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One of the uncertainties of the MLS season should be cleared up on Wednesday.

According to the Philadelphia Daily News, MLS will announce the opponent for the 2012 MLS All-Star Game at a press conference tomorrow. The MLS All-Stars have taken on a club from the United Kingdom in each of the last seven seasons, with Manchester United being the opponent the last two years.

Peter Nowak had success as an MLS All-Star manager against Chelsea in 2006, and he'll get the opportunity to repeat that feat this summer.

Nowak will coach the MLS All-Stars against Chelsea at PPL Park on July 25, the league announced on Wednesday, marking the second consecutive season that the host city's coach will have the honors of leading the MLS side during the mid-summer classic.

11 or 12/2 v Myanmar (A)24/02 v Uzbekistan (H)TPL All Stars (Yuck) v Sunderland (H)
New TPL begins March 17 with a charity shield type thing on March 11 between Buriram PEA now to be called Buriram United playing Chonburi for the King's trophy

Fans of the Philadelphia Union have had plenty to chear about in the club's brief two-year MLS existence. From the opening of PPL Park in 2010, to the team's MLS playoff debut in 2011. Now Union fans are ready to have a new experience to celebrate in 2012, the hosting of an MLS All-Star Game.

It has been a crazy day for me here. Busy at work. Busy at life. But I wanted to get to this bit of news before the day really gets away from me.

The Union and MLS have scheduled a press conference in Philadelphia for Tuesday, where Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter and MLS commissioner are expected to announce that PPL Park will be host this summer's 2012 MLS All-Star Game.

It has been announced that the Philadelphia Union would be hosting the 2012 MLS All-Star game at PPL Park. Philadelphia is an ideal location and few could argue they do not deserve to host such an event. They have a lively crowd who are passionate, knowledgeable and they have a facility which rivals every stadium in MLS save perhaps for LiveStrong Park.

In a Major League Soccer press conference yesterday morning in Philadelphia, it was announced that the AT&T 2012 All-Star game has been awarded to the Philadelphia Union.

The Union will host the game at PPL Park on July 25th at 8 p.m.

Although the opponent for the MLS All-Stars will not be revealed until a later date, the league stated that the game would feature an international opponent for the ninth time in MLS history.

Photo: Nicolae Stoian

All-Stars, Le Toux rumors, and a new signing for the Philadelphia Independence are all part of this week's KYW Philly Soccer Show.

In part one, KYW's Greg Orlandini and Philly Soccer Page writer Eli Pearlman-Storch kick of this week's edition of the pod by talking about the MLS All-Star game, which will be held at PPL Park, in Chester, Pa.

Chelsea have announced two dates for their pre-season tour of the U.S. this summer. They will play Seattle Sounders in Seattle on Wednesday 18 July. A second game, against AC Milan at FedEx Field has also been announced for July 28th

Chelsea last played in Seattle in 2009, when they set an attendance record of 69,000 to see them play the Sounders.

Boston Victory won its third preseason game on Tuesday in a 4-0 result over Lowell United at Muscato Stadium in Easton, Mass.

Rigoberto Jimenez, Zico Veiga, Paul Latiff and Manuel de Veiga all collected goals for Boston. The win puts the squad's preseason record at 3-0-0, with wins against the N.

Boston Victory fell to the NELASA All-Stars 1-0 in Easton, Mass. on Saturday.

EASTON, Mass. Boston Victory showcased a furious display of firepower late, but fell short of answering Almir Barbosa's game-winner and dropped a 1-0 loss to the New England Luso American Soccer Association (NELASA) All-Stars during a preseason scrimmage on Saturday.

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Chelsea is coming back to the United States for seconds.

According to Fox Soccer, Chelsea will be the MLS All-Stars' opponent this summer during the mid-summer classic at PPL Park. MLS will make the announcement official at a press conference in Chester, Pa.

Photo: Earl Gardner

Philadelphia Union

The Union issued a press release on Tuesday in which they said team and league officials will be holding a press conference today at 11:30 to discuss "the competitive aspects of the 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game," which seems like a fancy way of saying the All-Star Game opponent will be announced.

MLS announced on Wednesday morning that the MLS All-Stars will face Chelsea at PPL Park on Wednesday, July 25 at 8:30pm.

Philadelphia Union season ticket holders will have access to an exclusive pre-sale starting today at 2pm.

Union coach Peter Nowak will skipper the MLS team against Chelsea.

In a press conference at the Philadelphia Union's PPL Park on Wednesday, Major League Soccer announced the MLS All-Stars will play Chelsea on July 25th (8:30pm ET - ESPN2). Philadelphia manager Peter Nowak will coach the All-Stars. "We are excited to have the chance of a re-match against the MLS All-Stars and are in no doubt it will provide a competitive fixture as we build towards the 2012/13 season, having lost narrowly in the match.

Chelsea will meet the MLS All-Stars on Wednesday, July 25, at PPL Park in Philadelphia.

This is the second time that Chelsea have played the MLS All-Stars. They met six years ago in Chicago, when MLS won 1-0 behind a goal from Dwayne De Rosario goal

The MLS All-Stars will be hoping to reverse the recent All-Star trend which has seen them lose their first two matches against the same international opponent: Manchester United.

Yesterday's Seattle Sounders Reserve Team loss could teach us a bit about the portion of the team most fans don't get to see. Whether due to injury, being blocked by potential All-Stars or due to youth, several players saw their first extended minutes for their first time in front of the faithful.

NTR: MLS All Stars to take on Chelsea

What do you guys think? Any takers this go around?

At least it's not Manchester United right?

...Right?

The Philadelphia Union announced on Thursday that they will host Bundesliga side Schalke 09 at PPL Park on Wednesday, May 9, at 7:30pm.

Union season ticket holders will have access to a presale beginning today at 2:00pm. The presale will end on Monday, April 16 at 11:59pm.

Individual tickets ranging in price from $25 for Supporters tickets to $50 for Midfield tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, April 16 at 10:00am.

Just a day after announcing that Chelsea would be facing the MLS All-Stars in this summer's MLS All-Star Game at PPL Park, the Philadelphia Union revealed that another European club would be making a visit to the Union's stadium.

Philadelphia will face German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 in a friendly on May 9th, the Union announced on Thursday.

A busy weekend of soccer around the world sees two stories from over in Europe enter our weekend recap, a look at Australia's struggles to have their league reach even the small heights of MLS, some familiar faces suit up for the Sounders U23 and MLS gets a firm #1 team.

In Italy, the passing of Piermario Morosini in middle of a match is a shocking tragedy.

Newcastle announced last week that they had arranged to play with the MLS All Stars at the end of July, but they have now called off that proposed short American tour. Alan Pardew Newcastle summer plans held up by European qualification complexities But until it is more clear exactly where Newcastle finish in the [.

Queens Park Rangers will be coming to the region in July for a couple of friendlies.
14/7 v Thai All Stars Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
18/7 v Sabah Select, Kta Kinabalu
Didn't Sheffield United play in Malaysia in 1983? I think they may have played in either Sabah or Sarawak.