The home of football was set to host the mega-money tie
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly had a similar idea earlier this season, as he suggested a North vs.
Long established in the US within sports such as baseball, basketball and the Major League Soccer, Bonnier’s All-Star game would have included bands, laser shows and even a boxing prize fight. However, the mega-money match never materialised, with the number of invested parties and politics involved in football posing as stumbling blocks.
It’s understood Real Madrid president Florentino Perez wanted £21m for any of his stars to be involved.David Piper, who was the TV producer hired by Bonnier to make it happen, said: “An All-Star game is the last great frontier for football. We were very close.”
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