Carlos Vela, Zlatan Ibrahimovic Headline MLS All-Star Team to Play Juventus

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Carlos Vela have both been named in the Major League Soccer All-Star team to play Juventus this summer. 

The MLS revealed the squad for the game on Twitter:

In addition to Vela and Ibrahimovic, Sebastian Giovinco will come up against his old club, and David Villa and Jonathan Dos Santos also feature on the team.

The match will take place on August 1 and as noted in a statement, the selection is the "most diverse group in the league's history."

"Ten players with FIFA World Cup experience are on the roster, including five participants in this year’s tournament, among 16 of the league’s teams," it's added. "The roster also features players from 16 countries—the most in MLS All-Star Game history, eclipsing the previous record of 13 in the 2016 and 2017 MLS All-Star Games."

Atlanta United manager Gerard "Tata" Martino will take charge of the team for the showdown with the Italian champions. He picked 14 members of the squad, while commissioner Don Garber added two more players.

The MLS All-Stars traditionally take on a European powerhouse in the summer, with Real Madrid the visitors to Soldier Field in Chicago a year ago; Los Blancos won the match on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

The likes of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich have also travelled to the United States to take part in this glamour pre-season encounter.

Ibrahimovic, a former Juventus player, joined Los Angeles Galaxy this year. In 11 appearances for his new side, he's netted seven times. Vela, meanwhile, is currently part of the Mexico side that have qualified for the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup; the 29-year-old has seven goals in 12 appearances for Atlanta.