Why the Premier League could be played in the USA

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A Premier League football match has never taken place outside of the United Kingdom. But that could be about to change.
A court case in the US may have opened the doors to domestic football games being played outside their home territory.
Adam Crafton explains, illustrated by Marco Bevilacqua.
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@Meinhardt.Ehrschwanns 15 күн бұрын

what an awful idea. italian super cup in saudi arabia is embarassing enough

@mattsmith4589 15 күн бұрын

RIGHT!

@basitmohammad3805 15 күн бұрын

@@mattsmith4589 why is it embarrassing?

@ryanh361 15 күн бұрын

Its the italian cup @@basitmohammad3805

@fault. 15 күн бұрын

They already did the el Classico there

@escape2nirvana 15 күн бұрын

@@fault.and that’s just as embarrassing

@cyberpokey 15 күн бұрын

“You could charge whatever” is a terrifying statement

@bruno5137 15 күн бұрын

And that's why it will happen, particularly if Spain and Italy do it before the EPL, thereby making them the richest leagues in the world and not the EPL and then all of a sudden there's an exodus of talent from England. I know it's fashionable for fans to hate the idea, and fans will fall over themselves to express their anger as a way of proving their fandom, yet the world changes and money talks, so it will probably happen at some point.

@taiwobankole6815 15 күн бұрын

That's just how Americans are greedy set of capitalists. It's a shame the world we live in with fifa now being so greedy and corrupt

@mryoutube9311 15 күн бұрын

100% The game is beyond gone and now following American sports where money is the sole focus

@icanthc 15 күн бұрын

I legit came to the comments as soon as I heard that statement and here it is, someone just as concerned as me...man, that was crazy fr

@gehanoates885 15 күн бұрын

It's a freighting statement

@ryutenken1 15 күн бұрын

Tifo why would you show me this war crime of an idea in the morning.

@memofromessex 15 күн бұрын

Morning ruined. Now I am going to be stuck with the horrific vision of Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump cheering on West Ham.

@aldorea4616 15 күн бұрын

Tifo baby, don't you be hitting me with those negative waves so early in the morning...

@tredaviousbowser7931 15 күн бұрын

@@memofromessexamerica lives rent free in your head huh

@quinnfossing967 15 күн бұрын

as an american myself i’m not fully against the idea because of the way the nfl hosts a couple of games in europe. I don’t think it should be a regular thing to hold games in the states, but hosting 5-10 games a year will help grow the sport in an area where it’s not as popular, similar to what american football is doing. I just want more people here to appreciate the sport and actually get a chance to experience the top flight premier league without having to leave the country.

@lewpi2647 14 күн бұрын

@@quinnfossing967 No European team should play a league game outside their nation. Full Stop.

@Antonio-hb8rd 15 күн бұрын

Just give them the community shield and tell them it's the CL final, they won't know.

@benjaminaraya8073 15 күн бұрын

We’re not that stupid

@rohannayak49 15 күн бұрын

This

@Lettuceman354 15 күн бұрын

😂😂😂 chuck in the papa Johns cup as well

@Hadar1991 15 күн бұрын

I most countries Community Shield equivalent is called "supercup". I think that "supercup" could sell in USA well. :D

@tomsmith5584 15 күн бұрын

We know the difference, and we'd show up anyway.

@xEmpyreRyzex 15 күн бұрын

German Fans would have their pitchforks and tennis balls out if this idea was brought up

@hurricanefan191 15 күн бұрын

As a Floridian, I've always loved the bundesliga for the 50+1. Just brilliant. I wish all sporting leagues across the globe had the 50+1. But capitalism yanno 🤷

@rfk1337 15 күн бұрын

@@Antonio-hb8rd The Bundesliga is literally in the best state its been in recent history; Bayern's streak ended by an underdog invincibles team, Stuttgart competing for 2nd place, 10 point margin between midtable and relegation, 3 german teams in all european competition semi-finals.

@Lettuceman354 15 күн бұрын

@@rfk1337but how long will that last bayerns financial power is massive they will rise to the top again

@Lettuceman354 15 күн бұрын

Hopefully leverkusen won’t lose any players and keep the league interesting

@rfk1337 15 күн бұрын

@@Lettuceman354 Yeah can't see any of them willingly leaving when they'd be strong contenders for UCL next season, they've definitely established themselves as consistent top 3 contenders as long as Xabi Alonso sticks around. Unfortunately it might not be the same for teams like Stuttgart, more than likely their star players like Guirassy and Undav will get snapped up.

