2024 A-Leagues All Stars Men game
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| Event | 2023–24 A-League Men | ||||||
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| Date | 24 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | ||||||
The 2024 A-Leagues All Stars Men game was the fourth edition of the A-Leagues All Stars Game, and the first since the 2022 Game. It was held at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on 24 May 2024 against English club Newcastle United as part of Global Football Week Melbourne.
In March 2024, the A-Leagues announced that the A-League All Stars Men would play Newcastle United at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on 24 May 2024 as part of Global Football Week Melbourne – shortly ahead of the 2024 A-League Men Grand Final.[1] In addition, an A-Leagues All Stars Women game would be held for the first time, against Arsenal, immediately after the men's game at the same venue.[2] Newcastle would also play Tottenham Hotspur at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a friendly two days before the All Stars game.[3] The official kit partner was announced to be Kappa.[4]
Squads
The A-League All Stars Men squad initially consisted of 23 to 26 players, as selected by the coaching staff, before being finalised to a 21 player squad.[5] Only a maximum of four players per club could be chosen.[5] Nestory Irankunda and Daniel Penha were announced to be the first two players to be selected in the squad as voted by fans.[4][6] On 14 May 2024, Patrick Kisnorbo was named head coach of the A-League All Stars Men, with Robert Stanton and Mark Milligan as assistant coaches and Michael Theo as goalkeeping coach.[7]
A 13-player preliminary squad selected by Kisnorbo was announced on 15 May. Penha withdrew for personal reasons.[8] Following the season's semi-finals on 20 May, Kisnorbo added eight players from Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix to finalise a 21-player squad for the match.[9] Around the same day, Newcastle United's head coach Eddie Howe announced a 29-player squad for the matches against Tottenham Hotspur and the A-League Men All Stars.[10] Garang Kuol featured as the only Australian player for Newcastle from their 2023–24 season.[11]
Before the match, Howe renamed the starting line-up from their match against Tottenham to consist of under-21s players. Kieran Trippier was named on the bench as the only over-21 player in the match squad after a majority of first-team players were withdrawn.[12] Kuol made his unofficial starting debut for Newcastle in the match.[13] None of the players named for the English side had registered a Premier League start prior to the match.[14]
A-Leagues All Stars Men squad
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Newcastle United squad
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