2016 MLS All-Star Game

The 2016 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the 21st annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, took place on July 28, 2016 (7:30 p.m. EDT, 4:30 p.m. local time) at Avaya Stadium, the home of the San Jose Earthquakes. The game was televised live on ESPN and Univision in the United States, and on TSN and RDS in Canada.[1] The game featured the MLS All-Star team playing English side Arsenal, with the match being a preseason friendly for Arsenal as part of their tour of California.[2]

2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game
AT&T All-Star San Jose '16
Event2016 Major League Soccer season
MLS All-Stars Arsenal
1 2
DateJuly 28, 2016 (2016-07-28)
VenueAvaya Stadium, San Jose, California
Most Valuable PlayerChuba Akpom (Arsenal)
RefereeChris Penso (United States)
Attendance18,000
WeatherClear, 84 °F (29 °C)

Chuba Akpom was named MVP.

Squads

MLS All-Stars

The MLS All Star Fan XI was announced on July 9, 2016, however members of this XI were not guaranteed a slot in the 22 man game day 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  JAM Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)
2 FW  USA Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC)
3 DF  USA Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire)
4 DF  CRC Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
6 MF  USA Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers)
7 FW  ESP David Villa (New York City FC)
8 FW  USA Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
9 FW  CAN Cyle Larin (Orlando City SC)
10 FW  ITA Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC)
11 FW  CIV Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact)
12 DF  USA Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union)
13 MF  USA Jermaine Jonesa (Colorado Rapids)
14 DF  USA Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution)
15 DF  USA Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United)
16 MF  USA Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  MEX Giovanni Dos Santos (LA Galaxy)
18 DF  USA Matt Beslera (Sporting Kansas City)
19 DF  ENG Liam Ridgewella (Portland Timbers)
20 MF  USA Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC)
21 MF  ITA Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC)
22 MF  BRA Kaká (Orlando City SC)
23 DF  BEL Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact)
24 GK  PUR Josh Saunders (New York City FC)
25 MF  USA Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)
28 FW  ARG Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact)
29 MF  ARG Mauro Diaz (FC Dallas)
34 GK  USA David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes)
37 DF  BEL Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy)
95 DF  USA Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas)

Notes:

a Injured or otherwise unable to play.

Arsenal

On July 22 Arsenal announced a 25-man traveling squad for the MLS All-Star game:[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  FRA Mathieu Debuchy
3 DF  ENG Kieran Gibbs
4 DF  GER Per Mertesacker [a]
5 DF  BRA Gabriel
10 MF  ENG Jack Wilshere
13 GK  COL David Ospina
14 FW  ENG Theo Walcott
15 MF  ENG Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
16 DF  ENG Rob Holding
17 FW  NGA Alex Iwobi
18 DF  ESP Nacho Monreal
19 MF  ESP Santi Cazorla
21 DF  ENG Calum Chambers
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  ESP Héctor Bellerín
26 GK  ARG Emiliano Martínez
28 FW  CRC Joel Campbell
29 MF   SUI Granit Xhaka
31 MF  FRA Jeff Reine-Adélaïde [b]
32 FW  ENG Chuba Akpom
33 GK  CZE Petr Čech
34 MF  FRA Francis Coquelin
35 MF  EGY Mohamed Elneny
37 MF  POL Krystian Bielik [b]
40 MF  USA Gedion Zelalem [b]
68 FW  ENG Chris Willock [b]

Notes:

a Injured or otherwise unable to play.
b Development Squad

Match
MLS All-Stars 1–2 Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 18,000
MLS All-Stars
Arsenal
GK1 Andre Blake 45'
DF12 Keegan Rosenberry 45'
DF23 Laurent Ciman 10' 45'
DF37 Jelle Van Damme 45'
DF95 Kellyn Acosta 57'
MF21 Andrea Pirlo 32'
MF25 Kyle Beckerman 45'
MF17 Giovani dos Santos 45'
MF22 Kaká (c) 45'
FW7 David Villa 33'
FW11 Didier Drogba 45'
Substitutes:
GK34 David Bingham 45'
DF3 Brandon Vincent 57'
DF4 Kendall Waston 45'
DF14 Andrew Farrell 45'
DF15 Steve Birnbaum 45'
MF2 Clint Dempsey 73'
MF6 Darlington Nagbe 45'
MF8 Chris Wondolowski 73'
MF16 Sacha Kljestan 32'  73'
MF20 Wil Trapp 45'
MF28 Ignacio Piatti 33'  73'
MF29 Mauro Díaz 45'
FW9 Cyle Larin 77'
FW10 Sebastian Giovinco 45'  77'
Manager:
Dominic Kinnear
GK33 Petr Čech (c) 67'
DF2 Mathieu Debuchy 45'
DF16 Rob Holding
DF37 Krystian Bielik 45'
DF3 Kieran Gibbs 45'
MF35 Mohamed Elneny 67'
MF34 Francis Coquelin 45'
MF10 Jack Wilshere 45'
MF15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 67'
MF28 Joel Campbell 68'
FW14 Theo Walcott 67'
Substitutes:
GK26 Emiliano Martínez 67'
DF18 Nacho Monreal 45'
DF21 Calum Chambers 45'
DF24 Héctor Bellerín 45'
MF17 Alex Iwobi 45'
MF29 Granit Xhaka 45'
MF31 Jeff Reine-Adélaïde 68'
MF40 Gedion Zelalem 67'
FW32 Chuba Akpom 67'
FW68 Chris Willock 67'
Manager:
Arsène Wenger

Most valuable player:
Chuba Akpom (Arsenal)[5]

Assistant referees:[6]
Frank Anderson
Matthew Nelson
Fourth official:[6]
Juan Guzman
Fifth official:[6]
Chris Strickland

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Unlimited substitutions.
  • No extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

References
  1. "San Jose's Avaya Stadium to host 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game" (Press release). Major League Soccer. May 28, 2015.
  2. "English Premier League giants Arsenal to play in 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game in San Jose". mlssoccer.com. February 11, 2016.
  5. "All-Star: Arsenal's Chuba Akpom named MVP of 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 28, 2016.
  6. "All-Star: Chris Penso named head referee for 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game vs. Arsenal". Mlssoccer.com. July 5, 2016.
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