2025 MLS All Stars

Major League Soccer kicked off the All-Star voting process for the highly anticipated 2025 MLS All-Star Game in Austin, Texas, including fan, player, and media participation. The best players in North America will take center stage this summer as the 2025 MLS All-Star Game will feature the MLS All-Stars taking on Mexico’s top soccer league, Liga MX, All-Stars on Wednesday, July 23 (8 p.m. CT) at Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium.

How to vote

Fan voting opens Wednesday, May 28, at noon ET and will close at 11:59 pm ET on Wednesday, June 11. All fans can vote on mlssoccer.com/vote, and every fan has the unique opportunity to share their picks on social media. Every player from each of the 30 MLS clubs will receive a unique link to vote for their peers. Approximately 500 members of the media who regularly cover MLS will also make their selections to represent MLS.

Voting breakdown

Of the 26 MLS players to be selected for the MLS All-Star Game, the breakdown is as follows:

• 12 players will be determined by a vote of MLS fans, players, and media. Each of the three voting groups will represent one-third of the combined vote.

• 12 players will be selected by MLS All-Star head coach Nico Estévez of the host club, Austin FC.

• MLS Commissioner Don Garber will select two players.

Players, fans, and media will cast their votes for 11 players in a 4-1-2-3 formation: one goalkeeper, one right back, two center backs, one left back, one defensive midfielder, two attacking midfielders, and three forwards/wingers. The top players from each position from the combined vote will be named All-Stars. The 12th player selected will be the one who received the next-highest total of overall votes.

MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote Presented by Captain Morgan

As part of the All-Star voting process, fans will have the opportunity to nominate one of their 11 player selections as the captain of the MLS All-Star team. Of the players selected for the 2025 MLS All-Star team, the four players who received the most captain nominations from the fan vote are placed on a ballot and eligible to be selected by fans as the MLS All-Star captain. The voting for the MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote presented by Captain Morgan opens Thursday, June 26.

How to watch

The match, which marks the first professional All-Star Game to be played in Austin, will be broadcast live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English, Spanish, and French.

The MLS All-Star Game and MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T at Q2 Stadium will be available in more than 100 countries and regions in English, Spanish, and French on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app. Fans can now subscribe to MLS Season Pass through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, game consoles, and the web at tv.apple.com.