Back to the Chicago Fire Newsfeed

Bastian Schweinsteiger Voted Captain for the MLS All-Star Game presented by Target

Major League Soccer announced Wednesday that Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been voted captain of the MLS All-Stars following the annual fan Snapchat vote. Schweinsteiger will wear the captain’s armband as the best in MLS face Spanish giants Real Madrid in the 2017 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target next Wednesday, Aug. 2 at Soldier Field in Chicago (7:30 p.m. CT, FS1, Univision, TSN, TVA Sports).

For the third year running, fans submitted their choice for captain by viewing the MLS Snapchat story and taking a screenshot to cast their vote.