Could MLS All-Star Team Survive in Europe?

The Major League Soccer All-Star Game kicks off tonight in Toronto, and the best players in MLS, all of whom are in mid-season form, will face a mid-table Premier League club (West Ham United) just starting its preseason. The All-Stars will probably win -- just as they did against Celtic, Chelsea and Fulham in the last three All-Star Games -- and MLS will hold it up as an example of how their players can compete in any league in Europe.

Of course, this is nonsense. No MLS club could survive the Premier League season, because no club is deep enough or talented enough to handle it. (I could explain why, but I'd be repeating myself.) Plus, playing a team still in preseason mode is much easier than playing team in midseason form. That's why MLS hasn't won a CONCACAF trophy in eight years.

It does bring up an interesting question, though, which I will pose to you, FanHouse readers -- if this All-Star team was its own club, how would it fare in Europe?

This All-Star roster does have plenty of talent. You've got Juan Pablo Angel, Edson Buddle, Kenny Cooper, Landon Donovan and Luciano Emilio as options at forward. That's a combined 46 goals in 70 matches, which isn't too shabby.

In the midfield, David Beckham has lost a step but is still one of the best crossers and free-kick takers on the planet, and Cuauhtemoc Blanco might be the league's best at getting the ball to the strikers. Shalrie Joseph and Maurice Edu are both solid options as holding midfielders, while Dwayne De Rosario and Sacha Kljestan could fit on the wings. Juan Toja, Robbie Rogers and Steve Ralston are in the mix as well.

Goalkeeper Matt Reis and center-back Michael Parkhurst, both from the Revolution, anchor the back line, which also includes Frankie Hedjuk, Jonathan Bornstein and Jimmy Conrad. Those defenders have a combined 111 caps with the U.S. national team.

All told, it's an aging team, but it's got plenty of talent, and it certainly has a quality manager in Steve Nicol. Would that be enough, though, to avoid relegation from the Premier League? How about other leagues? Could this All-Star team survive a season in Spain, Italy or Germany? Could it give Celtic and Rangers a run in Scotland, rather than just beating a preseason Celtic side once in Colorado? Post a comment with your thoughts on this topic.