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Jamie Carragher has branded Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly 'incredibly arrogant' for suggesting that the Premier League needs to learn from American sports and implement an 'All-Star game'.
Chelsea's American co-owner raised a few eyebrows when he suggested the 'All-Star' game, as seen in the NBA and MLB, which he proposed could help raise money for the English football pyramid.
Boehly also suggested that a 'four-team tournament' should decide relegation from the Premier League rather than the current three-down format.
Jamie Carragher (left) has branded Chelsea's American chairman Todd Boehly (right) as 'incredibly arrogant' for his All-Star game idea
The idea was discussed on CBS Sports' Champions League coverage with Carragher, Henry and Micah Richards all on the panel – and the three former Premier League players were completely baffled by the proposals.
'I'll be honest with you, when I look at that statement I think is incredibly arrogant to speak about a league that you don’t know,' Carragher said.
'I’m not as strong as Thierry, I don’t think we should ever discount ideas. Of course, we shouldn't. The Premier League is an international league with owners, managers, players and that’s what makes it the best.
'I don't particularly like those ideas but to come and speak like that when he's not even proved that he can run a Premier League club well yet. I mean he's sacked a manager after three games having spent £250million. Straight away you're thinking "that's not right".
American sports such as the NFL and NBA host an annual all-star game, with LA Lakers superstar LeBron James (pictured) a constant presence in the exhibition-style contest
Thierry Henry was left perplexed when the idea was discussed on Wednesday night
'He's not made a great start. To speak like that when you’ve been somewhere for six weeks and talk about "we’re going to bring what we doing in other American sports", I just think of the American public would feel if an English Premier League football owner then went to the NFL and were saying "we do this in the Premier League".
'It is incredibly arrogant to speak like that, but even if he's coming up with ideas to improve league, listen, there’s nothing wrong with ideas. I don’t think many people agree with him. I don't, Thierry doesn't. Some people may differ with that. But to speak like that when you’ve been in the country for such a short time - and he hasn't even proven that he's a good owner of Chelsea yet.'
Boehly also drew the ire of Henry after the American incorrectly said how Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah came
