The largest star of all of them will not be current on the MLS All-Star Recreation on Wednesday, July 29.
Lionel Messi will miss out on the showdown between stars from MLS and Liga MX in Charlotte, having solely lately concluded his participation within the 2026 World Cup.
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Messi performed each recreation of Argentina’s run to the ultimate, which resulted in a 1-0 defeat to Spain on Sunday, July 19.
The Inter Miami attacker was named among the many first 11 MLS All-Stars earlier than the World Cup kicked off, having tallied 12 objectives and eight assists in 14 MLS video games this season.
However the 39-year-old can be an excused absence for Wednesday’s match together with Rodrigo De Paul, his teammate for membership and nation.
“Previous to the beginning of the 2026 season, Main League Soccer and the MLS Gamers Affiliation agreed that upon a participant’s exit from the World Cup competitors, golf equipment would have particular person conversations with every participant to find out the suitable relaxation and return to coaching and competitors timeline,” MLS mentioned in an announcement final week.
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“According to that settlement, Rodrigo De Paul and Lionel Messi can be excused from collaborating within the 2026 MLS All-Star Recreation.”
Messi and Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba skipped the All-Star Recreation final season as nicely, however each gamers have been suspended one MLS match as a result of they weren’t injured.
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July 17: LAFC’s Denis Bouanga (99) scores on a penalty kick towards the LA Galaxy at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park. LAFC gained the match, 3-0.
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July 17: LAFC’s Denis Bouanga (99) scores on a penalty kick towards the LA Galaxy at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park. LAFC gained the match, 3-0.
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Could 23: Nashville SC’s Jeisson Palacios (4) scores a objective on a header previous New York Metropolis FC goalkeeper Matt Freese in the course of the first half at Geodis Park. Nashville gained the match, 2-1.
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Could 23: Charlotte FC goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina (1) makes the save towards the New England Revolution at Financial institution of America Stadium. Charlotte FC gained the match, 1-0.
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Could 16: FC Dallas’ Samuel Sarver celebrates by consuming a beer that was thrown at him by followers after he scored a objective towards the San Jose Earthquakesat PayPal Park. Sarver’s stoppage-time objective gave FC Dallas a 3-2 victory.
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Could 16: New York Metropolis FC goalkeeper Matt Freese (49) dives for the ball in entrance of Purple Bull New York’s Julian Corridor (16) in the course of the first half at Sports activities Illustrated Stadium. The matched resulted in a 1-1 draw.
(Vincent Carchietta, Imagn Photos)
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Could 13: The Seattle Sounders’ Nouhou Tolo celebrates after an help for a objective towards the San Jose Earthquakes in the course of the second half at Lumen Discipline. The Seattle Sounders gained the match, 3-2.
(Steven Bisig, Imagn Photos)
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Could 13: Chicago Hearth goalkeeper Chris Brady will get management of the ball after a nook kick towards DC United at Audi Discipline. Chicago gained the match, 3-1.
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Could 13: CF Montreal’s Wikelman Carmona (left) kicks away the ball from the Portland Timbers’ Finn Surman in the course of the first half at Saputo Stadium. The match resulted in a 2-2 draw.
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Could 9: The Seattle Sounders’ Daniel Musovski kicks the ball away from San Diego FC’s Luca Bombino (27) in the course of the second half at Lumen Discipline. The match resulted in a 1-1 draw.
(Steven Bisig, Imagn Photos)
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Could 9: FC Cincinnati’s Nick Hagglund heads the ball as Charlotte FC’s Morrison Agyemang pressures in the course of the second half at Financial institution of America Stadium. The match resulted in a 2-2 draw.
(Bob Donnan, Imagn Photos)
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Could 3: New York Metropolis FC’s Strahinja Tanasijević (19) jumps to go the ball in the course of the first half towards D.C. United at Citi Discipline. D.C. United gained the match, 2-0.
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Could 2: Orlando Metropolis SC goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau makes a save as Inter Miami’s Luis Suárez (9) follows on the play in the course of the first half at Miami Freedom Park. Orlando Metropolis rallied from a 3-0 deficit for a 4-3 comeback victory.
(Jim Rassol, Imagn Photos)
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Could 2: Purple Bull New York’s Emil Forsberg (10) controls the ball towards FC Dallas’ Ramiro Benetti (17) and Shaq Moore (18) in the course of the first half at Sports activities Illustrated Stadium. FC Dallas gained the match, 2-0.
(Vincent Carchietta, Imagn Photos)
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April 26: The LA Galaxy’s Marco Reus (18) jumps over Actual Salt Lake goalkeeper Rafael Cabral in the course of the first half at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in Carson, California. Reus scored two objectives because the Galaxy gained the match, 2-1.
(Kiyoshi Mio, Imagn Photos)
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April 25: The Chicago Hearth’s Philip Zinckernagel (left) and Sporting Kansas Metropolis’s Kwaku Agyabeng battle for management of the ball in the course of the second half at Soldier Discipline. Chicago gained the match, 5-0.
(Talia Sprague, Imagn Photos)
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April 22: Houston Dynamo FC ahead Ondrej Lingr (9) makes an attempt to regulate the ball as San Diego FC’s Osvald Soe (17) defends in the course of the first half at Shell Vitality Stadium.
(Troy Taormina, Imagn Photos)
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April 18: St. Louis Metropolis’s Jeong Sang-bin slides for the ball possessed by the Seattle Sounders’ Paul Rothrock in the course of the second half at Lumen Discipline. Seattle gained the match, 4-1.
