Lionel Messi named in line-up for MLS All-Star game next month

[p]The MLS lineup, including at least five players competing in the World Cup, will face an all-star squad from the Mexican league on July 29th.[/p][p]The MLS "First XI" was chosen in a combined vote of players, fans and media and includes five players on World Cup rosters - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Messi[/a], South Korean [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/son-heung-min/Mgg9oPeM/"]Son Heung-min[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-fc/txUJt9AR/"]Los Angeles FC[/a], Americans [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ream-tim/rcZZwu8e/"]Tim Ream[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/charlotte-fc/QJF7WTFB/"]Charlotte[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berhalter-sebastian/f9tMZSaG/"]Sebastian Berhalter[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vancouver-whitecaps/K2dlua5N/"]Vancouver[/a] and South African [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbokazi-mbekezile/zg795kmf/"]Mbekezeli Mbokazi[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-fire/UwAwNo2E/"]Chicago[/a].[/p][embed guid="5d310972-cc54-4bda-b50b-900a1f3e02ec" url="https://x.com/MLS/status/2062899268721967145" social-type="twitter" /][p]Others in the first batch of MLS All-Stars include goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schwake-brian/fDbFeqY3/"]Brian Schwake[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nashville-sc/84yIDQMe/"]Nashville[/a], defensive backs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/markanich-anthony/ATnYZ2jK/"]Anthony Markanich[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-united/zXFxsw2a/"]Minnesota United[/a] and Honduran [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/najar-andy/ERRqJxjO/"]Andy Najar[/a] of Nashville, midfielders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gozo-zavier/n543jFL6/"]Zavier Gozo[/a] of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-salt-lake/W0ealpQl/"]Real Salt Lake[/a] and German [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mukhtar-hany/4G68jNi8/"]Hany Mukhtar[/a] of Nashville plus Belgian forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cuypers-hugo/EuZGz6mD/"]Hugo Cuypers[/a] of Chicago.[/p][p]Mbokazi became the second South African selected to an MLS All-Star squad after Doctor Khumalo in 1996 while Son was the second South Korean named an MLS All-Star after national team coach and former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-galaxy/U3ebh62R/"]Los Angeles Galaxy[/a] defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hong-myung-bo/8tOg96vJ/"]Hong Myung-bo[/a] in 2003.[/p][p]The final MLS Lineup will also include 13 players chosen by MLS All-Star coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smith-dean/YiQ6BVh8/"]Dean Smith[/a] of host Charlotte and two chosen by MLS commissioner Don Garber.[/p]