Toronto FC star striker Jermain Defoe will miss Wednesday’s Major League Soccer all-star game because of an injury.

Defoe sat out Toronto’s 2-0 win over the Impact in Montreal on Saturday with a possible sports hernia and was scheduled for medical tests Sunday. The results weren’t immediately available.

“He's been feeling his groin for a few weeks now,” TFC coach Ryan Nelsen said after Saturday’s game. “Remember, he's been going for over a year, pushing on . . . being worn down. Hopefully it's nothing too bad, nothing too major.”

The MLS all-stars will play Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich, with six members of the World Cup champion German national team. TFC midfielder Michael Bradley, voted in by fans last month, will represent Toronto in soccer-mad Portland, where tickets have been sold out for the showcase for weeks and some are asking $1,500 apiece on the secondary market. Providence Park holds about 20,000.

"One of the great stories in Major League Soccer over the last number of years has been the enormous fan passion, civic support and stadium atmosphere in Portland,” MLS commissioner Don Garber said earlier. “We look forward to showcasing this phenomenon to the rest of the world."

L.A. Galaxy forward Landon Donovan, who made headlines when he was left off the U.S. World Cup roster, wiil make his record 14th all-star appearance. The hometown Timbers will be represented by Will Johnson and Diego Valeri.

Bayern Munich, meanwhile, is looking to expand its U.S. fan base. The team has set up a New York office aimed at marketing the Bundesliga champions, who also took on Chivas Guadalajara last week at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey.

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