The MLS Next All-Star Game, formerly known as the MLS Homegrown Game, is an exhibition match between selected players in
MLS Next Pro
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. Similar to events such as
Major League Baseball's All-Star Futures Game
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, the
National Hockey League's NHL All-Star Skills Competition
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and the
National Basketball Association's Rising Stars Challenge
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, the event serves as a supporting event to the
league's all-star game.
The inaugural game, held on August 4, 2014 against the
Portland Timbers U23s
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at
Providence Park
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, ended in a scoreless draw.
The competition was held every season until 2020 when it was disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition resumed under its current name and format.
Results
MLS Homegrown Game (2014–2021)
MLS Next All-Star Game (2022–present)
Yearly rosters
2014
2015
2016
† – Herivaux was named as an injury replacement for Heath.
2017
† – Goslin, Hernández, and Palmer-Brown were named as injury replacements for Davies, Farfan, and Tabla.
2018
2019
2022
MLS Next East
MLS Next West
Notes
References
External links
Official Site
{{Major League Soccer
Recurring sporting events established in 2014
Homegrown Game
Homegrown Game