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Special Olympics All-Star Soccer Match presented by MLS WORKS & ESPN

All-Star - 2017 - Special Olympics

On Tuesday, August 1, MLS WORKS and ESPN will host a Special Olympics Unified Sports All-Star soccer match featuring Special Olympics All-Stars representing 22 MLS clubs from the U.S. and Canada.


The two Unified Sports All-Star soccer teams (comprised of players both with and without intellectual disabilities, wearing uniforms provided by adidas) will play a match, consisting of two 25-minute halves, at Toyota Park prior to the fourth annual MLS Homegrown Game presented by Energizer.


The Unified match will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com, MLS' Facebook page and MLS' Youtube page.


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The game will showcase the Special Olympics Unified Sports exchange program, the cornerstone of an ongoing partnership between MLS, ESPN and Special Olympics North America. Through the Unified Sports soccer exchange program, Unified soccer teams from MLS cities travel to other MLS markets to compete in exhibition matches with their Special Olympics counterparts. Unified matches are scheduled in conjunction with MLS club matches, providing MLS fans with an opportunity to witness first-hand the talents and abilities of Special Olympics athletes. Supporting the matches is ESPN, media partner to both MLS and Special Olympics International and the Global Presenting Sponsor of Special Olympics Unified Sports.


Eastern Conference All-Stars

#
Pos
Player
Club
1
M
Jeremiah Ellis
Philadelphia Union
2
M
Félix Berthiaume
Montreal Impact
3
F
Aaron Allen
New England Revolution
4
M
Brandon Lutz
Columbus Crew SC
5
F
Antonio Guzman
Atlanta United
6
F
Mark Jerabek
Chicago Fire
7
D
Daniel Davila
New York City FC
8
F
Brian Curci
New York Red Bulls
9
GK
Charles Barley
D.C. United
10
F
Sidge Taylor
Orlando City SC
11
M
Robert Esquilin
Philadelphia Union
12
M
Mathieu Hevey
Montreal Impact
13
M
Ashtin Burbank
New England Revolution
14
M
Lyndsay Price
Atlanta United
15
D
Megan Young
Columbus Crew SC
16
M
Umar Muftau
New York City FC
17
F
Jake Mulcahey
New York Red Bulls
18
M
Rodrigo Canas-Pena
D.C. United
19
M
Bailey Hubbard
Orlando City SC
20
F
Colin Iverson
Chicago Fire
21
M
Stephanie Panousis
Toronto FC
22
M
Callum Denault
Toronto FC

Western Conference All-Stars

#
Pos
Player
Club
1
F
Jose Conde
LA Galaxy
2
F
Colton Rice
Colordao Rapids
3
M
Jesus Tepole
Seattle Sounders
4
M
Alex Ortiz
FC Dallas
5
M
Kristopher Greene
Sporting Kansas City
6
F
Mikhail Pearthree
Minnesota United
7
F
O'nelle Copeland
Houston Dynamo
8
GK
Sean Boylan
San Jose Earthquakes
9
F
Kyle Karren
Real Salt Lake
10
M
Eddie Hughitt
Portland Timbers
11
D
Giovanni Martinez
LA Galaxy
12
M
Alie Goldblatt
Colordao Rapids
13
F
Chance Stoneback-Schelling
Seattle Sounders
14
F
Trey Toliver
Sporting Kansas City
15
M
Alyson Cave
FC Dallas
16
F
Matthew McGuire
Minnesota United
17
GK
Zacharia Copeland
Houston Dynamo
18
F
Samuel Villegas
San Jose Earthquakes
19
M
Jacob Jenson
Real Salt Lake
20
D
Morgan Truair
Portland Timbers
21
D
Bradly Barnett
Vancouver Whitecaps
22
F
Jonas Hakkinen
Vancouver Whitecaps