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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Paul Gorst

'Imagine it' - Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reveals stance on Todd Boehly 'All-Star' game proposal

Jurgen Klopp believes the football calendar makes it virtually impossible to execute an idea from Chelsea owner Todd Boehly to host an 'All Star' game.

The American suggested this week that an exhibition fixture featuring the best players in the Premier League could be held at some point in the same way some sports across the Atlantic currently do in an effort to raise funds across English football.

“People are talking about why don’t we have more money for the pyramid? MLB did their all-star game this year," Boehly is quoted as saying. "They made $200million from a Monday and a Tuesday, you could do a North versus South all-star game from the Premier League to fund the pyramid very easily."

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