-facing red arrow 61'
FW 20 Spain Marco Asensio downward-facing red arrow 61'
FW 21 Spain Borja Mayoral downward-facing red arrow 61'
FW 17 Spain Lucas Vázquez downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Spain Kiko Casilla
GK 25 Spain Rubén Yáñez upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 72'
GK 30 France Luca Zidane upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 2 Spain Dani Carvajal upward-facing green arrow 61'
DF 5 France Raphaël Varane
DF 16 Croatia Mateo Kovačić upward-facing green arrow 61'
DF 3 Spain Jesús Vallejo upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 27 Spain Álvaro Tejero upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 10 Croatia Luka Modrić
MF 12 Brazil Marcelo upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 14 Brazil Casemiro upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 24 Spain Dani Ceballos upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 9 France Karim Benzema upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 11 Wales Gareth Bale upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 32 Spain Óscar upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
France Zinedine Zidane

Most valuable player:
Spain 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.