Instead of an East-West All-Star game, this year the best from MLS will take on English Premier League Champions Chelsea, a team you could mistake for the World All-Stars if you didn’t know they share the same Russian employer. This is the third time MLS has chosen a foreign competitor as the opposition for the league’s All-Star event, and the All-Stars are undefeated: in 2003 MLS beat Chivas Guadelajara 3-1, and in 2004 they thumped the EPL’s Fulham by 4-1. Chelsea, of course, is of a higher quality than both of those teams, making this a much bigger test for the players and for Major League Soccer. Because the English Champions are in town, more attention will be paid to this fixture than usual, despite the fact Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho is likely to field a team of reserves. Even so, a good showing against Mourinho and co., despite the fact that they may be half-fit and playing in their first fixture of the year together, is likely to mean something to the players and the press, even if it doesn’t mean a thing to Chelsea. But Mourinho says he’s up for it. ”What I really enjoy when I come here and play is that [American teams] always play with a very good tactical approach. They play like they’re the same level you are. Of course, they aren’t,” he said flatly. “Well-organized” and “strong tackling” are stock descriptions by European coaches of decent American sides. “Talent,” however, is too often the word that’s missing.