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MLS players react to inclusion of Gerrard and Lampard in All-Star squad

Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard were both included included in the Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Star team that will face Tottenham Hotspur despite the both of them have yet to play a game for both the L.A Galaxy and NYC FC respectively.

In relation to that, MLS players were perplexed when the former English Premiere League pair were both included when the likes of Kei Kamara of Columbus Crew SC and Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco were overlooked, and wasted to no time to express their thoughts on Twitter.

Brad Evans of Seattle Sounders poke fun at commissioner Don Garber’s two selections:

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Clint Irwin of Colorado Rapids was more perplexed that a certain living legend was left out:

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Zac Macmath, meawhile, was well aware that Neymar is spending his holiday in Sin City:

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Ike Opara of Kansas City, took a lighter side of things and conjectured that they were selected based on rumors that they were “killing it in training” :

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The MLS All-Stars are set to play Tottenham on July 29 as part of the London club’s pre-season fixture in the land of stars and stripes.

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