MLS: Friendlies against foreign teams still don't work - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Major League Soccer is not doing American soccer any favors by having its all-stars play against top foreign teams year after year. The entertainment value is never as high as expected, and it inevitably just leads to more discussion about how far behind the rest of the world Americans are.

PSP photographer Daniel Gajdamowicz was on hand to capture the action of 2011 MLS All-Star game at Red Bull Arena.

PSP photographer Daniel Gajdamowicz made the trip to Red Bull Arena to cover 2011 MLS All-Star game.

Here's a photo essay of all the pre-game festivities.

PSP photographer Daniel Gajdamowicz was on hand to capture some pictures of Manchester United training session held at Red Bull Arena on Tuesday. Man Utd. will face MLS All-Stars tomorrow night.

Faryd Mondragon was the only Union player selected to the MLS All-Star roster. Sigh.

The Farfans are playing doubles tennis. I will not write a more exciting sentence all day.

A brilliant Shawn Wright-Phillips goal lifted Man City over Vancouver last night. Yaya Toure went off injured but appears to be alright.

The MLS All-Star First XI have been selected and when you consider how the voting goes, there are few surprises. The LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls dominate the selections. There were certainly snubs and a few questionable choices but it's important to remember that this is not necessarily the starting XI.