Major League Soccer fans picked 11 MLS players who will face La Liga giants Atletico Madrid in the 2019 MLS All-Star Game on July 31st at Orlando City Stadium.

The league announced the results of fan voting on Friday, revealing that LA Galaxy’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, D.C. United’s Wayne Rooney, and LAFC’s Carlos Vela will all be part of the MLS All-Star Fan XI Team.

The attacking trio will be joined by a midfield consisting out of Atlanta United’s duo Ezequiel Barco and Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez, LA Galaxy’s Jonathan dos Santos and Orlando City’s Nani.

Leandro González Pírez (Atlanta United), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC), and Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) will form the back three with Atlanta United’s Brad Guzan taking the goalie position.

The MLS All-Star reserves will be announced at a later date and will consist out of two Commissioner’s Picks and players selected by team’s head coach James O’Connor of Orlando City SC.

The 2018 MLS All-Star game took place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and saw MLS All-Stars losing on penalties to Italian side Juventus following a 1-1 result in regular time.

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La Liga power house Atlético Madrid will face the MLS All-Stars at the upcoming 2019 MLS All-Star Game in Orlando according to several media outlets including Sports Illustrated and ESPN. Although the date for the game has not been set yet, it is expected to take place in late July or early August.

Atlético Madrid will join other big European clubs who faced MLS All-Stars in the past including Real Madrid, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich.

The 2018 All-Star Game, played on Atlanta United’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, saw MLS All-Stars facing Juventus in a tough match that ended with a 1-1 draw in the regulation time. Seria A giants, however, managed to get the job done on penalties.

Atletico Madrid is one of the best Spanish clubs in the recent decade and currently features some of soccer’s biggest stars including Antoine Griezmann, Jan Oblak, Diego Costa, Thomas Lemar, and Koke. The club currently finds itself at the second place in Bundesliga, trailing eight points behind Barcelona at the first place.

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Seria A giants Juventus didn’t have an easy task in this year’s MLS All-Star game as many thought they would. Juve couldn’t get the job done in 90 minutes, being tied 1-1 against MLS All-Stars, and needed penalty shootout (5-3) to claim the win.

Juventus got the lead in the 21st minute when young striker Andrea Favilli scored the opening goal of the game. This didn’t disturb the MLS All-Stars, who continued to follow Tata Martino’s game plan, and the award came five minutes later when Josef Martinez of Atlanta United scored on his home turf. Martinez ended up claiming the MVP of the match.

Both teams wanted to get a win in the regular time and had their fair share of chances, but neither Juventus nor MLS All-Stars managed to have the final word. The game then went to penalties, which saw players converting all shots in the first three rounds. After that New York Red Bulls’ forward Bradley Wright-Phillips hit the post, and gave Juve’s back Mattia De Sciglio an opportunity to seal the game for his team, which he eventually did.

Although MLS All-Stars failed to get a win, they still provided entertainment for 72,317 people who came to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday night, setting an MLS All-Star Game attendance record in the process.

You can check out the full highlights from the game below.

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Major League Soccer fans picked 11 MLS players who will face La Liga giants Atletico Madrid in the 2019 MLS All-Star Game on July 31st at Orlando City Stadium.

The league announced the results of fan voting on Friday, revealing that LA Galaxy’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, D.C. United’s Wayne Rooney, and LAFC’s Carlos Vela will all be part of the MLS All-Star Fan XI Team.

The attacking trio will be joined by a midfield consisting out of Atlanta United’s duo Ezequiel Barco and Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez, LA Galaxy’s Jonathan dos Santos and Orlando City’s Nani.

Leandro González Pírez (Atlanta United), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC), and Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) will form the back three with Atlanta United’s Brad Guzan taking the goalie position.

The MLS All-Star reserves will be announced at a later date and will consist out of two Commissioner’s Picks and players selected by team’s head coach James O’Connor of Orlando City SC.

The 2018 MLS All-Star game took place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and saw MLS All-Stars losing on penalties to Italian side Juventus following a 1-1 result in regular time.

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La Liga power house Atlético Madrid will face the MLS All-Stars at the upcoming 2019 MLS All-Star Game in Orlando according to several media outlets including Sports Illustrated and ESPN. Although the date for the game has not been set yet, it is expected to take place in late July or early August.

Atlético Madrid will join other big European clubs who faced MLS All-Stars in the past including Real Madrid, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich.

The 2018 All-Star Game, played on Atlanta United’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, saw MLS All-Stars facing Juventus in a tough match that ended with a 1-1 draw in the regulation time. Seria A giants, however, managed to get the job done on penalties.

Atletico Madrid is one of the best Spanish clubs in the recent decade and currently features some of soccer’s biggest stars including Antoine Griezmann, Jan Oblak, Diego Costa, Thomas Lemar, and Koke. The club currently finds itself at the second place in Bundesliga, trailing eight points behind Barcelona at the first place.

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Seria A giants Juventus didn’t have an easy task in this year’s MLS All-Star game as many thought they would. Juve couldn’t get the job done in 90 minutes, being tied 1-1 against MLS All-Stars, and needed penalty shootout (5-3) to claim the win.

Juventus got the lead in the 21st minute when young striker Andrea Favilli scored the opening goal of the game. This didn’t disturb the MLS All-Stars, who continued to follow Tata Martino’s game plan, and the award came five minutes later when Josef Martinez of Atlanta United scored on his home turf. Martinez ended up claiming the MVP of the match.

Both teams wanted to get a win in the regular time and had their fair share of chances, but neither Juventus nor MLS All-Stars managed to have the final word. The game then went to penalties, which saw players converting all shots in the first three rounds. After that New York Red Bulls’ forward Bradley Wright-Phillips hit the post, and gave Juve’s back Mattia De Sciglio an opportunity to seal the game for his team, which he eventually did.

Although MLS All-Stars failed to get a win, they still provided entertainment for 72,317 people who came to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday night, setting an MLS All-Star Game attendance record in the process.

You can check out the full highlights from the game below.

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