(Steven Bisig, Imagn Photos)
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April 18: Colorado Rapids followers cheer in the course of the match towards Inter Miami at Empower Discipline at Mile Excessive. A complete of 75,824 followers attended the sport performed on the dwelling of the NFL’s Denver Broncos, marking the second-highest single-game attendance in MLS historical past (82,110 for LA Galaxy-LAFC on the Rose Bowl on July 4, 2023 is essentially the most).
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April 18: CF Montreal’s Prince Owusu (9) performs the ball and as Purple Bull New York’s Dylan Nealis defends in the course of the first half at Saputo Stadium. Montreal gained the match, 4-1.
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April 11: Sporting Kansas Metropolis’s Stephen Afrifa (17) tries to go a shot on objective because the San Jose Earthquakes’ Jack Jasinski (left) defends in the course of the second half of the match at Kids’s Mercy Park. San Jose gained the match, 3-1.
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April 11: D.C. United’s Silvan Hefti (left) defends towards the New England Revolution’s Dor Turgeman in the course of the second half at Gillette Stadium. New England gained the match, 1-0.
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April 11: FC Cincinnati’s Tom Barlow heads the ball towards Toronto FC in the course of the first half at BMO Discipline. The 2 groups performed to a 1-1 draw.
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April 4: Inter Miami defender Maximiliano Falcon reacts after a play towards Austin FC in the course of the second half at Nu Stadium. Inter Miami drew 2-2 towards Austin FC within the inaugural recreation at Nu Stadium in Miami.
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April 4: The Chicago Hearth’s Maren Haile-Selassie (7) and Nashville SC’s Maxwell Woledzi battle for management of the ball in the course of the first half at Soldier Discipline. Chicago gained the match, 1-0.
(Talia Sprague, Imagn Photos)
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March 22: San Diego FC’s Marcus Ingvartsen celebrates after scoring a objective towards Actual Salt Lake at Snapdragon Stadium. San Diego FC and RSL performed to a 2-2 draw.
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March 21: St. Louis Metropolis’s Simon Becher (11) tackles the ball away from the New England Revolutio’ns Matt Polster at Energizer Park. St. Louis Metropolis gained the match, 3-1.
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March 21: Orlando Metropolis goalkeeper Maxime Crapeau (71) blocks the header by Nashville SC’s Sam Surridge in the course of the first half at Geodis Park. Nashville SC gained the match, 5-0.
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March 21: Toronto FC goalkeeper Luka Gavran makes a play on the ball in entrance of Columbus Crew ahead Jamal Thiaré (in the course of the second half at BMO Discipline. TFC gained the match, 2-1.
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March 15: The Vancouver Whitecaps’ Mathías Laborda (2) scores towards the Minnesota United en path to a 6-0 rout of Minnesota at BC Place.
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March 14: San Diego FC’s Jeppe Tverskov (6) heads the ball in the course of the second half towards FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium. The sport resulted in a 3-3 tie.
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March 7: A tifo is seen earlier than the sport between the Chicago Hearth and Columbus Crew at ScottsMiracle-Gro Discipline. The sport resulted in a 0-0 draw.
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March 1: Inter Miami’s German Berterame controls the ball towards Orlando Metropolis in the course of the second half at Inter&Co Stadium. Inter Miami gained the sport, 4-2.
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Feb. 28: Los Angeles FC’s Denis Bouanga and the Houston Dynamo’s Antonio Carlos (left) compete for possession in the course of the first half at Shell Vitality Stadium. LAFC gained the match, 2-0.
(Troy Taormina, Imagn Photos)
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Feb. 28: The Chicago Hearth’s Jonathan Dean (24) and CF Montrea’s Hennadii Synchuk battle for management of the ball in the course of the second half at Soldier Discipline. Chicago gained the match, 3-0.
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Feb. 22: The Seattle Sounders’ Paul Rothrock celebrates after scoring a objective towards the Colorado Rapids at Lumen Discipline. Seattle gained the match, 2-0.
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Feb. 21: FC Cincinnati’s Gerardo Valenzuela (middle) has his shot blocked by Atlanta United’s Elias Baez(left) in the course of the first half at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati gained the match, 2-0.
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Feb. 21: Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka (1) reaches for the ball towards Actual Salt Lake in the course of the second half at BC Place. Vancouver gained the match, 1-0.
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Feb. 21: Followers watch in the course of the nationwide anthem earlier than the sport between Los Angeles FC and Inter Miami CF at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. LAFC gained the sport, 3-0, knocking off the defending MLS champs.
(Kelvin Kuo, Imagn Photos)2026 MLS All-Star Recreation roster
Goalkeepers: Maxime Crépeau (Orlando Metropolis), Matt Freese (New York Metropolis FC), Brian Schwake (Nashville SC)
Defenders: Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Lucas Herrington (Colorado Rapids), Richie Laryea (Toronto FC), Anthony Markanich (Minnesota United), Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew), Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes), Andy Najar (Nashville SC), Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC)
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Midfielders: Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Pep Biel (Charlotte FC), Yannick Shiny (Inter Miami), Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps), Evander (FC Cincinnati), Carles Gil (New England Revolution), Zavier Gozo (Actual Salt Lake), Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), Thomas Müller (Vancouver Whitecaps), Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC)
Forwards: Anders Dreyer (San Diego FC), Guilherme (Houston Dynamo), Julian Corridor (Purple Bull New York), Son Heung-Min (LAFC), Petar Musa (FC Dallas), Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Hearth)
What time does the MLS All-Star recreation begin?
The MLS All-Star Recreation is on Wednesday, July 29 at 8 p.m. ET.
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How can I watch the MLS All-Star recreation?
The MLS All-Star Recreation will stream without cost on Apple TV.
The place is the 2026 MLS All-Star recreation?
The sport can be held at Financial institution of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The house of MLS’s Charlotte FC and NFL’s Carolina Panthers, the stadium opened in 1996 opened and has a capability of 75,037.
