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Luciano Acosta named MLS captain for All-Star Game vs. Arsenal

Luciano Acosta leads FC Cincinnati with 10 goals in 20 appearances this season. Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images

FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano Acosta will serve as team captain when the MLS All-Stars face Arsenal in the All-Star Game at Washington, D.C., on July 19.

Acosta received the honor by winning a fan vote over D.C. United forward Christian Benteke, St. Louis City goalkeeper Roman Burki and Nashville SC defender Walker Zimmerman.

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Acosta, 29, leads FC Cincinnati with 10 goals and seven assists in 20 games this season. He has served as team captain 79 times in his two-plus seasons with the club.

Acosta is an MLS All-Star for the second straight season. He had 10 goals -- a MLS career-high he initially set in 2018 -- and a career-best 19 assists.

The environment will be familiar for Acosta as he spent four seasons with D.C. United (2016-19) earlier in his career.