@remote1425 15 күн бұрын

"It's not clear why FIFA has elected to rethink the matter now" take a wild guess

@R3FU3D 15 күн бұрын

🤑🤑🤑

@RockSmithStudio 15 күн бұрын

The same group that gave Saudi Arabia to host the World Cup in 10 years

@vignotum132 15 күн бұрын

Dat green ting

@Tubofanarchy 14 күн бұрын

Addicted to cash

@chelseagodfather 11 күн бұрын

Money fueled by need to promote the WC in USA 😂

@thefansfootball 15 күн бұрын

Here's me thinking the E in UEFA stands for European. How silly of me to think that.

@JbaJoBaNd 15 күн бұрын

Yeah, we all know it stands Euro, their graphic designer just didn't know how to make the € fit in the logo.

@jackharmon6804 15 күн бұрын

@@JbaJoBaNdwhy would you say that?

@gehanoates885 15 күн бұрын

That's what I thought. I guess the E means something else.

@name08654 15 күн бұрын

moneE

@RockSmithStudio 15 күн бұрын

The E stands for Everywhere now

@ZeRasseru 15 күн бұрын

The idea of leaving perfectly functioning crowds for 'DEFENCE!! *clap clap clap* ' will forever astonish me

@jiimmyboi12 15 күн бұрын

i see your point but finals could be played in america since it needs a neutral field.

@harleyokeefe5193 15 күн бұрын

@@jiimmyboi12 A neutral field that is easy to get to for the actual local fans*

@dodovolcano 15 күн бұрын

Those are the basketball fans that do that.😂

@DenDave_ 15 күн бұрын

@@jiimmyboi12 There is no final in the premier league, or any major european domestic league. We're not american.

@HalianTheProtogen 15 күн бұрын

Objection: there are only two claps. 😛

@marco0445 15 күн бұрын

This is why 50+1 is important. Imagine trying this in the Bundesliga. There would be riots.

@paulibaer_206 15 күн бұрын

They could also call the video: “Why the premier league and others need the 50+1 rule and fan protests.”

@CKW10001 15 күн бұрын

The English don't protest at anything. Look at the state of their country where greed has infected their politics badly and they still didn't protest.

@AM2K2 15 күн бұрын

@@CKW10001 ...English fans protested the super league, Chelsea blocked the team bus from entering and they pulled out

@CKW10001 15 күн бұрын

@@AM2K2 we will see their reaction to this soon. The fact that football in England is a glorified soap opera with a bit of football and allowing wealthy owners to dictate their clubs future is nothing but disgusting. This will happen and English fans won't stop it. Chelsea had a guy as their owner who was a Putin ally, of which money came from state owned Gazprom.

@kjn3350 15 күн бұрын

@@CKW10001And yet it's the most stable democracy in history and has managed to withstand all sorts of crises that have toppled other governments...

@CKW10001 15 күн бұрын

@@kjn3350 it's not a true democracy. In other countries these scandals would have brought down the government for the people to vote on again and only right.

@ollyopara97oo 15 күн бұрын

I guess decades and even centuries-long worth of football culture doesn't mean anything anymore to these people. What a shame.

@gehanoates885 15 күн бұрын

I truly hope this never happens. This will destroy football forever. Greed destroys everything

@gehanoates885 15 күн бұрын

@@Antonio-hb8rd You think it's only one game. How narrow minded are you. You don't see the bigger picture. I am guessing you're an American. No offence but this is a cultural thing that Americans will never understand. It's not part of your culture, that's if you're an American.

@devononair 15 күн бұрын

@@Antonio-hb8rd I suspect some people are being confused by the video title, which implies the whole season being played in the US.

@jordanmince7613 15 күн бұрын

@@devononairdoesn't matter it shouldn't happen

@Extreme2SwaggerHD 15 күн бұрын

Football needs to evolve bro. It cant stay stagnant forever.

@wifi961 15 күн бұрын

@@devononairHa, that's how it starts.

@MrPulimen 15 күн бұрын

As much as I would love if the Premier League would come to the US (meaning I can finally watch some QUALITY FOOTBALL matches) without travelling, I think it’s very unfair for the local fans. Here in the US people are fans to these clubs more due to “trends” than the deep connection England citizens have to their city teams (their great grandparent played there, the local restaurant used to sponsor them, etc). You can’t beat sentimental value over money. Not fair for the English fans and the fans all over the world, because then you can ask, “Why the US has the luxury to watch premier league games while Africa/South America/poor middle east countries can’t?

