NEW YORK (Tuesday, July 2, 2024) – Major League Soccer today announced the four finalists for the 2024 MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote presented by Captain Morgan. One of the finalists – Luciano Acosta of FC Cincinnati, Cristian ‘Chicho’ Arango of Real Salt Lake, Juan ‘Cucho’ Hernández of the Columbus Crew, and Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF – will be named the captain of the 2024 MLS All-Star team.
The MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote presented by Captain Morgan opens today, July 2, 2024, and will remain open through 12 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 9. All fans can participate in the MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote presented by Captain Morgan on mlssoccer.com/all-star/2024/vote/captain-vote or via the MLS App, and every fan has the unique opportunity to spice up their social media by sharing their pick. Fans are eligible to vote once per day through the duration of the voting period.
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Making his second appearance in the MLS All-Star Captain Fan Vote presented by Captain Morgan is Luciano Acosta, who wore the armband in the 2023 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. The reigning MLS MVP will be challenged by Chicho Arango, the current leading goal scorer in MLS, hometown favorite and MLS Best XI selection Cucho Hernández, and global soccer icon and World Cup champion Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF.
The captain will wear a custom armband designed by local Columbus artist and Captain Morgan partner, Adam Hernandez. The armband is unique to the 2024 MLS All-Star Game and highlights the importance of encouraging fans to own their own spice and unleash memorable moments for everyone.
Introduced to the All-Star voting process in 2023, fans had the opportunity to nominate a potential captain from their 11 player selections for the 2024 MLS All-Star team. Of the players selected for the 2024 MLS All-Star team, the four players who received the most captain nominations from the fan vote are placed on a ballot for fans to indicate who they would like to see named as MLS All-Star captain.
The MLS All-Star Game presented by Target and MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T at Lower.com Field 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 presented by Target are on sale at MLSSoccer.com/All-Star or by clicking here.
