MLS All-Stars set to take on Liga MX stars in July
MLS has announced that the league's all-stars are set to take on Liga MX stars once again this summer.
The two leagues have gone head to head in the fan-friendly exhibition plenty of times in the last few years, and they will come together for another night of fun on July 23 at Q2 Stadium in Austin.
The highly-anticipated match, which marks the first professional All-Star Game to be played in Austin, will be broadcast live exclusively on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish.
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In addition to the MLS All-Star Game, the 2025 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T will offer fans an exciting display of skill and competition, as 10 MLS stars face off against 10 LIGA MX standouts in a thrilling showdown. The MLS All-Star Skills Challenge will take place on the eve of the MLS All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 22 (8 p.m. CT, MLS Season Pass on AppleTV) at Q2 Stadium.
Tickets for the MLS All-Star Game and the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T will go on sale to the public on Wednesday, March 26 at 10 a.m. CT at MLSsoccer.com/All-Star.
'The 2025 MLS All-Star Game will shine a global spotlight on the high-quality of the players in our league as well as the Austin community, Austin FC, and Q2 Stadium,' said Austin FC President Andy Loughnane.
'In selling out 100 percent of MLS home matches played across our venue's history, it has proven to be one of North American soccer's best matchday atmospheres. It is an honor for our Club to host players and fans from both MLS and LIGA MX for our city's first-ever major league All-Star Game.'
It will be the fourth meeting between the two sides in the MLS All-Star Game, with the visitors from Mexico picking up their first win in the friendly in 2024.
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