SOCCER ALL-STAR — Benny Feilhaber, the Jewish midfielder who joined Sporting Kansas City before the 2013 season has been named to the 2015 AT&T Major League Soccer All-Star roster. He is joined by teammates Matt Besler and Graham Zusi on the 22-player squad. The MLS All-Stars will face English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29. The game will be shown live on FOX Sports 1 and UniMas from Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado.
According to Sporting KC’s PR department, Feilhaber has been “absolutely crushing it” this season. So far he has six goals and 10 assists during the MLS season.
Feilhaber, 30, was named Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month for April and has 13 assists across all competition in 2015, five shy of the club’s all-time record. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}A five-year MLS veteran, Feilhaber began his professional career with Hamburg (Germany), Derby County (England) and AGF Aarhus (Denmark) in Europe before joining the New England Revolution in 2011. Feilhaber has played 41 times for the U.S. Men’s National Team, highlighted by his game-winning goal in the 2007 Gold Cup final and roles in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Final request for calendar items
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