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MLS All-Star Game canceled due to COVID-19

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-05-20 14:52
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Liga MX executive president Enrique Bonilla (left) and MLS commissioner Don Garber pose for a photo during a press conference to introduce Los Angeles as the site for the 2020 MLS All-Star game between the Liga MX all stars against the MLS all stars at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, US in this Nov 20, 2019 file photo. [Photo/Agencies]

WASHINGTON - Major League Soccer (MLS) announced on Tuesday that this year's MLS All-Star Game has been canceled due to the impact of COVID-19.

The decision was taken in order to provide as many available dates as possible for the remainder of the MLS season, which has been suspended since March 12 due to the pandemic, MLS said in a statement.

The 2020 MLS All-Star Game was scheduled to take place at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles and for the first time feature a matchup between the best of MLS and Mexico's Liga MX.

MLS added that the 2021 All-Star Game is expected to feature the same format and take place at the same venue. 

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