The MLS, like all of the most important sports leagues in America, prepares for a very specialdate, their All-Star Game. This time, the rival will be the Liga MX All-Stars team, who will also feature in a challenge prepared for the day prior, to further enlightment of the fans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Considering Messi’s late arrival to the MLS last season, this time seemed like the perfect chance to see the Argentine feature in an All-Star game for the first time. However, the possibility that was making the directives of the league feel euphoric suffered a great hit. The GOAT got injured in the Copa Am\u00e9rica final this past weekend, and the swelling in his ankle pointed to an extended absence. All experts are talking about a sprain, which would take several weeks of recovery. <\/a> Both teams have already named their full roosters for the event, so here we go:<\/p>\n\n\n\n GOALKEEPERS (3):<\/strong> Roman B\u00fcrki (St. Louis CITY SC \/ Coach’s Selection), Hugo Lloris (LAFC \/ Coach’s Selection), Maarten Paes (FC Dallas \/ Voted in) GOALKEEPERS (3):<\/strong> \u00c1ngel Malag\u00f3n – Club America, Kevin Mier – Cruz Azul, and Fernando Tapia – Tigres UANL The main event will take place on Wednesday, July 24, at 8:00 pm ET at the Lower.com Field, while the challenge will take place the day prior, Tuesday 23.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Truth be told, things are not looking good for the MLS All-Star team,<\/a> as they will probably be without two of its best players. Although the team has a positive record of 11 wins and 9 losses, they tend to look out of place against elite teams, even in preseason. <\/strong>Their recent encounters against top competition have not been positive. However, they have something in their favor. The MLS, like all of the most important sports leagues in America, prepares for a very specialdate, their All-Star Game. This time, the rival will be the Liga MX All-Stars team, who will also feature in a challenge prepared for the day prior, to further enlightment of the fans. Possible absentees Considering Messi’s late arrival […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":31949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[96],"tags":[171],"class_list":["post-31948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mls","tag-soccer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Erwin Noguera","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
It is not the first time this kind of situation is an obstacle for the MLS branding. For no one it is a secret that Inter Miami was the team pointed out this season to bring the CONCACAF Champions Cup back to the US, but Messi’s injury woes were an obstacle for a team that, in the end, was steam-rolled by Monterrey. With the Argentine’s age and his not-so-long contract, we are yet to see if the expectations put on the Herons’ ambitious project take them somewhere.
Another name to point out is Luciano Acosta, as the attacking midfielder, one of the candidates for player of the season, had to go out in Cincinnati’s defeat this weekend, raising concerns about his availability. This wasn’t the best weekend for the MLS, as they could potentially lose two of their best players in a few hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe rosters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
MLS:<\/h2><\/p>\n\n\n\n
DEFENDERS (9):<\/strong> Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF \/ Voted In), Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew \/ Coach’s Selection), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake \/ Voted In), Aaron Herrera (D.C. United \/ Voted In), Thiago Martins (New York City FC \/ Coach’s Selection), Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew \/ Coach’s Selection), Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati \/ Coach’s Selection), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati \/ Voted In), Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids \/ Coach’s Selection)
MIDFIELDERS (10):<\/strong> Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati \/ Voted In), Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF \/ Voted In), Mathieu Choini\u00e8re (CF Montr\u00e9al \/ Coach’s Selection), Evander (Portland Timbers \/ Coach’s Selection), Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC \/ Coach’s Selection), H\u00e9ctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC \/ Commissioner’s Pick), Robin Lod (Minnesota United FC \/ Coach’s Selection), Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC \/ Coach’s Selection), Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew \/ Commissioner’s Pick), Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy \/ Voted In)
FORWARDS \/ WINGERS (8): <\/strong>Cristian ‘Chicho’ Arango (Real Salt Lake \/ Voted In), Christian Benteke (D.C. United \/ Voted In), Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC \/ Coach’s Selection), Denis Bouanga (LAFC \/ Coach’s Selection), Juan ‘Cucho’ Hern\u00e1ndez (Columbus Crew \/ Coach’s Selection), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF \/ Voted In)<\/p>\n\n\n\nLiga MX:<\/h2><\/p>\n\n\n\n
DEFENDERS (9): <\/strong>Jes\u00fas Angulo – Tigres UANL, Brian Garc\u00eda – Toluca, Bryan Gonz\u00e1lez – CF Pachuca, Alan Mozo – Guadalajara, Jes\u00fas Orozco – Guadalajara, Alexis Pe\u00f1a – Club Necaxa, Gonzalo Piovi – Cruz Azul, Guido Pizarro – Tigres UANL, and Juan Manuel Sanabria – Atl\u00e9tico San Luis
MIDFIELDERS (15):<\/strong> Roberto Alvarado – Guadalajara, Al\u00e1n Bautista – CF Pachuca, Germ\u00e1n Berterame – CF Monterrey, Juan Brunetta – Tigres UANL, Sergio Canales – CF Monterrey, Nelson Deossa – CF Pachuca, Javair\u00f4 Dilrosun – Club Am\u00e9rica, Jonathan Dos Santos – Club Am\u00e9rica, Rodrigo Dourado – Atl\u00e9tico San Luis, \u00c1lvaro Fidalgo – Club Am\u00e9rica, Andr\u00e9s Guardado – Club Le\u00f3n, C\u00e9sar Huerta – Pumas UNAM, Oussama Idrissi – CF Pachuca, Maximiliano Meza – CF Monterrey, and Carlos Rodr\u00edguez – Cruz Azul
FORWARDS (3):<\/strong> Andre-Pierre Gignac – Tigres UANL, Guillermo Mart\u00ednez – Pumas UNAM, and Salom\u00f3n Rond\u00f3n – CF Pachuca
In the case of the MLS, some players were voted in while the others were selected by the coach, with the distinction made on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars Schedule<\/h2><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Free Betting Pick: MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars<\/h2><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Liga MX<\/a> isn’t accustomed to assembling something like an All-Stars, and the times they have done so have been, precisely, for the friendly compromises against their neighbors. They have played two times against the MLS assembly and lost both.
In this context, it’s clear that the lack of experience of the Mexicans in this kind of event is key, so we’ll go for a victory for the US league squad. Bet on a 2-1 win for the locals.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars Betting Pick: <\/strong>MLS All-Stars<\/h2><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"