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The latest incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer All- Star Game has a select MLS team taking on back-to-back English Premier League champion Chelsea today at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. The 23,000-capacity venue is the new publicly funded home of the Chicago Fire. This is the third time the All-Star format has involved a foreign club team.
"We've been evolving the All-Star format for many years," MLS commissioner Don Garber said yesterday. "I think it's important we go up against the best in the world."See the full content of this document
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Mls Stars Welcome Chelsea
Last year a select MLS team played English club Fulham, winning 4- 1, and in 2002, a select team beat Mexican club Chivas 3-1. Taking on a big-name club has the potential to offer a more competitive and exciting event t...
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