Chelsea to battle MLS stars in All-Star Game

Posted: April 11, 2012

THE MAJOR LEAGUE Soccer All-Star Game will feature a Barclays Premier League opponent for the seventh time in 8 years, but it won't be defending champion Manchester United.

The 2012 event will feature English power Chelsea, which will face off against Major League Soccer's All-Star team on July 25 at PPL Park in Chester, sources within MLS confirmed to FOX Soccer on Tuesday.

Chelsea will be making its second appearance in the All-Star Game, having faced Major League Soccer's best in the 2006 installment of the event, which MLS won, 1-0, at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill.

The All-Star Game will be part of Chelsea's extensive summer tour of the United States.

The MLS All-Star team is a squad selected by voting among fans, media, players and team management.

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