The Chelsea owner, who also owns stakes in Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers and the NBA’s Lakers, told a conference in New York that he had floated the idea with Premier League counterparts. “I hope eventually the Premier League will learn a bit of a lesson from American sport,” Boehly said. “And it’s really starting to dawn on me, why don’t we have a tournament with the bottom four sports teams, why isn’t there an All-Star game? “People are talking about more money for the pyramid. in the MLB All-Star game this year, we won $200 million from Monday and Tuesday. So we’re thinking we could do a north vs south All-Star match for the Premier League, for whatever the pyramid needed quite easily.” Boehly was speaking at the Salt thought leaders conference in New York. When asked about his views on relegation, given that American sports are not on board with the idea – which often leads to claims that teams are “flying” for an improved draft – Boehly replied: “The economics of moving to the Championship are essentially different. When you get to the Championship, those numbers fall off a cliff. So no one is thinking about tanking, and these relegation games are some of the highest broadcast games.” Asked what his fellow football club owners thought of the All-Star game idea, Boehly said: “Everybody likes the idea of more revenue for the league. I think there’s a real cultural aspect, I think the evolution will come.” Jurgen Klopp sounded less than impressed on Tuesday night. “He’s not waiting long,” said the Liverpool manager. “When he finds an appointment for that, he can call me. In American sports these players have four months off. Does he want to bring the Harlem Globetrotters too? “Maybe he can explain it. I’m not sure people want to see that – United players, Liverpool players, City players, Everton players all together. It is not a national team. Did he really say that?’ Start your evenings with the Guardian’s view of the world of football Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Boehly also confirmed Chelsea’s plans to run a multi-club model, similar to that of Manchester City. “We’ll be adding resources all the time. we have talked about having a multi-club model. I’d love to continue building the footprint.”
