LAFC’s Carlos Vela Gets MLS All-Stars Going in 2–1 Win Over Liga MX

MLS All-Star Carlos Vela celebrates his goal during the first half of the MLS All-Star soccer match against Liga MX All-Stars in St. Paul, Minn., on Aug. 10, 2022. Andy Clayton-King/AP Photo

ST. PAUL, Minn.—Carlos Vela scored in the third minute and Raúl Ruidíaz’s converted a penalty kick in the 73rd minute in the Major League Soccer All-Star team’s 2–1 victory over Mexico’s Liga MX on Wednesday night.

Vela, the versatile Los Angeles FC forward who led MLS with 34 goals in 2019, headed in the early goal off a crossing pass by LAFC teammate Diego Palacios.