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KC, Here We Come
MLS announces Kansas City will host 2013 MLS All-Star Game


On Thursday afternoon, Major League Soccer announced Kansas City and Livestrong Sporting Park will play host to the 2013 MLS All-Star Game on July 31. The opponent has not yet been announced.

The game will be broadcast live at 8:30 pm ET on the ESPN, Univision, TSN and RDS family of networks. Exact details will be announced at a later date.

The 2013 All-Star Game will cap three days of festivities and mark the 10th time MLS’ elite take the field against an international club, a group that includes Manchester United (2010, 2011), Chelsea (2006, 2012), Everton FC (2009) and Chivas de Guadalajara (2003).

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/articl...-all-star-game

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Report:
Serie A club AS Roma
to be 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game opponent


AS Roma will be the opponent in the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game in Kansas City, according to ESPN's Taylor Twellman.

The former New England Revolution striker reported at halftime of the US-Belgium friendly that the Serie A club will be the latest European club to face the MLS All-Stars. Roma, who feature US national teamer Michael Bradley and former Italian international Francesco Totti, would be the first Italian club to participate in the MLS All-Star Game.

Major League Soccer has scheduled a press conference at Sporting Park on Thursday to discuss the All-Star Game, which will be held at Sporting Kansas City's home on July 31 at 9 pm ET (broadcast on ESPN2 and Univision). Thursday's press conference will be streamed live at MLSsoccer.com at 1:30 pm ET.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/20...nt-kansas-city