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Luciano Acosta Named Finalist for MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote

June 30, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Cincinnati News Release


Major League Soccer today announced the four finalists for the MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote presented by Captain Morgan. One of the finalists selected as part of the MLS All-Star fan voting process - Luciano Acosta of FC Cincinnati, Christian Benteke of D.C. United, Roman Bürki of St. Louis CITY SC, and Walker Zimmerman of Nashville SC - will be named the captain of the 2023 MLS All-Star team.

The MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote opens today, June 30, 2023, and will remain open through 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 8. All fans can participate in the MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote on mlssoccer.com/all-star/2023/vote/captain-vote or via the MLS App.

New to the All-Star voting process in 2023, fans had the opportunity to nominate one of their 11 player selections as the captain of the MLS All-Star team. Of the players selected for the 2023 MLS All-Star team, the four players who received the most captain nominations from the fan vote are placed on a ballot and eligible to be selected by fans as the MLS All-Star captain.

Acosta, who has captained the Orange and Blue for a club-record 77 times, on Tuesday was named to the MLS All-Star team for the second-straight season. He was selected as one of FC Cincinnati's MLS-best three All-Stars named to this year's team alongside Álvaro Barreal and Matt Miazga.

The 29-year-old Argentine leads FC Cincinnati with nine goals this season in 18 regular season appearances. The attacking midfielder's eight goals since May are second-most in MLS over that span behind only Nashville SC forward Hany Mukhtar (10).

FC Cincinnati return home Saturday, July 1 to host the New England Revolution at 7:30 p.m. On Thursday, the match was announced as the ninth sellout in 11 home matches this season at TQL Stadium. The match will stream exclusively on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Fans can also listen to the match on ESPN 1530 and SiriusXM FC 157.

For up-to-the-minute information about FC Cincinnati, visit the team's official website at fccincinnati.com, or follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @FCCincinnati. Additionally, fans are encouraged to download the team's new official mobile app on iOS or Android for instant access to mobile tickets, team content and match notifications.

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