Overview
- Son Heung-min scored twice in a three-minute span to help the MLS All-Stars beat the Liga MX All-Stars 4-3 at Bank of America Stadium.
- MLS confirmed Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul were excused from the game under post-World Cup load-management rules and will face no disciplinary action.
- The match, streamed exclusively on Apple TV, drew 35,197 spectators and extended MLS’s All-Star series lead over Liga MX to 4-1.
- Carles Gil supplied the key assists, Philip Zinckernagel and Evander also scored for MLS, and Jose Paradela added a late goal for Liga MX to narrow the margin.
- The All-Star week included a skills competition won by Thomas Müller, Maxime Crépeau and Tim Ream, and the event feeds into MLS’s summer calendar and commercial push ahead of the Leagues Cup.