Major League Soccer is expected to award the 2026 MLS All-Star Game to Charlotte FC on Wednesday at a scheduled press conference with MLS Commissioner Don Garber, according to a report from Axios Charlotte.
The news would mark the third time a major men's pro all-star game is held in the city after the NBA All-Star Game festivities were previously held in Charlotte in 1991 and 2019. It will be the fourth such game held in North Carolina, with the NHL playing its All-Star Game in Raleigh in 2011.
It also confirms there will be an All-Star event despite the World Cup being held in 15 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico in June and July of 2026.