Toronto FC striker Jermain Defoe was one of the reserves named by Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter as he rounded out his 23-man MLS All-Star team on Saturday. Defoe joins teammate Michael Bradley on the squad. The American international was among those voted into the starting XI by the fans last week. The MLS All-Stars face Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich on August 6 in Portland. Also named as a reserve to play in front of a home crowd was Timbers midfielder and Canadian international Will Johnson. The Seattle Sounders lead the way with five representatives on the 23-man squad with Chad Marshall and Osvaldo Alonso joining already named teammates DeAndre Yedlin, Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins. Former Barclays Premier League stars will be well represented with New York Red Bulls pair Bradley Wright-Phillips and Tim Cahill named to the squad, along with Los Angeles Galaxy forward and Irish international Robbie Keane. 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He was injured when he slid hard into the boards in the second period of a 2-1 shootout loss to Chicago on Friday.FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Matt Ryan cringed on Wednesday when remembering his most recent games against Arizonas defence.In seven seasons as the Atlanta quarterback, Ryans only games with more than three interceptions were his last two against the Cardinals.I appreciate you bringing it up, he said with a slight smile.Well, its difficult to avoid.Ryan threw a combined nine interceptions with only one touchdown as the Falcons somehow split the games with Arizona the last two years.Atlanta beat Arizona in 2012 despite Ryans career-high five interceptions. The Cardinals beat the Falcons last year as Ryan threw four picks.Ryan said he must learn from those tough games as Arizona visits Atlanta on Sunday in an unlikely pairing of first-place teams.I think probably the biggest thing is you have to be patient, Ryan said. You have to understand theyre going to make some plays, theyre going to get you off-schedule at certain times, but youve got to take whats there and Ive got to do a better job than Ive done the previous two times against them.Arizona will bring one of the NFLs top cornerback tandems to Atlanta in Patrick Peterson and Antonio Cromartie. The two have combined for five interceptions.Peterson said Wednesday the key Sunday will be to keep pressure on Ryan so the defensive backs can make more big plays.As a defence we just want to continue to make sure we have hands in his face at all times, Peterson said in a telephone interview with Atlanta reporters. No quarterback, I dont care how good you are, loves hands in their face or love to be hit. If we make that pocket as uncomfortable as possible, we can have another successful day on defence.The Falcons (4-7) lead the woeful NFC South. Arizona (9-2) leads the NFC West and has the conferences best record, despite llast weeks loss to Seattle.ddddddddddddAtlanta has a tiebreaker advantage with New Orleans in the NFC South but could have held first alone with a better ending to last weeks 26-24 loss to Cleveland. Coach Mike Smith on Monday took the blame for poor clock management on Atlantas final possession, which ended with an incomplete sideline pass from Ryan for Devin Hester on a third-and-2 play.The loss was ugly but Ryan insists he still likes his team.I think its a tight-knit group, he said. I think you learn a lot about people and what theyre all about when you go through some tough times. I think our guys have continued to battle, have continued to prepare the way you need to work each week. That only gives you a chance. It doesnt guarantee anything on Sunday, but if you dont do it, it guarantees you wont play well.I think our guys have bought into the idea that preparation is key and we need to continue to do that moving forward. When we have the chance on the field to make plays, weve got to make plays.Ryan has 19 touchdown passes with nine interceptions this season. He completed 27 of 43 passes for 273 yards with two touchdowns and one interception against the Browns.NOTES: WR Roddy White (ankle), DT Paul Soliai (personal business), CB Robert Alford (wrist) and WR Harry Douglas (foot) did not practice. Smith said Soliai also will miss Thursdays practice. ... Smith said he expects to make a decision Friday on S William Moore (shoulder), who is eligible to return from short-term IR this week. Smith wants to see how Moores shoulder responds to Wednesdays session. ... On Tuesday, the team signed WR Freddie Martino to the practice squad and waived WR Ryan Spadola from the practice squad.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '