Football Federation Australia has confirmed the A-League All Stars match will return next year and Fairfax Media understands Italian giants Juventus are red-hot favourites to be brought to Australia for the showpiece event.

Sydney or Melbourne will likely host to the game with a venue yet to be determined but it is believed ANZ Stadium is the front-runner for the marquee event. The FFA was delighted with the success of the concept's debut last July, featuring Manchester United, and confirmed the event would return next winter with opponents of a similar calibre. The governing body would not comment on the potential opponents, but it is understood the Serie A champions are all but locked in to make the trip.

Champions: Juventus players were mobbed after bringing the title back to Turin. They might get a similar reception Down Under. Credit:AP

The likes of Carlos Tevez, Gianluigi Buffon and 2013 World Player of the Year nominee Andrea Pirlo are set to dazzle Australian football fans as the "Old Lady" of Italian football agreed in principle to the terms of the match and is set to sign off on the contract.

Other details of next year's All Stars match are yet to be determined but the initial schedule is set for a date in mid-August next year in order to allow for Juventus to bring a full-strength squad to Australia. This year's match was held on July 20 although next year's game will be staged up to three weeks later due to the World Cup, which runs from June 12 to July 13 in Brazil.