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Todd Boehly explains decision to rename Chelsea; reveals possible club name.

 The Blues could see the name of the club changed in the Todd Boehly era.

Since the arrival of Todd Boehly in Chelsea, the Blues have witnessed significant changes starting from the board, to the arrival of new players, and then, proposed renovations of Stamford Bridge. With Todd Boehly hinting at an All Star's game, the Blues could see the name of the club change as well per reports. 

Recall he also recently made it known of his desire that an All-star match should be played at the end of each season in the English Premier League between the major big clubs, 

Per reports, Todd Boehly had said, suggesting that Chelsea be renamed "London Cowboys" :

"Fans will love the new name,” Todd Boehly told Soccer on Sunday. “Every time Aubama…Auyanga….every time our offense scores a 1 pointer, all the Cowboy fans in the Boehly Bowl will go nuts. That reminds me, the stadium is also being renamed.”

“These changes are only the start,” said the billionaire businessman. “Long-term I see the Cowboys franchise relocating to Boston or New York. I’m sure our wonderful fans won’t mind taking a long-haul flight to every home game. Probably we’ll throw in 10% off any pretzel at the Boehly Bowl for those who make the trip.”

Per other reports, these claims to rename Chelsea have been debunked. Whether the reports of a new name change are credible, it would be known in the coming days. 

Meanwhile, reactions have trailed following Todd Boehly's suggestions of an All Star's game. 

Boehly gave his idea during a SALT conference earlier this week in a chat that also signalled the part of LA Dodger's owners' intentions to buy a feeder club abroad, with Portugal and Belgium name-checked whilst Brazil is also a possible destination. He asked: "Why don't we do a tournament with the bottom four sports teams? Why isn't there an All-Star game?

"People are talking about more money for the pyramid. In the MLB All-Star game this year, we made $200m (£173m) from Monday to Tuesday.

"So we're thinking we could do a north versus south All-Star game for the Premier League, for whatever the pyramid needed, quite easily."

However, the all-star idea took the headlines, and there has only mostly been a negative reaction from the likes of Jürgen Klopp, David Moyes, Jamie Carragher, Thierry Henry, Micah Richards and many more.

"When he finds a date for that, he can call me. In American sports, these players have four-month breaks," Klopp mocked.

"Maybe he can explain that. I'm not sure people want to see that - [Manchester] United players, Liverpool players, Everton players altogether. North-east, too, so Newcastle. It is not the national team. All the London guys together, Arsenal, Tottenham, great. Did he really say it?"

Going against the grain, though, Guardiola, whilst not coming out against the concept, didn't really give much away with his coy answer given ahead of his sides clash this weekend against Wolves.

When pressed for an answer, the Spaniard said: "I don't have an opinion. Nothing at all. I don't have an opinion, but I'll agree with Jurgen [Klopp]. If they give me the dates that this will be played, that would be nice but not my opinion."

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