USWNT captain Lindsey Heaps, USMNT great Clint Dempsey in MLS All-Star Skills Challenge

USA Today

15-07-2025

U.S. women's national team captain Lindsey Heaps and retired U.S. men's national team great Clint Dempsey will participate in the 2025 MLS All-Star Game Skills Challenge.
Heaps, 31, was named USWNT captain in 2023, and played a vital role in the team's gold medal triumph at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Heaps has 38 goals in 167 career appearances for the USWNT, and plays her club soccer with French powerhouse OL Lyonnes. Dempsey, 42, retired in 2018 and is now a commentator for CBS Sports. His 57 USMNT goals are tied with Landon Donovan for the highest total in team history.
MLS has assembled a squad to take on the Liga MX All-Stars at Q2 Stadium next Wednesday, July 23 in Austin with the Skills Challenge taking place one day earlier. Each league will field 10 players and two special guests during the Skills Challenge, which will tally points from five events. Liga MX's special guests are retired striker Oribe Peralta and Club América defender Nicki Hernández.
Here's what to know about the 2025 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge, including rosters and how to watch:
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2025 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge participants
Here are the 2025 All-Star Skills Challenge rosters representing MLS and Liga MX.
Goalkeepers are noted with an asterisk (*).
2025 MLS All-Star Game roster
After Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez selected six players to round out his roster for the 2025 MLS All-Star Game, here is the complete roster (including players, teams, and the method by which they were named to the team):
Note: Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) and Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) were initially on the roster. Vázquez will miss the All-Star Game with an injury, while Agyemang is unavailable after joining English club Derby County on Tuesday.
2025 MLS All-Star Game and Skills Challenge: Date, time, how to watch
The 2025 MLS All-Star Game is set for Austin, with this year's event scheduled to take place at Q2 Stadium on Wednesday, July 23 at 9 p.m. ET.
The Skills Challenge will take place one day earlier, with players from both the MLS and Liga MX All-Stars squaring off in five events at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 22.