Jurgen Klopp has responded to Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly’s idea that the Premier League should introduce a ‘North versus South All Star’ game.
Boehly, who led a consortium to complete a £4.25 billion takeover of Chelsea in May, believes the Premier League could raise money for English football’s pyramid by introducing an exhibition match. “I hope the Premier League takes a little bit of a lesson from American sports and really starts to figure out,” Boehly said at the SALT conference in New York, per the Daily Mail. ”’Why wouldn’t we do a tournament with the bottom four teams?
Why isn’t there an All-Star game?’ “You could do a North vs South All-Star game in the Premier League and fund whatever the pyramid needed very easily.
Everyone likes the idea of more revenue for the League.” The idea has sparked a mixed response from fans. While some believe serious thought should be given to the idea, others feel Boehly’s plan has no place in English football.