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Gignac and Funes Mori headline Liga MX squad for MLS All-Star Game

The clash between the best players of Mexico and the U.S. top-flights will take place next month

Forwards Andre-Pierre Gignac and Rogelio Funes Mori are among the biggest names set to feature for Liga MX in the 2021 MLS All-Star Game.

The squad made up of Mexican top-flight stars will be pitted against a team comprising the best MLS players of the past year.

It will be the first such matchup between North American leagues in this format.

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Who has made the All-Star team for Liga MX?

Goalkeepers: Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Universidad Nacional), Guillermo Ochoa (America)

Defenders: Matheus Doria (Santos Laguna), Pablo Aguilar (Cruz Azul), Victor Guzman (Club Tijuana), Cesar Montes (Rayados), William Tesillo (Leon), Fernando Navarro (Leon), Salvador Reyes (Puebla), Juan Marcelo Escobar (Cruz Azul), Jesus Gallardo (Monterrey)

Midfielders: Luis Romo (Cruz Azul), Luis Montes (Leon), Fernando Gorriaran (Santos Laguna), Rubens Sambueza (Toluca), Guido Pizarro (Tigres), Pedro Aquino (America), Diego Valdes (Santos Laguna), Angel Mena (Leon)

Forwards: Jonathan Rodriguez (Cruz Azul), Pedro Canelo (Toluca), Santiago Munoz (Santos Laguna), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres), Rogelio Funes Mori (Monterrey)

Manager: Juan Reynoso (Cruz Azul)

What is the format?