The new owner of Chelsea soccer, Todd Boehly, wants to introduce the All-Star Game in the English league as in the competitions abroad. According to his proposal, selections from clubs from the north and south will play against each other.
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UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin and Chelsea owner Todd Boehly at the Champions League match between Chelsea and Dinamo Zagreb | Photo: Antonio Bronic | Source: Reuters
“People keep talking about the football pyramid that needs money. I think this is where the Premier League can learn from American sports,” Boehly was quoted as saying by AFP.
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“MLB Baseball made $200 million over the two days of the All-Star Game. I think such a match can also be played between North and South,” said Boehly, who bought Chelsea in May.
However, the idea was not met with great enthusiasm by rival Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp. “Well, it won’t be long. As soon as he finds a free date for his match, he will call me,” said the German coach.
“Obviously he doesn’t realize that in America, unlike us, competitions have a four-month break, so they want to play sports on the side. What next? Does he want us to play the Harlem Globetrotters?” Klopp added, referring to the US basketball team playing exhibition games.
He also thinks that bringing together players from big rival teams might not lead to anything good. “Does he really want guys from London clubs to play? Or players from Manchester United, Everton, Liverpool and Newcastle?” he stated.
On the other hand, they did not immediately reject the idea of Star Match in the Italian Serie A. “It deserves attention. We will study the project and the clubs will be able to comment on the pluses and minuses at the meeting,” said the president of the league of Italy’s Lorenzo Casini in ANSA.
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