Atlanta United doing well in MLS All-Star voting

Atlanta United is well represented in voting for players to appear in the MLS All-Star Game.

As of Saturday, fullback Greg Garza and midfielder Miguel Almiron would be on the provisional roster for the game, which will be held Aug. 2 in Chicago. The MLS All-Stars will take on Real Madrid, which recently defeated Juventus to win the Champions League.

Garza scored his first goal for Atlanta United in Saturday’s 3-1 loss to Vancouver. Almiron leads the team with seven goals.

Fans can vote for potential All-Stars until midnight Pacific Standard Time on June 30.

The 11 players that fans can vote on includes one goalie, three defenders, four midfielders and three forwards.

Atlanta United goalkeeper Alec Kann is second in the voting behind Colorado’s Tim Howard.

Striker Josef Martinez, who has appeared in three games but has five goals, is fourth among forwards. Chicago’s Nemanja Nikolic and NYCFC’s David Villa are first and second.

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