EIGHT REAL SALT LAKE PLAYERS ON 2019 MLS ALL-STAR BALLOT

Voting Starts Thursday for the 2019 AT&T MLS All-Star Game presented by Target, to be Played Against Atletico Madrid on July 31 at Orlando City Stadium

SANDY, Utah (Thursday, May 23, 2019) – On Thursday, Major League Soccer launched fan voting for the 2019 AT&T MLS All-Star Gamepresented by Target online at MLSsoccer.com, through the free MLS app, and via the EA SPORTS™ “More Than a Vote” Challenge. Fan voting will run until 12:59 a.m. MT on June 14. Eight players from Real Salt Lake have made the ballot.

In addition to regular All-Star selections goalkeeper Nick Rimando and midfielder Kyle Beckerman, RSL’s representatives on the ballot include defender Nedum Onuoha, midfielders Damir Kreilach and Albert Rusnák, and forwards Corey Baird, Sam Johnson and Jefferson Savarino.

Beckerman was named an All-Star in nine straight seasons from 2006-2014 while Rimando earned five straight All-Star selections from 2010-2014. The remaining six players are seeking their first AT&T MLS All-Star selections.

The MLS All-Stars are set to take on 10-time Spanish champions Atlético Madrid at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando on July 31 in the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. The summer showcase will air on FS1, UniMás, TSN and TVA Sports domestically as well as across more than 170 countries globally.

To create the fan ballot, media members nominated a total of 192 players – eight from each MLS team, consisting of at least one player per position.

Fans will have the opportunity to vote online at MLSsoccer.com and through the free MLS app for their Fan XI players –one goalkeeper, and at least three defenders, four midfielders, and two forwards. The 10 players with the most votes, by position, will be named to the 2019 MLS All-Star Game Fan XI presented by Target.

The 11th player will be determined by the EA SPORTS™ “More Than a Vote” Challenge. Starting today, fans will have the opportunity to vote one player onto the MLS All-Star Fan XI presented by Target by playing EA SPORTS FIFA 19 on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, or PC. Using their favorite players in the starting lineup of any gameplay mode, each starting appearance will count as one vote toward the EA SPORTS™ “More Than a Vote” Challenge. The player with the most appearances through June 13 will earn the final spot on the 2019 MLS All-Star Game Fan XI presented by Target.

The full roster of 2019 MLS All-Stars will be selected in three phases:

Ballot creation: Media members determined the field of players – eight players per team, consisting of at least one player per position, to comprise the Fan Ballot. Those players are eligible for fan voting and the EA SPORTS™ “More than a Vote” Challenge. Fan voting: From May 23 through June 13, fans will select the 2019 MLS All-Star Game Fan XI presented by Target.

Fans can vote via the free MLS app or online at MLSsoccer.com.

Additionally, via the EA SPORTS™ “More than a Vote” Challenge: starting today, fans will have the opportunity to vote one player onto the MLS All-Star Fan XI presented by Target by playing EA SPORTS FIFA 19. Using their favorite players in the starting lineup of any gameplay mode, each starting appearance will count as one vote toward the EA SPORTS™ “More Than a Vote” Challenge. The player with the most appearances through June 13 will earn the final spot on the 2019 MLS All-Star Game Fan XI presented by Target.