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Nagbe and Trapp Selected to Play in 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game
July 21 | Men's Soccer
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AKRON, Ohio - A pair of former University of Akron men's soccer and current Major League Soccer (MLS) standouts in Darlington Nagbe and Wil Trapp were among 26 players selected to battle Arsenal from the English Premier League at the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game to be held July 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET in San Jose, Calif.
The roster, as selected by All-Star and San Jose Earthquakes' head coach Dominic Kinnear, is made up of 26 players. A total of 19 MLS teams will be represented in the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game and 16 of the 26 players will be appearing in their first summer showcase.
Complete MLS roster for the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game:
Goalkeepers (2): David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)
Defenders (8): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution), Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers), Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union), Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Midfielders (9): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Mauro Diaz (FC Dallas), Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Kaká (Orlando City SC), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC)
Forwards (7): Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), Cyle Larin (Orlando City SC), Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact), David Villa (New York City FC), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
