Club executives are pursuing the idea of creating a Premier League all-star team to take on counterparts in Italy, Spain and Germany in glamour matches that could be staged across the world.
Chelsea’s American owner Todd Boehly recently suggested a north v south all-star game for the Premier League, like in American sports leagues, as a way of growing audiences worldwide.
Ad But The Times reports that this is just one of several ideas being considered by executives, and a more popular proposal is to create combined all-star teams from Europe’s top leagues.
Premier League'Incredibly arrogant' or 'worth exploring'? Boehly's All-Star suggestion splits pundits15/09/2022 AT 10:31 The games could be staged in Europe or across the world during summer or winter breaks, with the aim of continuing to expand audiences and improve foreign TV rights deals.