By AARON CRANFORD
The MLS All-Star team is ready to compete, as the full 22-man roster was announced Saturday evening.
Notable selections by All-Star head coach Pablo Mastroeni include league-leading goalscorer Kei Kamara and Italian international Sebastion Giovinco, but there were some names surprisingly left off of the roster that will face Tottenham at Dick’s Sporting Good’s Park on July 29 (9 p.m., FOX Sports 1, UniMás).
Columbus Crew midfielder Ethan Finlay was one name left off the roster, even though the 24-year-old winger has a league-leading 11 assists and five goals.
Sporting KC and the LA Galaxy were the most-represented clubs, each with three players being called into the All-Star team.
Check out the full 22-man roster below:
GOALKEEPER: Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake), David Ousted (Vancouver Whitecaps).
DEFENDERS: Matt Besler (Sporting KC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), DeMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Chris Tierney (New England Revolution), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders), Drew Moor (Colorado Rapids), Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake).
MIDFIELDERS: Kaka (Orlando City SC), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Benny Feilhaber (Sporting KC), Graham Zusi (Sporting KC), Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy), Frank Lampard (New York City FC), Fabian Castillo (FC Dallas).
FORWARDS: Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders), David Villa (New York City FC), Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), Kei Kamara (Columbus Crew).
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What do you think of the MLS All-Star roster? Any notable snubs? Do you think this lineup can compete with Tottenham?
Share your thoughts below.
Mauro Diaz should be there.
If you’re a big name DP … the fans probably will want to see you. That’s why I have no problem with adding Lampard and Stevie G.
Surprisingly Altidore wasn’t added just for his notoriety.
Leave Zusi off for Finlay.
From the soccer I’ve seen this year, Lloyd Sam and Kemar Lawrence were both deserving.
Gerrard and Lampard?? Ridiculous!! Guys who have been playing in MLS, for the entirety should be selected!!
You guys added Giovinco to your headline but not to the roster, is there an update I don’t know of?
haha nice catch.
Cheers.
no red bulls? loyd sam? bwp? snubs