CARSON, Calif. (Saturday, July 9, 2016) – LA Galaxy forward Giovani dos Santos has been voted the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Fan XI, MLS announced today. The MLS All-Star Team will take on English Premier League club Arsenal FC at Avaya Stadium in San Jose on Thursday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN, UniMás, UDN, TSN, and RDS).
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This season, Dos Santos has tallied seven goals and five assists on the year, including two game-winning assists. In total, the Mexico international has 10 goals and 10 assists since joining the Galaxy in the fall of 2015. The Galaxy forward is one of only three players league wide to rank in the top 10 in goals and assists.
Following the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star match, Arsenal FC will travel to StubHub Center for a match against Club Deportivo Guadalajara on Sunday, July 31 at 6 p.m. PT.
While 10 of the 11 players on the Fan XI are determined by fan voting online at MLSsoccer.com, the 11th player is determined through the AT&T/EA SPORTS™ “More Than a Vote” Challenge. In a closely contested tournament, David Villa took the top prize as fans scored more than 800,000 goals with the NYCFC star in EA SPORTS FIFA 16. Other players who finished in the top five of the ‘More Than a Vote’ Challenge were Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC) and the Galaxy’s Robbie Keane and Gyasi Zardes.
The 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star game day roster will be announced on Sunday, July 17 and include the two Commissioner’s Picks as well as 20 players selected by All-Star team head coach Dominic Kinnear. While the players named to the Fan XI are not guaranteed a spot on the game day roster, the outcome of fan voting is taken into consideration as the 22-man roster is decided.
2016 MLS All-Star Fan XI
Goalkeeper: Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union)
Midfielders: Kaká (Orlando City SC), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC), Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy)
Forwards: Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), David Villa (New York City FC – AT&T/EA SPORTS™ “More Than a Vote” Challenge)
