Major League Soccer announced the 26 players that will make up its All-Star team for a July 28 match featuring the American top flight's best against Arsenal of the Premier League.
The team was revealed at half-time of Sunday's match between Montreal Impact and New York City FC, and both teams had players in the squad with Didier Drogba, Ignacio Piatti and Laurent Ciman representing the Impact and Andrea Pirlo and David Villa included from NYCFC.
All-Star manager Dominic Kinnear picked the majority of the squad based on players' performances in the first half of the season and the selections made by supporters in the MLS Fan XI. Making the Fan XI did not guarantee inclusion in the squad, but Kinnear kept those picks in mind when making his selections.
Commissioner Don Garber also got to select two players and the commish went with Mauro Diaz of FC Dallas and Kyle Beckerman from Real Salt Lake.
FULL SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire), Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union), Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution)
Midfielders: Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Mauro Diaz (FC Dallas), Andrea Pirlo (NYCFC), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC), Kaka (Orlando City SC), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact)
Forwards: Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), David Villa (NYCFC), Cyle Larin (Orlando City SC), Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact), Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)