@MrPulimen 15 күн бұрын

Needless to say, it’s also a terrible idea for the MLS which has been constantly growing. I am fine with the US summer tours

@nilssteinhauer9879 15 күн бұрын

@@MrPulimen To be fair, the NFL Games in Germany have boosted the popularity here, even for the local american football league

@thehearingaid 15 күн бұрын

I think there could be a middle ground, where clubs play specific cup matches abroad where the game is a knockout. But yeah playing actual league games abroad does feel bad to me, beyond local fans being cut out - the 'home advantage' would disappear unless both matches were played abroad.

@eksortso 15 күн бұрын

@@nilssteinhauer9879That is heartening, but I doubt the same dynamic would benefit domestic soccer clubs here in the U.S. if the Premier League held big-ticket regular season games. We're trying to build grassroots support for our local clubs within our communities. Big event games draw crowds for sure, but not long-term sustained support for the game, which already exists but not at the levels of UEFA's biggest clubs.

@Delboy0 15 күн бұрын

I’m an English fan and not totally against having Premier League games abroad. If you look at teams like Tottenham and West Ham, very few actual local people go to the games in the stadium, it usually people from white affluence counties outside London travelling into London, or South Korean Son Groupies. Personally I don’t have sympathy for these people losing a home game of football. My issue is the USA seemed to be the country demanding this the most, when the USA doesn’t pay enough TV money to be demanding this. They play 2.7 billion over 8 years. That is less than what Asia and Africa pays for the Premier League, so for them to demand games being played in the USA, they need to paying triple the money they currently pay for their demand to be valid.

@jimethota 15 күн бұрын

The plastification of football is nearly complete

@Flash4ML 14 күн бұрын

This is only the beginning. Soon every stadium across the world will ring with the cries of “DEFENSE *clap* *clap* *clap* “

@georgehenan853 11 күн бұрын

@@Flash4MLthat’s a basketball thing only

@yessir7147 8 күн бұрын

@@Flash4MLi love how angry europeans get when they realize Americans can pay so much more than them to enjoy sports.

@BBoySnakeDogG 6 күн бұрын

@@yessir7147 things being more expensive for you isn't the flex you think it is.

@yessir7147 6 күн бұрын

@@BBoySnakeDogG being able to afford more expensive things because I earn more, is a flex.

@bronzey8942 15 күн бұрын

Money ... saved you 6 minutes of your life.

@africareigns 15 күн бұрын

At the risk of sounding xenophobic (I'm not) , I just don't want the Americanisation of football.

@wifi961 15 күн бұрын

Oh please, that's the least of your problems.

@Regular-Sized 15 күн бұрын

I’m an American AC Milan fan. The club was recently purchased by an American investment firm. First thing the new owner did? Fired Paolo Maldini, a club/football legend who had just won Sporting Director of the Year after he signed pretty much all of our top players who led the team to our first league title in over a decade 😑 American businessmen are a special kind of tumor in an already cancerous field.

@TinyCryptoBlog 14 күн бұрын

My friend, as an Anerican *I* don't like Americanized football. Playoffs I can live with. Fixed-league franchises and ever-growing leagues, no.

@Sam-hv7kj 14 күн бұрын

That's already begun I'm afraid

@wifi961 14 күн бұрын

@TinyCryptoBlog That's literally been happening with the EPL. The EPL keeps ruining football, and you guys keep supporting it, so you love this.

@connoredward354 15 күн бұрын

Speaking as an American, if prem games start getting played in America I will stop watching the division

@freeisalwaysme 14 күн бұрын

Bye

@clickbait3753 13 күн бұрын

I can garuntee you would still watch lmao

@carsonlujan8134 12 күн бұрын

But some games are already played in the US. Same as some NFL games occurring in London.

@HojlundUnited 11 күн бұрын

you're gonna stop watching the prem because of atmosphere? Wild 😂

@andrewmountford3608 15 күн бұрын

I bet Premier teams won’t baulk at fixture congestion & fatigue if this makes them even more money

@IgazenTalksWrestling 15 күн бұрын

The baulking ones are the players and managers who are suffering from the fixtures. While the owners are the ones profiting.

@shifty220 15 күн бұрын

Players, manager and fans have to make a stand against owners

@shabasm7 15 күн бұрын

Can't the players just say f*ck you we are not playing we are tired

@Flared 15 күн бұрын

Especially now that they've got FA cup replays removed and screwed over lower league clubs.

