It's fair to say there has been widespread condemnation of Todd Boehly's North vs South all-star Premier League idea. The new Chelsea owner suggested more money could be raised for the football pyramid by introducing a one-off match that pitted players from the north of England against players from the south of England.
It was merely a suggestion, but caused mass outrage with pundits and managers weighing in on the debate. Boehly was immediately criticised for not knowing Enlgish football and for trying to bring American ideas to English shores.
It is a concept that works in baseball, as Boehly explained. He said: "People are talking about why don't we have more money for the pyramid. MLB [Major League Baseball] did their all-star game this year." They made $200million from a Monday and a Tuesday. You could do a North vs South all-star game from the Premier League to fund the pyramid very easily."
