Matt Hedges, Dax McCarty Named To MLS All-Star Game

Posted Jul 19, 2017
A pair of former North Carolina men's soccer standouts - Matt Hedges and Dax McCarty - will represent Major League Soccer against Spanish superpower Real Madrid in the 2017 MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday, Aug. 2 at Soldier Field in Chicago. Hedges, the 2016 MLS Defender of the Year at FC Dallas, is making his first career all-star appearance. (GoHeels.com)

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