Attendance 18,000 | ||
Date July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28) Venue Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California Similar 2015 MLS All Star Game, 2014 MLS All Star Game, 2013 MLS All Star Game | ||
The 2016 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the 21st consecutive Major League Soccer All-Star Game took place on July 28, 2016 (7:30 pm EDT, 4:30 pm local time) at Avaya Stadium, the home of the San Jose Earthquakes. The game was televised live on ESPN and Univision in the United States, and on TSN and RDS in Canada. The game featured the MLS All-Star team playing English side Arsenal, with the match being a preseason friendly for Arsenal as part of their tour of California.
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Chuba Akpom was named MVP.
MLS All-Stars
The MLS All Star Fan XI was announced on July 9, 2016, however members of this XI were not guaranteed a slot in the 22 man game day squad.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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a Injured or otherwise unable to play.Arsenal
On July 22 Arsenal announced a 25-man traveling squad for the MLS All-Star game:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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a Injured or otherwise unable to play.b Development Squad