SOCCER: Dynamo’s Elis selected to first All-Star roster
Published 2:31 pm Friday, June 29, 2018
Houston Dynamo forward Alberth Elis was selected to his first MLS All-Star roster Friday.
Elis leads the MLS with 31 shots on goal and is tied for the team lead in goal with eight. He has recorded a goal or assist in 10 of Houston’s 15 games this season, and his 13 goals and assists are tied for fifth-most in the league.
The MLS All-Stars will face Italian champion Juventus at 6:30 p.m. Central on Aug. 1 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Dynamo will host Los Angeles FC on July 3 at 8 p.m.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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