Vote Quakes: 2025 MLS All-Star Game Voting Kicks off Today

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Vote Quakes: 2025 MLS All-Star Game Voting Kicks off Today

May 28, 2025 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


SAN JOSE, Calif. - Major League Soccer kicked off the All-Star voting process for the highly-anticipated 2025 MLS All-Star Game in Austin, Texas, which includes participation by fans, players, and media. The best players in North America will take center stage this summer, as the 2025 MLS All-Star Game will feature the MLS All-Stars taking on a team of All-Stars from Mexico's top soccer league, LIGA MX, on Wednesday, July 23 (8 p.m. CT) at Austin FC's Q2 Stadium.

VOTE HERE: mlssoccer.com/vote

A total of 16 San Jose Earthquakes are on the ballot: Cristian "Chicho" Arango, Ousseni Bouda, Vítor Costa, Daniel, Cristian Espinoza, Ian Harkes, DeJuan Jones, Preston Judd, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Beau Leroux, Josef Martínez, Daniel Munie, Amahl Pellegrino, Rodrigues, Dave Romney and Bruno Wilson.

Espinoza is enjoying another strong season, leading all MLS with eight assists and 51 key passes. He also recently snapped his club record consecutive games streak of 122, which not only paced all current players but ranked third all-time in league history. Arango remains one of MLS' elite scorers, ranking third in the league with nine goals. Daniel ranks among the top 10 in goalkeeper saves for a vastly improved defense. Recent acquisition DeJuan Jones has four goal contributions in as many starts since joining the Quakes and was called up the U.S. Men's National Team for his play. A rock on the back line, Romney leads the team in minutes, starting every league game except one.

The match, which marks the first professional All-Star Game to be played in Austin, will be broadcast live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English, Spanish, and French.

Voting Breakdown

Of the 26 MLS players to be selected for the MLS All-Star Game, the breakdown is as follows:

12 players will be determined by a vote of MLS fans, players, and media. Each of the three voting groups will represent one-third of the combined vote.

12 players will be selected by MLS All-Star head coach Nico Estévez of the host club, Austin FC.

Two players will be selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber. Players, fans and media will cast their votes for 11 players in a 4-1-2-3 formation: one goalkeeper, one right back, two center backs, one left back, one defensive midfielder, two attacking midfielders and three forwards/wingers. The top players from each position from the combined vote will be named All-Stars. The 12th player selected will be the one who received the next-highest total of overall votes.

As part of the voting process, MLS reviewed participation metrics from the current season to categorize players in the positions where they are most utilized. Players will be selected in seven specific positions: goalkeeper, right back, center back, left back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, and forward/winger.

Ballot Qualification

To qualify for the ballot, players must have appeared in at least 50 percent of his club's matches this season at the time the ballot was created on May 19, following Matchday 14. Players who did not qualify for the ballot are still eligible for selection by MLS All-Star head coach Nico Estévez or Commissioner Garber.

MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote Presented by Captain Morgan

As part of the All-Star voting process, fans will have 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 2025 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. The voting for the MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote presented by Captain Morgan opens Thursday, June 26.

How to Vote

Fan voting opens today, Wednesday, May 28, at 12 p.m. ET and will close at 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 11. All fans can vote on mlssoccer.com/vote and every fan has the unique opportunity to share their picks on social media.

Every player from each of the 30 MLS clubs will receive a unique link to vote for their peers. Approximately 500 members of the media who regularly cover MLS will also make their selections to represent MLS.

Tickets On Sale

Tickets for the MLS All-Star Game and the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T are on sale at MLSsoccer.com/AllStar.

MLS Season Pass on Apple TV

The MLS All-Star Game and MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T at Q2 Stadium will be available to watch in more than 100 countries and regions in English, Spanish, and French on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app. Fans can subscribe to MLS Season Pass now through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, game consoles, and the web at tv.apple.com.

Tickets for the MLS All-Star Game and the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T are available at MLSsoccer.com/AllStar.

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