Premier League All Star Game: what is it, how would it work - reaction to Chelsea owner Todd Boehly’s comments
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New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly, has suggested that the Premier League should introduce an ‘All Star’ game.
Speaking at a conference in New York, Boehly said: “MLB did their All-Star game this year - they made $200 million from a Monday and a Tuesday. You could do a North vs. South All-Star game from the Premier League to fund the pyramid very easily.”
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Hide AdBut, the decision was met with some scepticism. Speaking ahead of his side’s 2-1 win over Ajax, Jurgen Klopp said: “When he finds a date for that, he can call me. Does he want to bring the Harlem Globetrotters as well and let them play against a football team?
“He forgets about the big sports in America, they have four month breaks.”
Charles Watts, the Goal correspondent for Arsenal simply said “the whole thing stinks” and that if the Big Six really wanted to help, they could do that right now.
However, some fans on Twitter were open to the idea. One fan said: “Todd Boehly is getting far too much stick. What he’s suggested enables the football pyramid to get hundreds of millions in extra cash.
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Hide Ad“Who on earth wouldn’t want to see a North vs South All-Stars game over the community shield?”