New Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly wants to launch a Premier League North versus South All-Star match, based on the American format, which he believes can help raise revenue to support the rest of the pyramid.
Chelsea’s co-controlling owner, who purchased the club from Roman Abramovich this summer also has shares in MLB team the Los Angeles Dodgers and NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers. The tradition across American sports is for a brief break in the regular season whereby the best players from each opposing conference will compete against each other in what is essentially a glorified friendly.
However, Boehly believes it would be beneficial to introduce the concept to English football - selecting a team from the Premier League clubs in the north to play against a side from the south - due, in part, to the residual financial benefits beyond the elite, including Bristol City and Bristol Rovers.
