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Alejandro Pozuelo, Mark-Anthony Kaye going to MLS all-star game

Jun 26, 2019 | 8:05 AM

Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo and Canadian international midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye of Los Angeles FC have been named to the Major League Soccer all-star roster.

The MLS all-stars will face Atletico Madrid on July 31 in Orlando, Fla.

The 27-year-old Pozuelo, signed by Toronto FC as a designated player in March, has five goals and eight assists in 13 matches this season.

Kaye, a 24-year-old Toronto native in his second year with LAFC, is currently playing for Canada at the Gold Cup. He has three goals and five assists in 15 games this year.

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