FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Many of Major League Soccer’s top players will be on display when the MLS All-Stars take on legendary Spanish side Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night at Exploria Stadium.
But not all of them.
As long as there are All-Star games there will be All-Star snubs, and perhaps the biggest snub of this year’s midsummer showcase is New England Revolution captain Carles Gil. The 26-year-old playmaker has burst onto the scene in his first year in MLS, registering eight goals and nine assists to lead the Revolution in both categories.
Gil’s stats aren’t just tops with the Revs, though – his 17 combined goals and assists put him amongst the league’s elite attacking talent.