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Pep fumes over tackles as All-Stars beat Bayern

Bradley Wright-Phillips and Landon Donovan scored the goals for the All-Stars in Portland, as they won the MLS All-Star Game for just the second time in the past six years.

But the exhibition match ended in far from friendly fashion with Guardiola refusing to shake All-Stars coach Caleb Porter's hand after the game, due to a pair of crunching tackles on his players in the second half.

Porter barely celebrated after the game, although he did attempt to shake Guardiola's hand but with the Spanish coach refused, wagging his finger at the All-Stars tactician, before angrily confronting the referee.

The All-Stars equalised just five minutes after half-time when MLS leading scorer Wright-Phillips continued his brilliant form, getting onto Erick Torres' flick-on before crunching a left-footed shot into the top corner of the net.

The goal was Wright-Phillips' ninth in the past 10 games with the 29-year-old Englishman having scored 18 in MLS this season.

Donovan then struck the winner in the 70th minute, getting goal-side of Rafinha to collect Diego Valeri's cross and score.