Jamie Carragher has labelled comments made by Chelsea owner Todd Boehly regarding the possibility of an American-style All-Star game gracing the Premier League as 'arrogant'.
During a conference in New York, Boehly, who led a consortium bid worth £4.25 billion in May to take the reins at Stamford Bridge, expressed the idea of a 'North vs South' match in a bid to increase broadcast revenue for the English top-flight. Expanding on this proposal, the Londoners' co-owner claimed the Premier League could 'take a lesson' from American sports.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was among the first to shoot down this idea, which has become commonplace in the States, when speaking after Tuesday's Champions League win over Ajax. “He doesn’t wait long. When he finds a date for that he can call me," said the German. "In American sports these players have four-month breaks. Does he want to bring the Harlem Globetrotters as well? Maybe he can explain that. I’m not sure people want to see that – United players, Liverpool players, City players, Everton players all together. It is not the national team. Did he really say it?”
