Atlanta United defender Michael Parkhurst was one of 13 MLS stars added to the 2017 MLS All-Star Game roster on Tuesday.
Parkhurst will join Atlanta midfielder Miguel Almirón and defender Greg Garza who were two of the All-Star Fan XI selected on July 7 to play Real Madrid in the 2017 MLS All-Star Game on Aug. 2 at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Two of Tuesday’s selections were chosen by MLS Commissioner Don Garber and 11 were chosen by All-Star and Chicago Fire head coach Veljko Paunović.
The 2017 MLS All-Star Game will kick off at 8:30 p.m. EST on FS1, Univision, TSN and TVA Sports.
The 13 selections added on Tuesday for the All-Star Game can be read below:
Goalkeeper: Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC)
Defenders: Hernán Grana (FC Dallas), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas), Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire), Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United), Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy)
Midfielders: Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire), Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact), Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)
Forwards:Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC)
Commissioner Picks: Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Dom Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City)
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