July 19 – They may be among the most revered England internationals of recent years but Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole have not been able to make the MLS All Stars squad to face Arsenal on July 28.
Every year an MLS side is named to face a Premier League side during the latter’s pre-season tour and Gerrard, Lampard and Cole are three glaring omissions.
None of the trio has managed to set the MLS alight despite being feted on their respective arrivals in the United States amid pledges that they were not there simply for the money.
By contrast Andrea Pirlo, Clint Dempsey, Kaka and veteran ex-Chelsea striker Didier Drogba all make the squad when Arsenal head to San Jose for the league’s showcase game .
MLS roster for the 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game:
Goalkeepers (2): David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)
Defenders (8): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution), Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers), Keegan Rosenberry (Philadelphia Union), Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire), Kendall Watson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Midfielders (9): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Mauro Diaz (FC Dallas), Giovanni dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Kaká (Orlando City SC), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC), Will Trapp (Columbus Crew SC)
Forwards (7): Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC), Cyle Larin (Orlando City SC), Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact), David Villa (New York City FC), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
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