On Tuesday, August 1, MLS WORKS and ESPN will host a Special Olympics Unified Sports All-Star soccer match featuring Special Olympics All-Stars representing 22 MLS clubs from the U.S. and Canada.
The two Unified Sports All-Star soccer teams (comprised of players both with and without intellectual disabilities, wearing uniforms provided by adidas) will play a match, consisting of two 25-minute halves, at Toyota Park prior to the fourth annual MLS Homegrown Game presented by Energizer.
The Unified match will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com, MLS' Facebook page and MLS' Youtube page.
The game will showcase the Special Olympics Unified Sports exchange program, the cornerstone of an ongoing partnership between MLS, ESPN and Special Olympics North America. Through the Unified Sports soccer exchange program, Unified soccer teams from MLS cities travel to other MLS markets to compete in exhibition matches with their Special Olympics counterparts. Unified matches are scheduled in conjunction with MLS club matches, providing MLS fans with an opportunity to witness first-hand the talents and abilities of Special Olympics athletes. Supporting the matches is ESPN, media partner to both MLS and Special Olympics International and the Global Presenting Sponsor of Special Olympics Unified Sports.
Eastern Conference All-Stars
# |
Pos |
Player |
Club |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
M |
Jeremiah Ellis |
Philadelphia Union |
2 |
M |
Félix Berthiaume |
Montreal Impact |
3 |
F |
Aaron Allen |
New England Revolution |
4 |
M |
Brandon Lutz |
Columbus Crew SC |
5 |
F |
Antonio Guzman |
Atlanta United |
6 |
F |
Mark Jerabek |
Chicago Fire |
7 |
D |
Daniel Davila |
New York City FC |
8 |
F |
Brian Curci |
New York Red Bulls |
9 |
GK |
Charles Barley |
D.C. United |
10 |
F |
Sidge Taylor |
Orlando City SC |
11 |
M |
Robert Esquilin |
Philadelphia Union |
12 |
M |
Mathieu Hevey |
Montreal Impact |
13 |
M |
Ashtin Burbank |
New England Revolution |
14 |
M |
Lyndsay Price |
Atlanta United |
15 |
D |
Megan Young |
Columbus Crew SC |
16 |
M |
Umar Muftau |
New York City FC |
17 |
F |
Jake Mulcahey |
New York Red Bulls |
18 |
M |
Rodrigo Canas-Pena |
D.C. United |
19 |
M |
Bailey Hubbard |
Orlando City SC |
20 |
F |
Colin Iverson |
Chicago Fire |
21 |
M |
Stephanie Panousis |
Toronto FC |
22 |
M |
Callum Denault |
Toronto FC |
Western Conference All-Stars
# |
Pos |
Player |
Club |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
F |
Jose Conde |
LA Galaxy |
2 |
F |
Colton Rice |
Colordao Rapids |
3 |
M |
Jesus Tepole |
Seattle Sounders |
4 |
M |
Alex Ortiz |
FC Dallas |
5 |
M |
Kristopher Greene |
Sporting Kansas City |
6 |
F |
Mikhail Pearthree |
Minnesota United |
7 |
F |
O'nelle Copeland |
Houston Dynamo |
8 |
GK |
Sean Boylan |
San Jose Earthquakes |
9 |
F |
Kyle Karren |
Real Salt Lake |
10 |
M |
Eddie Hughitt |
Portland Timbers |
11 |
D |
Giovanni Martinez |
LA Galaxy |
12 |
M |
Alie Goldblatt |
Colordao Rapids |
13 |
F |
Chance Stoneback-Schelling |
Seattle Sounders |
14 |
F |
Trey Toliver |
Sporting Kansas City |
15 |
M |
Alyson Cave |
FC Dallas |
16 |
F |
Matthew McGuire |
Minnesota United |
17 |
GK |
Zacharia Copeland |
Houston Dynamo |
18 |
F |
Samuel Villegas |
San Jose Earthquakes |
19 |
M |
Jacob Jenson |
Real Salt Lake |
20 |
D |
Morgan Truair |
Portland Timbers |
21 |
D |
Bradly Barnett |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
22 |
F |
Jonas Hakkinen |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
