Major League Soccer does their All Star game a little differently than other American leagues. While the other professional leagues pit each conference’s All Stars against one another, all of MLS’ All Stars team up to take a European Club, and that is German club Bayern Munich this year.
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Munich is a couple years removed from their fifth Champions League title and fresh of a Bundesliga championship.
The game is an exhibition and will be a little bit differently, with each team allowed to make up to 10 substitutions. In the game, the MLS teams hold a 7-3-1 record and have outscored their opponents 20-19.
The MLS All-Star gameday roster is listed below:
Goalkeepers: Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Bobby Boswell (D.C. United), Aurélien Collin (Sporting Kansas City), Sean Franklin (D.C. United), Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew), Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)
Midfielders: Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union), Will Johnson (Portland Timbers), Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Forwards: Dom Dwyer (Sporting Kansas City), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC), Erick Torres (Chivas USA), Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)
Head Coach: Portland Timbers head coach Caleb Porter, joined by his technical staff as assistant coaches.
How can you tune in to Wednesday night’s match up between the MLS All Stars and Bayern Munich? Here is all of the information you will need to check out the action from the opening kickoff:
Date: Wednesday, August 6
Start Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
Location: Portland, OR
Venue: Providence Park
TV Info: ESPN 2, UniMas, TSN/RDS
Radio Info: Sirius XM FC, ESPN Deportes Radio
Live Stream: WatchESPN | Univision Deportes
Be sure to tune in to FanSided.com on Wednesday night for live coverage of the game.