Major League Soccer is a competition which has had a short lifespan thus far, but is growing at a meteoric rate. Its popularity in the United States of America has sky-rocketed in recent years, thanks in large to huge stars making the move to the MLS.
A format which has developed parallel to the simple league system is the MLS All-Star game, an annual one-off match in which the best players from the American division take on foreign opposition to be crowned champions of the MLS All-Star tournament.
Here is a look at how the competition works, and the stars who have played their part for the All-Stars:
As stated above, the MLS All-Star game is a single match, between the best 11 players from the MLS and a club team outside of America, who are invited to compete for the trophy.