The following are the rosters for the inaugural MLS All-Star game to be played July 14 at Giants Stadium (kickoff: 12:30 Eastern). The teams were selected through a vote of the leagues head and assistant coaches. Lothar Osiander of the Los Angeles Galaxy will coach the West team, while Tampa Bay’s Thomas Rongen will lead the East squad.
Eastern Conference All-Stars
Note: * denotes starters.
Goalkeepers — *Tony Meola (MetroStars), Mark Dougherty (Tampa Bay).
Defenders — *Jeff Agoos (D.C. United), *Alexi Lalas (New England), *Martin Vasquez (Tampa Bay), Steve Pittman (Tampa Bay).
Midfielders — *Mike Burns (New England), *Marco Etcheverry (D.C. United), *John Harkes (D.C. United), *Tab Ramos (MetroStars), *Carlos Valderrama (Tampa Bay).
Forwards — *Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay), *Brian McBride (Columbus), Steve Rammel (D.C. United), Giovanni Savarese (MetroStars), Welton (New England).
Coach: Thomas Rongen (Tampa Bay).
Western Conference All-Stars
Goalkeepers — *Jorge Campos (Los Angeles), Mark Dodd (Dallas).
Defenders — *Marcelo Balboa (Colorado), *John Doyle (San Jose), *Robin Fraser (Los Angeles), Diego Sonora (Dallas).
Midfielders — *Leonel Alvarez (Dallas), *Mauricio Cienfuegos (Los Angeles), *Cobi Jones (Los Angeles), *Jason Kreis (Dallas), *Preki (Kansas City), Paul Bravo (San Jose), Mark Santel (Dallas).
Forwards — *Eduardo Hurtado (Los Angeles), *Eric Wynalda (San Jose), Vitalis “Digital” Takawira (Kansas City).
Coach: Lothar Osiander (Los Angeles).
Following the MLS All-Star game, the world champion Brazilian national team will square off against a FIFA all-star squad (kickoff: 3:00 Eastern). Here is the roster for the FIFA team.
FIFA World All-Stars
| Pos. | Name | Country | Club |
| GK | Jorge Campos | Mexico | Los Angeles (MLS), Atlante (Mexico) |
| GK | Rene Higuita | Colombia | Atletico Nacional |
| D | Marcel Desailly | France | AC Milan (Italy) |
| D | Mark Fish | South Africa | Lazio (Italy) |
| D | Fernando Hierro | Spain | Real Madrid |
| D | Lothar Mattheus | Germany | Bayern Munich |
| D | Ned Zelic | Australia | Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) |
| M | Krassimir Balakov | Bulgaria | VfB Stuttgart (Germany) |
| M | David Ginola | France | Newcastle (England) |
| M | John Harkes | USA | D.C. United |
| M | Paul Ince | England | Inter Milan (Italy) |
| M | Fernando Redondo | Argentina | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| F | Juergen Klinsmann | Germany | Bayern Munich |
| F | Michael Laudrup | Denmark | Vissel Kobe (Japan) |
| F | Kazu Miura | Japan | Verdy Kawasaki |
| F | Abedi Pele | Ghana | Torino (Italy) |
| F | Romario | Brazil | Flamengo |
| F | Gianluca Vialli | Italy | Chelsea (England) |
| F | George Weah | Liberia | AC Milan (Italy) |
| F | Gianfranco Zola | Italy | Parma |
Note: starters have not been determined yet.
Head Coach: Richard Moeller-Nielsen (Denmark).
Assistant Coaches: Steve Sampson (USA), Bora Milutinovic (Mexico).