Cucho Hernandez, Darlington Nagbe among five Crew players selected for MLS All-Star Game

Brianna Mac Kay, Columbus Dispatch

For the first time since 1999, the Crew will have a club-record five players in the MLS All-Star Game, which is set to take place at Lower.com Field on July 24.

Forwards Cucho Hernandez and Diego Rossi, midfielder Darlington Nagbe and defenders Rudy Camacho and Steven Moreira made the 30-player MLS roster, which will be coached by the Crew's Wilfried Nancy. The Crew have the most players on this year's roster, with Inter Miami close behind with four, including Lionel Messi.

Dec 2, 2023; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew defender Steven Moreira (31) and defender Rudy Camacho (4) celebrate a goal by forward Diego Rossi (10) during the second half of the MLS Cup Eastern Conference Finals against the FC Cincinnati against the Columbus Crew at TQL Stadium.
Dec 2, 2023; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew defender Steven Moreira (31) and defender Rudy Camacho (4) celebrate a goal by forward Diego Rossi (10) during the second half of the MLS Cup Eastern Conference Finals against the FC Cincinnati against the Columbus Crew at TQL Stadium.

Hernandez, Rossi, Camacho and Moreira were among Nancy's coach's selections, while Nagbe was one of Don Garber's two commissioner picks. None of Columbus' five players were one of the 12 players voted onto the roster by fans.

"This is not easy because there are many, many good players," Nancy said before the roster was announced. "And to be fair to us, I should put many players of ours, because they did a good job last year and this year also regarding the competition that we've had. So, this is not an easy exercise, but I’m going to try to do it in an honest way."

Sep 20, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernandez (9) celebrates scoring his third goal of the game with midfielder Darlington Nagbe (6) during the first half of the MLS soccer game against the Chicago Fire at Lower.com Field.
Sep 20, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernandez (9) celebrates scoring his third goal of the game with midfielder Darlington Nagbe (6) during the first half of the MLS soccer game against the Chicago Fire at Lower.com Field.

This marks the first all-star appearances for Hernandez, Camacho and Moreira. Rossi made the team in 2019 and 2021 with Los Angeles FC. Nagbe represented the Crew in 2020, and made his first appearance in 2016 with the Portland Timbers.

The MLS all-stars will face Mexico's Liga MX all-stars.

Which players were voted onto the MLS All-Star Game roster by fans?

Out of the 30 players on this year's roster, 12 were voted in by fans. Here are the fan-selected players:

  • Maarten Paes, goalkeeper (FC Dallas))

  • Jordi Alba, defender (Inter Miami)

  • Justen Glad, defender (Real Salt Lake)

  • Aaron Herrera, defender (D.C. United)

  • Miles Robinson, defender (FC Cincinnati)

  • Luciano Acosta, midfielder (FC Cincinnati)

  • Sergio Busquets, midfielder (Inter Miami)

  • Riqui Puig, midfielder (Los Angeles Galaxy)

  • Cristian Arango, forward (Real Salt Lake)

  • Chrisitan Benteke, forward (D.C. United)

  • Lionel Messi, forward (Inter Miami)

  • Luis Suarez, forward (Inter Miami)

Whom did Wilfried Nancy select for the MLS All-Star Game?

Out of the 30 players on this year's roster, 16 were selected by Nancy. Here is the list of his selections:

  • Roman Burki, goalkeeper (St. Louis City SC)

  • Hugo Lloris, goalkeeper (Los Angeles FC)

  • Rudy Camacho, defender (Columbus Crew)

  • Thiago Martins, defender (New York City FC)

  • Steven Moreira, defender (Columbus Crew)

  • Luca Orellano, defender (FC Cincinnati)

  • Keegan Rosenberry, defender (Colorado Rapids)

  • Mathieu Choiniere, midfielder (CF Montreal)

  • Evander de Silva Ferreira, midfielder (Portland Timbers)

  • Ryan Gauld, midfielder (Vancouver Whitecaps)

  • Robin Lod, midfielder (Minnesota United)

  • Hany Mukhtar, midfielder (Nashville SC)

  • Federico Bernardeschi, forward (Toronto FC)

  • Denis Bouanga , forward (Los Angeles FC)

  • Cucho Hernandez, forward (Columbus Crew)

  • Diego Rossi, forward (Columbus Crew)

Whom did Don Garber select for the MLS All-Star Game?

The MLS commissioner, Garber, was able to make two selections of his own:

  • Hector Herrera, midfielder (Houston Dynamo)

  • Darlington Nagbe, midfielder (Columbus Crew)

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