NEW YORK — Arsenal will play Major League Soccer’s All-Stars at Audi Field within the District on July 19, the primary European opponent within the recreation since earlier than the coronavirus pandemic.

The Gunners, pursuing their first Premier League title since 2004, additionally have been the All-Star opponent in 2016. They received 2-1 at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California, on objectives by Joel Campbell and Chuba Akpom. Didier Drogba, then taking part in for Montreal, scored for MLS.

MLS introduced Tuesday it was returning to its most-used All-Star format.

The league started having its high gamers face a European opponent in 2005, then introduced in November 2019 that it was altering to its All-Stars in opposition to these of Liga MX. The 2020 match in Los Angeles was canceled due to the pandemic, however the format was used the next two years, with MLS successful on penalty kicks in Los Angeles in 2021 and 2-1 final 12 months at St. Paul, Minnesota.

Arsenal will change into the third European membership to look in two MLS All-Star Games after Manchester United (2010 and ‘11) and Chelsea (2006 and ’12). The earlier European opponent was Atlético Madrid, which received 3-0 in 2019 at Orlando, Florida.

The Gunners have an eight-point lead over defending champion Manchester City within the Premier League. Arsenal has 9 video games remaining and City has 10.

MLS’s All-Star Game had an East vs. West format in 1996 and ‘97, from 1999-2001 and in 2004. Its American players met its international players in 1998, and MLS All-Stars played the U.S. national team in 2002 and Mexico’s Chivas in 2003.

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