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Bayern's Thomas Mueller celebrates after scoring a penalty during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and FC Augsburg, in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Nov. 9 2013.

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appears to be slated to play at Jeld-Wen Field next summer as the Portland Timbers host the MLS 2014 All-Star Game.

Per the German publication

Abendzeitung , no date has been set but with the World Cup Final set for July 13 followed by a break for Bayern's international players, the All-Star Game is likely to be scheduled in mid-August.

There is no official confirmation of the news.

As The Oregonian's Geoffrey Arnold previously reported:

The game, which will be nationally broadcast in the United States and televised to 130 countries around the world, will provide a unique opportunity to place Portland on the global stage.

MLS has brought in top European clubs as the opponent for the all-star games since 2005. The teams have usually come from the English Premier League, including Manchester United, Everton and Chelsea.

"We're going to definitely make sure that we have got the biggest global soccer name opponent that's ever played in Portland against our MLS all-stars," Timbers owner Merrit Paulson said in July when it was announced the game was coming to town.

Adidas, a major sponsor of MLS with its North American headquarters based in North Portland and its global headquarters in Germany, sponsors Bayern Munich, which won the prestigious UEFA Champions League title in May and are the defending champions of the German Bundesliga.

MLS is elevating the profile of the game by scheduling more and more events during the days leading up to the game, similar to what the NBA does with its All-Star weekend and the NFL does during the week leading up to the Super Bowl.