Maarten Paes Masuk Tim MLS All Star 2024, Bakal Satu Tim dengan Lionel Messi
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Amerika Serikat – Calon kiper Timnas Indonesia, Maarten Paes terpilih dalam skuad MLS All Star 2024. Kiper FC Dallas ini masuk dalam daftar 30 nama yang baru saja dirilis Major League Soccer (MLS).
Paes menjadi salah satu pemain yang dipilih melalui voting fans. Kiper FC Dallas ini bakal satu tim dengan Lionel Messi yang juga terpilih.
Selain Messi, eks pemain Barcelona yang juga main di Inter Miami masuk dalam tim All Star. Ada Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, dan Jordi Alba.
Dilansir situs resmi MLS, MLS All Star akan berhadapan dengan Liga MX yang berisikan pemain terbaik Liga Meksiko.
Duel MLS All Star vs Liga MX digelar di Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio pada 24 Juli 2024, hanya 10 hari setelah final Copa America 2024.
Fans, pemain dan media memilih 12 pemain untuk masuk tim MLS All Star. Pelatih All Star, Wilfried Nancy memilih 16 pemain. Sisanya, dua pemain dipilih Komisioner MLS Don Garber.
Berikut daftar pemain MLS All Star 2024:
∎GOALKEEPERS (3): Roman Bürki (St. Louis CITY SC / Coach’s Selection), Hugo Lloris (LAFC / Coach’s Selection), Maarten Paes (FC Dallas / Voted in).
∎DEFENDERS (9): Jordi Alba (Inter Miami CF / Voted In), Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake / Voted In), Aaron Herrera (D.C. United / Voted In), Thiago Martins (New York City FC / Coach’s Selection), Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection), Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati / Coach’s Selection), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati / Voted In), Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids / Coach’s Selection).
∎MIDFIELDERS (10): Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati / Voted In), Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF / Voted In), Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal / Coach’s Selection), Evander (Portland Timbers / Coach’s Selection), Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC / Coach’s Selection), Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC / Commissioner’s Pick), Robin Lod (Minnesota United FC / Coach’s Selection), Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC / Coach’s Selection), Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew / Commissioner’s Pick), Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy / Voted In).
∎FORWARDS / WINGERS (8): Cristian "Chicho" Arango (Real Salt Lake / Voted In), Christian Benteke (D.C. United / Voted In), Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC / Coach’s Selection), Denis Bouanga (LAFC / Coach’s Selection), Juan "Cucho" Hernández (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF / Voted In), Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF / Voted In), Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew / Coach’s Selection).