According to the Daily Mail, Major League Soccer have begun talks with Liverpool FC of the English Premier League to participate in next season's MLS All Star Game. The celebration of all things American soccer is to be held next year at BMO Field, home of Toronto FC, and will most likely feature LA Galaxy star David Beckham. Combined with Toronto's exuberance for both their new MLS team and having one of the largest Liverpool fan bases in North America, the league hopes to build on the success of past All Star Games featuring big clubs Chelsea and Celtic. Liverpool's new American owners, George Gillett and Tom Hicks, will look to use the event as a springboard for a North American tour similar to the recent tours of Chelsea and Celtic as well as Barcelona and Real Madrid. Furthermore, Gillett, owner of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens, is expected to use the All Star Game and a second friendly in Montreal to gauge interest in brining an MLS team of his own to Quebec. Commissioner Don Garber has mentioned Montreal as a candidate for expansion before, and it should be no surprise that Gillett's involvement would help push the city to the top of the list.
While Liverpool has been little more than penciled into next summer's All Star Game, the potential benefit for all sides should help the idea fast become a reality.
