Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez lead four Inter Miami players named to the 2024 MLS All-Star team.
Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets were also named to the team, along with FC Cincinnati star Luciano Acosta. The 30-man roster will take on the top players from LIGA MX on July 24.
The rosters were determined by a combination of fan/media/player voting (12 players) and selections by All-Star head coach Wilfried Nancy (16 players) and MLS commissioner Dan Garber (2 players).
2024 MLS All-Star Roster
Goalkeepers
- Roman Bürki (St. Louis City SC / Coach's Selection)
- Hugo Lloris (LAFC / Coach's Selection)
- Maarten Paes (FC Dallas / Voted in)
Defenders
- Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF / Voted In)
- Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew / Coach's Selection)
- Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake / Voted In)
- Aaron Herrera (D.C. United / Voted In)
- Thiago Martins (New York City FC / Coach's Selection)
- Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew / Coach's Selection)
- Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati / Coach's Selection)
- Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati / Voted In)
- Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids / Coach's Selection)
Midfielders
- Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati / Voted In)
- Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF / Voted In)
- Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal / Coach's Selection)
- Evander (Portland Timbers / Coach's Selection)
- Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Coach's Selection)
- Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC / Commissioner's Pick)
- Robin Lod (Minnesota United FC / Coach's Selection)
- Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC / Coach's Selection)
- Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew / Commissioner's Pick)
- Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy / Voted In)
Forwards
- Cristian "Chicho" Arango (Real Salt Lake / Voted In)
- Christian Benteke (D.C. United / Voted In)
- Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC / Coach's Selection)
- Denis Bouanga (LAFC / Coach's Selection)
- Juan "Cucho" Hernández (Columbus Crew / Coach's Selection)
- Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF / Voted In)
- Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF / Voted In)
- Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew / Coach's Selection)
A fan vote will determine the team captain at a later date. Four players from the roster will be chosen for the voting, with set as an overwhelmingly obvious favorite.
The All-Star jerseys were also unveiled on Monday:
In his first full season with Inter Miami, Messi has his club at the top of the standings despite playing in only 12 games. Messi has scored 12 goals and dished out 13 assists in his limited action, with Inter Miami losing only once this season in games he's played.
Acosta is the only player to top Messi in assists with 16, as he's played a starring role in FC Cincinnati's second-place standing in the Eastern Confernece. Real Salt Lake star Cristian Arango leads all scorers in MLS with 16 goals, and he's added 11 assists to the mix as well. Real Salt Lake currently sits third in the West standings, just three points behind LAFC and the LA Galaxy.
The Columbus Crew are unsurprisingly well-represented with four players. Juan 'Cucho' Hernández, Diego Rossi and Rudy Camacho were all given nods by Nancy, their regular-season coach, while Garber picked midfielder Darlington Nagbe.
Columbus currently sits in fourth place in the Eastern Conference despite only playing 18 games, and its goal differential is second behind only Miami in the conference.
The MLS All-Stars won their previous two matchups against Liga MX in 2021 and 2022. They lost 5-0 to Arsenal last year.
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