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Klopp mocks Chelsea's new American owner idea of All-Star Game in Premier League

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Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp smiles during his team's warm up before the group A Champions League soccer match between Napoli and Liverpool at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has balked at a suggestion by Chelsea's new American owner that the Premier League could introduce an All-Star Game between the best players from the north and south.

Speaking at the SALT conference held in New York on Tuesday, Todd Boehly said he hoped the Premier League might "take a little bit of a lesson from American sports" and have an All-Star Game that would raise money for clubs lower down English soccer's pyramid.

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