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Major League Soccer announced Monday that its 2026 All-Star Game will bring back the popular format featuring top players from MLS competing against Liga MX stars on July 29 in Charlotte.<\/p>

This will mark the fifth occasion overall that the competing North American soccer leagues have squared off in this All-Star format, continuing a trend that has run for three consecutive years.<\/p>

Bank of America Stadium will host the event just 10 days following the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup championship match, with the tournament being jointly hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada.<\/p>

Fan voting will determine 11 spots on the 26-player MLS All-Star squad, while the All-Star head coach will choose 13 players and MLS Commissioner Don Garber will select the final two roster spots.<\/p>

“The 2026 MLS All-Star Game presented by Chime will feature a can’t-miss rematch between the best of MLS and LIGA MX,” said MLS executive vice president Camilo Durana. “With the energy and momentum our Leagues will experience coming out of a historic World Cup on home soil, we are thrilled to showcase our All-Stars and put on a great show for fans in Charlotte and those watching around the world on Apple TV.”<\/p>

Liga MX officials have yet to reveal how they will choose their 26-player roster for the summer showcase.<\/p>

“We are excited that LIGA BBVA MX will once again be part of the MLS All-Star Game for the 2026 edition,” said Francisco Iturbide, Liga MX director of operations, competitions and development. “This event reflects the value of our collaboration with MLS and provides us with an important opportunity to showcase the quality and competitiveness of our players. We are certain that it will be a great week for fans of all three countries.”<\/p>

MLS enters the contest with a strong track record, having captured victory in three of the four previous All-Star battles against Liga MX, most recently defeating their Mexican counterparts 3-1 in Austin, Texas last year.<\/p>

Charlotte will also host the 2026 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge on July 28 at Truist Field as part of the weekend festivities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Major League Soccer and Liga MX will face off again in the 2026 All-Star Game scheduled for July 29 in Charlotte. This marks the fifth time the rival North American leagues will compete in this format, with MLS holding a 3-1 record in previous matchups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":30398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772475435034.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7Uj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77305,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/messi-selected-to-head-2026-mls-all-star-team-against-liga-mx\/","url_meta":{"origin":30399,"position":0},"title":"Messi Selected to Head 2026 MLS All-Star Team Against Liga MX","author":"Admin","date":"June 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Inter Miami's Lionel Messi has been chosen to lead the MLS All-Star squad for the upcoming match against Liga MX's top players. 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