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2018 MLS All-Star Game
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| 2018 Major League Soccer season |
| MLS All-Stars |
| Juventus |
1 1 | | Juventus won 5–3 on penalties | | August 1, 2018 | | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia | | Josef Martínez (MLS All-Stars) | | Robert Sibiga (United States) | | 72,317 |
The match was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 2018 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 23rd edition of the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game. It was held on August 1 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and played against Italian club Juventus. The match was tied 1–1 after 90 minutes and was settled in a penalty shoot-out that Juventus won 5–3.
Josef Martínez won MVP.
The match was attended by 72,317, setting a new record for a standalone MLS All-Star Game.
In October 2017, MLS announced that Atlanta would host the All-Star Game, due to the success of the first-year Atlanta United FC. Juventus was confirmed as the match's opponents in March 2018, participating as part of their American pre-season tour.
- Unlimited substitutions
- Penalty shoot-out if tied through full time; no extra time
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | Brad Guzan (Atlanta United) | ||||
| 2 | MF | USA | Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls) | ||||
| 3 | DF | USA | Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United) | ||||
| 4 | MF | MEX | Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy) | ||||
| 5 | DF | CRC | Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United) | ||||
| 6 | MF | ESP | Ilie (Sporting Kansas City) | ||||
| 8 | MF | ARG | Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) | ||||
| 10 | MF | PAR | Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) | ||||
| 11 | FW | MEX | Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) (captain) | ||||
| 12 | FW | ITA | Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC) | ||||
| 13 | MF | FIN | Alexander Ring (New York City FC) | ||||
| 14 | MF | HON | Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo) | ||||
| 15 | FW | VEN | Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) | ||||
| 16 | GK | USA | Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew) | ||||
| 17 | MF | PER | Yoshimar Yotún (Orlando City) | ||||
| 18 | MF | ARG | Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) | ||||
| 19 | DF | BEL | Laurent Ciman (Los Angeles FC) | ||||
| 20 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges (FC Dallas) | ||||
| 21 | FW | COL | Darwin Quintero (Minnesota United) | ||||
| 22 | MF | ARG | Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) | ||||
| 23 | DF | USA | Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) | ||||
| 24 | DF | USA | Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls) | ||||
| 25 | DF | PAN | Michael Murillo (New York Red Bulls) | ||||
| 26 | MF | CAN | Alphonso Davies (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) | ||||
| 27 | MF | FRA | Wilfried Zahibo (New England Revolution) | ||||
| 28 | FW | ENG | Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls) | ||||
| 29 | FW | SWE | Zlatan Ibrahimović.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}a (LA Galaxy) | ||||
| 30 | FW | ESP | David Villaa (New York City FC) |
- Manager: Gerardo Martino (Atlanta United)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | POL | Wojciech Szczęsny | ||||
| 2 | DF | ITA | Mattia De Sciglio | ||||
| 3 | DF | ITA | Giorgio Chiellini (captain) | ||||
| 4 | DF | MAR | Medhi Benatia | ||||
| 5 | MF | BIH | Miralem Pjanić | ||||
| 6 | MF | GER | Sami Khedira | ||||
| 8 | MF | ITA | Claudio Marchisio | ||||
| 12 | DF | BRA | Alex Sandro | ||||
| 15 | DF | ITA | Andrea Barzagli | ||||
| 16 | GK | ITA | Carlo Pinsoglio | ||||
| 19 | GK | ITA | Mattia Perin | ||||
| 20 | DF | POR | João Cancelo | ||||
| 23 | MF | GER | Emre Can | ||||
| 24 | DF | ITA | Daniele Rugani | ||||
| 31 | DF | ITA | Pietro Beruatto | ||||
| 32 | GK | ITA | Mattia Del Favero | ||||
| 33 | FW | ITA | Federico Bernardeschi | ||||
| 34 | MF | NED | Leandro Fernandes | ||||
| 35 | MF | CZE | Roman Macek | ||||
| 36 | MF | CYP | Grigoris Kastanos | ||||
| 38 | MF | ITA | Luca Clemenza | ||||
| 40 | MF | BRA | Matheus Pereira | ||||
| 41 | FW | ITA | Stefano Beltrame | ||||
| 42 | FW | ITA | Andrea Favilli | ||||
| 43 | MF | ITA | Alessandro Di Pardo | ||||
| 44 | MF | ITA | Nicolò Fagioli |
- Manager: Massimiliano Allegri
Notes:
a Injured or otherwise unable to play.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| MLS All-Stars | Juventus |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Most valuable player: | |
| Josef Martínez (MLS All-Stars) | |
| Assistant referees: | |
| Jason White | |
| Eric Weisbrod | |
| Fourth official: | |
| Nima Saghafi | |
| Video assistant referee: | |
| Alex Chilowicz | Match rules |
90 minutes. Unlimited substitutions. No extra time. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. |
Zlatan Ibrahimović, then a player of the Los Angeles Galaxy, was selected for the All-Star Game, but he chose to withdraw from the game, citing fatigue caused by travelling and the congested schedule. In consequence, the MLS suspended Ibrahimović for the regular season game after the All-Star Game, which saw the Colorado Rapids defeat the Galaxy by 2-1. In a later interview, Ibrahimović called the suspension "ridiculous". "They do whatever they want. I come from a different world, I come from the real world." said Ibrahimović.
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