When Bastian Schweinsteiger and Nemanja Nikolic were named to the MLS All-Star Team earlier this month, we knew that they might not be the only ones to represent the Chicago Fire.
Fire head coach Veljko Paunoviu0107 is in charge of the All-Star Team this year, tasked with bringing the league’s best and brightest names together to take on Real Madrid at Soldier Field. While the stakes for the visitors are pretty low— build some match fitness ahead of the new season, don’t lose anyone to injury, don’t get embarrassed by the Americans— there’s plenty of pride on the line for Pauno and the “home” team.