The 2015 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the 20th annual

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, took place on July 29, 2015 (9 p.m. EDT, 7 p.m.

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) at

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in the

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suburb of

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, the home of the

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. The game was televised live on

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and

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in the United States, and TSN and RDS in Canada. Kaká was named MVP. Also, 2015 MLS Homegrown Game was played one day before this event.

Squads

MLS All-Stars

''As of July 29, 2015'' Notes: :2015 MLS All-Star Fan XI. :Selected by All-Star coach

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of the

. :Selected by MLS Commissioner

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:Injured or otherwise unable to play. :Replacement for player who is injured or otherwise unable to play.

Selection controversy

The league commissioner

used his two picks to select two players who had never played a single minute in MLS at the time of selection in the two former England internationals Steven Gerrard and

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who had only officially joined the league on July 8. This provoked outrage from fans, the media and other players, the league eventually agreed to select two extra players to be given all-star bonuses. The league's top scorer,

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, was omitted from the Fan XI and responded by saying "It's simple as it goes: you're either a U.S. national team player or you're a DP to be on there. I'm neither one of those. If I get called up, I'll be lucky." The top 10 in the fan vote included 8 players who have represented the US national team alongside Kaká and

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with Nigerian international

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also being selected via virtual performances in '' FIFA 15''.

Tottenham Hotspur

On July 27 Tottenham Hotspur announced a 25-man traveling squad for the MLS All-Star game: Notes: :Injured or unable to play. : Development Squad : Second Year Academy

Match

Details

References

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