Todd Boehly, one of the new billionaire owners of Chelsea, the English Premier League giant, has done something rather common for American interlopers: he’s…
The backlash was swift and predictable. Who is this guy to tell us how to run our game? Are we really going to take lessons on football from someone who calls it soccer? And all of this while they are mourning the Queen! For shame. Then came the backlash to the backlash: New ideas shouldn’t be dismissed just because an American suggested them.Article content
Start with the All-Star idea first. Boehly says he has floated the idea of a North versus South contest, in a format similar to those common in our pro leagues, with the best players from each team thrown together for a one-off exhibition. So, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne alongside Liverpool’s Mohammed Salah on one side of the pitch, Chelsea’s Kai Havertz next to Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka on the other.
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