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2017 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target
Target All-Star Chicago '17
Event2017 Major League Soccer season
Real Madrid won 4–2 on penalties
DateAugust 2, 2017 (2017-08-02)
VenueSoldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Most Valuable PlayerBorja Mayoral (Real Madrid)
RefereeAllen 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

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MLS All-Stars

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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

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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

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MLS All-Stars United States Canada1–1Spain 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

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  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.