For the second straight night, Arsenal red, D.C. United black and many other jerseys flooded Audi Field as thousands of fans washed over the Southwest Waterfront on Wednesday, this time for the MLS All-Star Game.
The names emblazoned on those shirts mostly represented current standouts and past stars for hometown D.C. United and visiting Arsenal, the MLS all-stars’ opponent — from Benteke to Díaz Arce and Saka to Xhaka. Drawing in spectators whose loyalties traverse continents and eras, the match was an apt encapsulation of the D.C. soccer community’s passion for the domestic and global game.
“This is the most powerful and arguably one of the most important cities in the entire world, but it’s also a great sports town,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber said.