NEW YORK — Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco, Montreal Impact stars Laurent Ciman, Ignacio Piatti and Didier Drogba, and Vancouver Whitecaps defender Kendall Waston were among those named on Sunday to the MLS all-star game.
The MLS all-stars will play English club Arsenal FC in San Jose on July 28.
The 26-man roster is made up of 24 players chosen by all-star coach Dominic Kinnear of the San Jose Earthquakes — with Fan XI and player voting taken into consideration — and two picks by the league’s commissioner. The roster includes representation from 19 MLS clubs and is a mix of 16 all-star newcomers and 10 veterans.
All eleven players named to the Fan XI as nominated by media and selected by fans, were named to the roster including Giovinco, Ciman, and Drogba.
Joining them are 13 additional league standouts including Waston, Piatti, and Brampton, Ont., native Cyle Larin of Orlando City.
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MLS all-star roster:
Goalkeeper: David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution), Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers), Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union), Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Mauro Diaz (FC Dallas), Giovani dos Santos (L.A. Galaxy), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Kaka (Orlando City SC), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC)
Forwards: Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), Cyle Larin (Orlando City SC), Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact), David Villa (New York City FC), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
