Barcelona on A-League All-Stars' wish list The A-League All-Stars concept could be here to stay after the success of their match against Manchester United. A-LEAGUE chiefs insist next year's World Cup won't prevent the All Stars game becoming an annual fixture, with Barcelona among teams approached to be the crowd-pulling opponents in 2014. Despite Manchester United easily brushing aside the All Stars team 5-1 on Saturday night at ANZ Stadium, the trips here by United and Liverpool are estimated to earn Football Federation Australia some $2 million through ticket sales, broadcast rights and commercial opportunities. Seven reported an average audience nationally of almost a million viewers, on top of expected bigger audiences across Asia and a sell-out crowd at ANZ Stadium of more than 83,000, and FFA is determined to find opponents of similar calibre next year. The World Cup runs from June 12 to July 13. Players involved are certain to be granted extra time off afterwards, but FFA CEO David Gallop said that needn't be an insuperable scheduling issue. "The All Stars concept has been a resounding success and we're committed to making this an annual event," Gallop said. We see the All Stars game having a permanent slot on the major event calendar for Australian sport. It's too early to talk about specifics, but next year it has to be post-World Cup in late July or early August and we need a top-tier opponent. We will look at what's possible, with Barcelona, Chelsea, Arsenal and Juventus on our radar. The players have told me they really enjoyed the experience, the 10 A-League clubs are right behind the concept and it was a profitable venture for FFA and the clubs. The community engagement saw the All Stars in front of 5500 people and that opportunity for kids to meet their A-League heroes in the middle of the grass-roots season is hugely important. FFA has already reworded the standard player contract to ensure all players, including marquees, will have to make themselves available after Alessandro Del Piero, Emile Heskey and Shinji Ono declined to be involved against United.Bringing a disparate group of players together in a short space of time - especially in the early stages of pre-season - will always be a factor at the time of year when European sides are likely to be available, as Brisbane star Thomas Broich admitted after setting up the home side's only goal for Besart Berisha. "It was a good experience," Broich said. There was some good football at times but you have to take into consideration the fact that we had a week to prepare and we'd never played together. We weren't even fit, we just came back from the off-season, so taking that into consideration I think it wasn't too bad. At times we played some good stuff . (After the goal) we could have got into the game and could have built up some momentum, but United got their third. It was a stunning goal, it was good to watch, but it killed our momentum. Then we had to make a few changes and in the end it was an exhibition game, so that's what you have to see it as. All Stars coach Ange Postecoglou was unhappy with his side's performance, but Gallop said the Melbourne Victory coach had played his cards as well as could be expected. "So many people worked hard on this project, but I must pay tribute to Ange Postecoglou," he said. He's such a pro, whether it's on the training ground or representing the game in the public domain. He was the perfect choice as All Stars coach.