2018 MLS All-Star Game Presented by Target | |
Other Titles: | Target All-Star Atlanta '18 |
Event: | 2018 Major League Soccer season |
Team1: | MLS All-Stars |
Team1score: | 1 |
Team2: | Juventus |
Team2score: | 1 |
Details: | Juventus won 5–3 on penalties |
Date: | August 1, 2018 |
Stadium: | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
City: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Man Of The Match1a: | Josef Martínez (MLS All-Stars) |
Man Of The Match1aname: | Most Valuable Player |
Referee: | Robert Sibiga (United States) |
Attendance: | 72,317 |
Previous: | 2017 |
Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 23rd edition of the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game. It was held on August 1 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and played against Italian club Juventus. The match was tied 1–1 after 90 minutes and was settled in a penalty shoot-out that Juventus won 5–3.[1]
Josef Martínez won MVP.
The match was attended by 72,317, setting a new record for a standalone MLS All-Star Game.[2]
In October 2017, MLS announced that Atlanta would host the All-Star Game, due to the success of the first-year Atlanta United FC.[3] Juventus was confirmed as the match's opponents in March 2018, participating as part of their American pre-season tour.[4]
(captain)
Notes:
Injured or otherwise unable to play.
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Most valuable player: Josef Martínez (MLS All-Stars)
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