# 2015 MLS All-Star Game

The 2015 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, the 20th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, took place on July 29, 2015 (9 p.m. EDT, 7 p.m. local time) at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado, the home of the Colorado Rapids. The game was televised live on Fox Sports 1 and UniMás 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | DEN | David Ousted (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) |
| 2 | FW | USA | Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC) |
| 3 | DF | USA | Drew Moor (Colorado Rapids) |
| 4 | DF | USA | Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy) |
| 5 | DF | USA | Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City) |
| 6 | DF | BEL | Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact) |
| 7 | FW | ESP | David Villa (New York City FC) |
| 8 | MF | USA | Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew SC) |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Juninho (LA Galaxy) |
| 10 | FW | USA | Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC) |
| 11 | MF | COL | Fabián Castillo (FC Dallas) |
| 12 | DF | USA | Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake) |
| 13 | MF | USA | Dax McCarty (New York Red Bulls) |
| 14 | DF | USA | Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders FC) |
| 16 | DF | USA | DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo) |
| 17 | MF | USA | Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | GK | USA | Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) |
| 19 | MF | USA | Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) |
| 20 | DF | CRC | Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew SC) |
| 21 | MF | USA | Sam Cronin (Colorado Rapids) |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Kaká (Orlando City SC) |
| 23 | FW | SLE | Kei Kamara (Columbus Crew) |
| 30 | FW | USA | Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy) |
| 31 | GK | USA | Clint Irwin (Colorado Rapids) |
| — | DF | USA | Chris Tierney (New England Revolution) |
| — | MF | USA | Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) |
| — | MF | ENG | Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy) |
| — | MF | ENG | Frank Lampard (New York City FC) |
| — | FW | NGA | Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC) |
| — | FW | IRL | Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) |
| — | FW | ITA | Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC) |
Notes:
    $^a$ 2015 MLS All-Star Fan XI.
    $^b$ Selected by All-Star coach Pablo Mastroeni of the Colorado Rapids.
    $^c$ Selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber
    $^d$ Injured or otherwise unable to play.
    $^e$ Replacement for player who is injured or otherwise unable to play.

#### Selection controversy

The league commissioner Don Garber 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 Frank Lampard 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, Kei Kamara, 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 David Villa with Nigerian international Obafemi Martins 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:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | FRA | Hugo Lloris |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kyle Walker |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Danny Rose |
| 4 | DF | BEL | Toby Alderweireld |
| 5 | DF | BEL | Jan Vertonghen |
| 11 | MF | ARG | Erik Lamela |
| 12 | DF | USA | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 13 | GK | NED | Michel Vorm |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Eric Dier |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Kieran Trippier |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Harry Kane |
| 19 | MF | BEL | Mousa Dembélé |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Dele Alli |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | ARG | Federico Fazio |
| 22 | MF | BEL | Nacer Chadli |
| 23 | MF | DEN | Christian Eriksen |
| 27 | DF | AUT | Kevin Wimmer |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Tom Carroll |
| 33 | DF | WAL | Ben Davies |
| 42 | MF | ALG | Nabil Bentaleb |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Harry Winks |
| 46 | FW | ENG | Shaq Coulthirst |
| 47 | MF | ENG | Josh Onomah |
| 48 | GK | ENG | Luke McGee |
| 50 | GK | AUS | Tom Glover |
Notes:
    $^a$ Injured or unable to play.
    $^b$ Development Squad
    $^c$ Second Year Academy

## Match
### Details

| MLS All-Stars | Tottenham Hotspur |
45' :
| DF | 12 | Tony Beltran | 45' |
| DF | 4 | Omar Gonzalez | 45' |
| DF | 5 | Matt Besler | 45' |
| DF | 16 | DaMarcus Beasley | 45' |
| MF | 13 | Dax McCarty | 45' |
| MF | 19 | Graham Zusi | 45' |
| MF | 22 | Kaká (c) | 45' |
| MF | 30 | Gyasi Zardes | 45' |
| FW | 7 | David Villa | 45' |
| FW | 2 | Clint Dempsey | 45' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | David Ousted | 45' |
| GK | 31 | Clint Irwin |
| DF | 14 | Chad Marshall | 45' |
| DF | 3 | Drew Moor | 45' |
| DF | 6 | Laurent Ciman | 45' |
| DF | 20 | Waylon Francis | 45' |
| MF | 17 | Benny Feilhaber | 45' |
| MF | 10 | Jozy Altidore | | 77' |
| MF | 9 | Juninho | 45' |
| MF | 11 | Fabian Castillo | 45' |
| MF | 8 | Ethan Finlay | 45' |
| FW | 23 | Kei Kamara | 45' |
| FW | 21 | Sebastian Giovinco | 45' | 77' |
| Manager: |||
| Pablo Mastroeni ||||
64' :
| DF | 33 | Ben Davies | 63' |
| DF | 5 | Jan Vertonghen (c) | 45' |
| DF | 4 | Toby Alderweireld | 64' |
| DF | 2 | Kyle Walker | 45' |
| MF | 42 | Nabil Bentaleb | 45' |
| MF | 15 | Eric Dier | 64' |
| MF | 22 | Nacer Chadli | 64' |
| MF | 23 | Christian Eriksen | 45' |
| MF | 19 | Mousa Dembélé | 64' |
| FW | 18 | Harry Kane | 77' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 48 | Luke McGee | 64' |
| GK | 50 | Tom Glover |
| DF | 3 | Danny Rose | 63' |
| DF | 28 | Tom Carroll | 45' |
| DF | 27 | Kevin Wimmer | 45' |
| DF | 47 | Josh Onomah | 64' |
| MF | 21 | Federico Fazio | 64' |
| MF | 16 | Kieran Trippier | 45' |
| MF | 20 | Dele Alli | 45' |
| MF | 12 | DeAndre Yedlin | 64' |
| MF | 44 | Harry Winks | 64' |
| FW | 46 | Shaq Coulthirst | 64' |
| Manager: |||
| Mauricio Pochettino ||||
| MLS All-Star Game MVP: Kaká (MLS All-Stars) Assistant referees: Jeff Muschik Brian Dunn Fourth official: Sorin Stoica Fifth official: Michael Rottersman | Match rules 90 minutes. Unlimited substitutions. No extra time. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. |