Boehly's all-star idea not discussed at Premier League meeting

The idea of a Premier League all-star match was not even mentioned at a Wednesday top-flight clubs meeting in London.

Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly floated the idea of a North v South match during a conference in New York last week and said he had already discussed it with bosses at other Premier League clubs.

However, the PA news agency understands there was no mention of an all-star match when clubs came together for a shareholders' meeting.

All-Star matches are common in American professional sports. Still, the idea has come in for criticism from several observers since Boehly suggested it, including Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and Sky Sports pundits Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville.

PA understands there was also no specific discussion on changes top-flight clubs would like to see to domestic cup competitions at Wednesday's meeting.

It is understood Premier League clubs were unanimously in favour of scrapping FA Cup third and fourth-round replays from 2024 heading into the meeting, with new-look European competitions starting then which will add further fixtures to an already congested schedule.

Third and fourth-round replays have not taken place in either of the last two seasons due to Covid-related fixture congestion, and PA understands scrapping them for a third straight season is an option that could be looked at if there is a backlog of matches, with some teams having had two fixtures postponed earlier this month following the death of the Queen.

Premier League clubs are less aligned on their vision for the future of the League Cup, with some – including all of the Big Six – understood to favour allowing teams involved in Europe to field under-21 teams or to drop out altogether.

Changes to the domestic cups are just one