[Football] league matches in the usa?

[macbeth]

may well be a thread already on this and if so merge, but la liga’s president has suggested league matches could be played abroad from the 2025/26 season, including in the USA



think they tried this a couple of years ago and it caused a big uproar, but it seems to be an ever increasing possibility. no doubt if that were to happen the PL would soon follow suit, in the name of ‘staying competitive’, and would probably start in english football with the FA cup semis or the EFL cup final. have to say, the day that happens would be they day i am done with top-level football. imagine, for example, being a coventry fan unable to see your team play a once-in-a-lifetime game because is behind held in arlington, texas. wish the super league clubs, who are obviously the ones driving this, would just f*** off and leave the rest of us in peace

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

This has been tried before. I remember when BHA joined the Kent super league and relocated to Gillingham. It did not work out and we came back to Brighton a couple of years later with out tales between our legs.

 

[raymondo]

may well be a thread already on this and if so merge, but la liga’s president has suggested league matches could be played abroad from the 2025/26 season, including in the USA



think they tried this a couple of years ago and it caused a big uproar, but it seems to be an ever increasing possibility. no doubt if that were to happen the PL would soon follow suit, in the name of ‘staying competitive’, and would probably start in english football with the FA cup semis or the EFL cup final. have to say, the day that happens would be they day i am done with top-level football. imagine, for example, being a coventry fan unable to see your team play a once-in-a-lifetime game because is behind held in arlington, texas. wish the super league clubs, who are obviously the ones driving this, would just f*** off and leave the rest of us in peace

Yes...and no doubt some La Liga/ fifa official will produce a spreadsheet proving the proposal would be carbon neutral

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Thanks a lot! another thread title/song stuck in my head

 

[TomandJerry]

All in the aim to keep the money machine growing larger

 

[Easy 10]

Would they dare move an El Clasico over there ? Because I can't see there being much interest in Getafe vs Osasuna.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Absolute load of tosh!

 

[Easy 10]

The Spanish Super Cup (winners + runners up of the Copa Del Rey and La Liga) has already been played in Saudi for the last few years, so its not much of a leap to see them farming out more games overseas.

I wouldn't be surprised to see the Community Shield being played in the USA before long, probably as part of a culmination of a USA tour. Wouldn't overly bother me. But any ideas of exporting PL games over there can get in the SEA.

 

[Pavilionaire]

There are NFL matches in London and those sides only have 8 home league matches in the regular season.

Bottom line - If the Yanks want to watch Ipswich vs Bournemouth or Everton vs Palace then good luck to them.

 

[Rdodge30]

It’s to be the much touted “39th match” quite how they decide who plays who I don’t understand but they are to be played in US at first but possibly China Japan Saudi etc as years go by.

In America the matches will apparently include a 5 man penalty shootout at the end of each half to increase the score but only 5 so as to still leave a draw as a possible result

 

[Albion my Albion]

being a coventry fan unable to see your team play a once-in-a-lifetime game because is behind held in arlington, texas.

"What bollox!! I think they should have been rewarded a corner.

Oh, when they say tie they mean the game NOT that the match was level."

 

[Albion my Albion]

Chelsea is playing Celtic in a friendly in South Bend, Indiana (home of University of Notre Dame and Pete Buttigieg) on July 27, 2024 and an hour from me. But, of course, not a Cup match or PL match.

 

[perth seagull]

The Premier League came up with a similar idea (playing an extra round of league games overseas) back in 2008. It was rightly shot down.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_39

 

[lasvegan]

Aren’t the NFL games in London always sell outs? How did MLB fare last year? Follow the money…

 

[Comrade Sam]

To draw attention to world problems, perhaps Premier League games could be played in Gaza, the Yemen, the Donbass etc. I'm sure watching Chelsea getting stuffed would bring a little joy to those now suffering in Palestine.

 

[pigmanovich]

Asked Barber yesterday about this and how Brighton would vote if it were proposed by the PL and he gave a hard no, for what it's worth.

 

[BBassic]

Asked Barber yesterday about this and how Brighton would vote if it were proposed by the PL and he gave a hard no, for what it's worth.

Good news but alas won't help if / when it comes to voting rules. Should it get that far.

I think there's a 14 majority required and 10 of the current Premier League clubs are either part or fully American owned. With Burnley going down that's down to 9 but back up to 10 with Ipswich coming up.

Four more clubs and it's basically a done deal

 

[drew]

Good news but alas won't help if / when it comes to voting rules. Should it get that far.

I think there's a 14 majority required and 10 of the current Premier League clubs are either part or fully American owned. With Burnley going down that's down to 9 but back up to 10 with Ipswich coming up.

Four more clubs and it's basically a done deal

Don't the FA have a golden share, ie they can veto something they don't believe is in the interest of football?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

may well be a thread already on this and if so merge, but la liga’s president has suggested league matches could be played abroad from the 2025/26 season, including in the USA



think they tried this a couple of years ago and it caused a big uproar, but it seems to be an ever increasing possibility. no doubt if that were to happen the PL would soon follow suit, in the name of ‘staying competitive’, and would probably start in english football with the FA cup semis or the EFL cup final. have to say, the day that happens would be they day i am done with top-level football. imagine, for example, being a coventry fan unable to see your team play a once-in-a-lifetime game because is behind held in arlington, texas. wish the super league clubs, who are obviously the ones driving this, would just f*** off and leave the rest of us in peace

If this were the semi final of the European Cup I'm sure most Coventry fans would be delighted wherever it was played.

And if it were simply a midweek match against Bumley it would give them a cracking excuse to give it a miss.

 

[BBassic]

Don't the FA have a golden share, ie they can veto something they don't believe is in the interest of football?

Just looked it up and seems they do! Surprising as it shows a bit of foresight from the FA.

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