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MLS NEXT All-Star Game presented by Allstate

MLS NEXT and Allstate will provide the best young players in North America with a once-in-a-lifetime player experience during MLS All-Star Week by being selected for the MLS NEXT All-Star Game presented by Allstate. Forty-four of the top MLS NEXT players, 22 per team, will showcase their talent on a national stage by competing in an East vs. West game

Atlanta United has one representative playing in the MLS NEXT All-Star game: Adyn Torres. The 16-year-old is the first player in club history to come out of the Regional Development School and be named an all-star.

  • Date: Tuesday, July 23
  • Time: 11:30 a.m. ET
  • Venue: Historic Crew Stadium
  • Live Stream: MLS YouTube channel

Read more about Adyn in our latest Behind The Stripes.

Adyn Torres MLS All-Star

Special Olympics Unified SportsĀ® MLS All-Star Game

The Unified Sports East and West All-Star soccer teams are comprised of individuals with intellectual disabilities (Special Olympic athletes) and without intellectual disabilities (Unified partners). The Unified All-Stars will play in an 11 v. 11 competitive match coached by MLS Greats and will be outfitted in custom kits provided by adidas.

This season, Atlanta United has selected Kelly Robinson and Emma Sim to represent the club at the Unified All-Star match in Columbus, Ohio.

Kelly has been playing soccer for 15 years, almost all her life, and has been on the Unified Team for 2 years now. She graduated from Johns Creek High School in 2021 and now enjoys many hobbies outside of soccer such as art, movies, basketball, and running 5Ks.

Emma Sim has been playing soccer since she was three years old, and this will be her fifth season with the Unified Team. She attends Campbell High School where she plays on the varsity team and for the Southern Soccer Academy. Emma likes to stick to her pregame soccer rituals by wearing a pink hair tie every game as well as doing a cartwheel with teammate Grace Chaplin.

  • Date: Tuesday, July 23
  • Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Venue: Historic Crew Stadium
  • Live Stream: MLS YouTube channel
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