The president of Liverpool, Tom Wernersaid that he was interested in Premier League could play in New York, Tokyo or anywhere in the world, and his comments have already generated criticism from fans. In 2008, former Premier League president Richard Scudamore proposed the idea of organizing an extra round of overseas matches dubbed ‘Match 39’ and was widely criticized by fans before being scrapped.
The idea of hosting domestic matches abroad has resurfaced in recent years, with world football’s governing body FIFA saying last month it would review its policy on “off-territories”. those battles. “I am determined that one day a Premier League match will be held in New York City,” American Werner told the ‘Financial Times’.
“I still have this crazy idea that there’s a day where we play in Tokyo, a game a few hours later in Los Angeles, a game a few hours later in Rio, a game a few hours later in Riyadh and make it a kind of day where football is celebrated, the Premier League.”
He suggests solutions: “Let’s find a way to offer local fans very cheap travel and accommodation so that, if Liverpool play Nottingham Forest, we support fans coming to New York and make it attractive too -attractive for them.” Liverpool owner John Henry stressed in the same interview that the plan was “not something I’m advocating or particularly interested in.”
In a statement to X, Liverpool FC’s supporters’ board said it had spoken to the Merseyside club, which said Werner’s comment was “a personal opinion”. “This is not something the club is considering,” the statement added. “Even then, we were assured that it would be subject to consultation with our supporters board, in accordance with our agreement with the supporters board.”
LaLiga has tried to arrange matches in the United States in the past, and FC Barcelona scrapped plans to play a league match against Girona in Miami in 2019, citing a lack of support. The Spanish Federation (RFEF) has hosted the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia in recent years, which has also drawn much criticism.
Source: La Verdad
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