Blood, sweat, and thousands of retweets: that’s the story of how Cristian Roldan was voted to be the captain of the MLS All-Star Team that will face Liga MX’s all-stars on August 25 in LA.
Voting was open from August 12 through the 17th, and Sounders fans waited no time to rack up the votes for #CaptainRoldan. Thanks to some sleuthing work, it looks like Cristian Roldan captured around 15 thousand votes in that week, which is double the votes of the other three nominees - LAFC’s Carlos Vela, LA Galaxy’s Chicharito, and Nashville’s Walker Zimmerman — combined.