ORLANDO, Fla. (July 15, 2025) – Orlando City SC defender Alex Freeman has been named to the roster for the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge Presented by AT&T, as the best talents from Major League Soccer and Mexico’s top soccer league, LIGA MX, square off in a test of soccer skills.
Freeman, 20, is set to make his debut in the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T. Within the event itself, the defender will compete in the MLS All-Star Touch Challenge presented by Old Spice and the MLS All-Star Cross & Volley Challenge presented by AT&T.
Joining the MLS and LIGA MX All-Stars are former U.S. international Clint Dempsey and former Mexico international Oribe Peralta, along with U.S. Women’s National Team star Lindsey Heaps and LIGA MX Femenil standout Nicki Hernández. This marks the second year in a row that MLS and LIGA MX greats, alongside two of the best female players in North America, will join the All-Stars in the Skills Challenge.
The competition comprises five head-to-head contests rooted in the sport, each requiring ball control, accuracy, strategy, and teamwork. For more information about the five challenges, click here.
With Freeman’s addition to the Skills Challenge roster, Orlando City will have five players representing the Club at every level of the All-Star week festivities in Austin, Texas, as well as being represented in every single event: Gustavo Caraballo and Dylan Judelson representing the Academy at the MLS NEXT All-Star Game; goalkeeper Carlos Mercado representing Orlando City B in Goalie Wars and Freeman at the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T; and Freeman and Pašalić featuring in the MLS All-Star Game.
Taking place at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, July 22 at 8 p.m. CT, the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge presented by AT&T will be streamed live exclusively on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV in both English and Spanish.
