LAFC’s Son Heung-min named to MLS All-Star squad

Son Heung-min of Los Angeles Football Club on Sunday was one of 11 players named to the Major League Soccer squad for the MLS All-Star Game slated for next month in North Carolina.

The MLS First XI was selected through a combined vote of players, fans and media members to recognize the league's top performers from the first half of the regular season.

This marks the 33-year-old’s first MLS First XI selection since joining the club in August.

He is also just the second South Korean player to earn