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MLS All-Star Game in Atlanta almost out of tickets

July 15, 2018 Atlanta: Atlanta United fans set a new MLS record attendance of 72,243 hoisting a tifo against the Seattle Sounders during the first half in a MLS soccer match on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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July 15, 2018 Atlanta: Atlanta United fans set a new MLS record attendance of 72,243 hoisting a tifo against the Seattle Sounders during the first half in a MLS soccer match on Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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Aug 1, 2018

Tonight’s MLS All-Star Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is down to standing-room only tickets, according to the league.

The game between the All-Stars and Juventus will set a single-game record for tickets sold for an MLS All-Star Game. The previous record of 70,728 was set in Houston in 2010. That game featured Manchester United.

Tonight’s game may move into second place for tickets sold for an All-Star game among leagues in North America.

HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME ALL-STAR CROWDS

2010 NBA All-Star Game in Dallas 108, 713

1958 NFL Pro Bowl in LA 72,250

1981 MLB All-Star Game in Cleveland 72,086

2010 MLS All-Star Game in Houston 70,728

2009 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal 21,273

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