D.C. United coach Ben Olsen will be in charge of at least one familiar face when he leads the MLS All-Stars against Chelsea FC later this month, as United captain Dwayne De Rosario was named Sunday to the fan-voted All-Star First XI.
D.C. United midfielder Chris Pontius was called up to the U.S. national team Monday for upcoming friendlies against Costa Rica and Belgium.
U.S. national team left back Heath Pearce has been traded from FC Dallas to Chivas USA.
FC Dallas midfielder Brek Shea was given his U.S. national team debut against Colombia on Tuesday night, and defender Oguchi Onyewu captained the Americans for the first time while AC Milan teammate Mario Yepes captained the visitors.