Chelsea Headed Stateside Again
(Goal.com) - England champions Chelsea will be announced as the opponents of the MLS All-Stars at a press conference near Chicago on Thursday.
Having just signed a partnership deal with Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy, Chelsea are set to follow in the footsteps of their Premiership colleagues at Fulham by taking on a group of top players from MLS this summer at the Chicago Fire's new stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. The stadium has yet to open, but it will be ready within a few months.
Last year for the All-Star festivities a group of MLS players demolished Fulham in Columbus, Ohio.
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Comments
That's pretty cool, though I think our guys will have to play a lot harder if they want to have a shot at beating the Blues.
Posted by: NC Soccer Dude | April 19, 2006 12:40 PM
Chelsea should play against a single MLS team (LA Galaxy/DC United) rather than an All Star team, especially with a few MLS games under their belt already.
I think a team that plays together on a regular basis has a better shot at defeating a top European club than a bunch of stars that don't know each other as well.
An all star team will draw more fans though...
Posted by: hobbes8calvin | April 20, 2006 01:06 PM
I agree w/ hobbes. We saw last week what an MLS all-star team without team chemistry can do, it can draw with Jamaica. Chelsea is a little better than Jamaica. Let them play the Galaxy or KC at full strength.
Posted by: yoyo | April 20, 2006 04:15 PM
It's to soon for the MLS to try to compete international US soccer is not ready.
Posted by: Mike | April 22, 2006 06:29 PM
If our MLS squad hopes to have a chance... they should ask Chelsea to play only 9 men, and leave players like Drogba, Terry, Czech, Lampard out of the squad... I see a Blow out coming
Posted by: Travis | April 29, 2006 02:06 PM