@Kanbei11 14 күн бұрын

@@shabasm7it would need to be a collective action probably involving the PFA.

@oluwatobiloba 15 күн бұрын

Leave the EPL in England, thank you. We love it there.

@ILikedGooglePlus 15 күн бұрын

Wales can have a little bit, as a treat

@oluwatobiloba 15 күн бұрын

@@ILikedGooglePlus rigggght, just a little to make them have something to give them thrills

@tito254msa 15 күн бұрын

The biggest problem with the US is the time zone.. Its 6-9hrs behind most of Europe imagine watching United vs Liverpool at 3am on a Monday morning instead of 6pm on Sunday evening...this will really inconvenience a lot of supporters

@Valpo2004 15 күн бұрын

Ehh the games could be played at noon eastern time and it would be about 7 pm your time. That way both the US and UK would be awake to watch.

@chadultrapromax1735 14 күн бұрын

@@Valpo2004 and what about Asian fans? We already watch UCL at midnight. I can't watch games at 3 am. Games in Europe are a mid point especially in respect to time zones

@HojlundUnited 11 күн бұрын

fr lol. most of the times I have to wake up early only to watch united lose 😂

@kwazilucas 15 күн бұрын

This is crazy and it's the worst idea. What about fans?

@jiimmyboi12 15 күн бұрын

silly. theres plenty of fans in america

@kunaguero6725 15 күн бұрын

Plenty of fans in usa baby. Bigger pockets too

@drift3426 15 күн бұрын

Premier league hasn't cared about real fans for a while now. People in USA will be willing to pay however much to watch prem matches in their own country so easy extra money for the league

@felonious-e68 15 күн бұрын

@@kunaguero6725 Not as good as local fans

@gabrieljenkins2970 15 күн бұрын

@@kunaguero6725silent ones

@TheTennesseeFistMachine 15 күн бұрын

This qould be the final nail in the coffin for whatever last piece of "dignity" the plastic league has left.

@Agtsmirnoff 14 күн бұрын

Playing one or two matches a season abroad is not going to destroy the league

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 14 күн бұрын

@@Agtsmirnoffthe league has already been destroyed, this is just the final nail.

@Basket-holes 13 күн бұрын

@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117please explain how the league is destroyed

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 13 күн бұрын

@@Basket-holes if you can't see it you're part of the problem. Its an over commercialised shell controlled by foreign billionaires and authoritarian governments exporting an overpriced commodity to the global middle classes whilst the original local fans are seen as expendable and slowly pushed out. The worst part is that for marketing purposes they exploit the slowly dying working class fan culture as part of the appeal whilst simultaneously killing it.

@Basket-holes 13 күн бұрын

@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 I understand where you’re coming from and I respect that but this is happening with everything not just sports..money will always talk let’s not kid ourselves it’s been like this since money was introduced to society now it’s just clear as day as opposed to years ago, let’s be realistic they will sell out the sport and it’s actually in the process look at city but unless you and me can come up with millions to buy share or what you might call keep it in the community, their is nothing we can do about it, now it comes down to will you still watch the game cause that’s your only option, selling out of the sport will and is happening rn..for me I just watch cause what else will I do protest by not watching lol nobody will care you protest is literally useless might as well just watch cause nothing will ever change the wealthy control everything

@BlueflagAlpha 15 күн бұрын

If that happens, i will stop watching the Premier League

@pazma1 15 күн бұрын

Same here, I already have one foot out the door as it is.

@HojlundUnited 11 күн бұрын

because of atmosphere? Crazy

@brandonstephens2644 15 күн бұрын

Get the most revenue in the world and the premier league still wants to move games its absolutely shocking

@linhza501 14 күн бұрын

It can be shocking how bottomless one's greed can be. There is a case in my country where one single woman stole more than 20 billion dollars across many years.

@josecipriano3048 14 күн бұрын

Greed is like seawater. The more you drink, the more thirsty you'll get.

@pjposullivan 15 күн бұрын

MLS is absolutely fine and is growing in popularity. They have their own league. "You can charge whatever" shows exactly what the priorities of such an idea are, it's not about the growth of football.

@GlodelaniaChannel 15 күн бұрын

It's ridiculous to play the Premier League outside of England and Wales, whoever made this wild decision is absurd. What's next? The Chanpions League will played in the Philippines? The craziness is endless.

@BlueWoWTaylan 14 күн бұрын

Naah. Philippines don't have the bribe money to pay. Saudis etc on the other hand...I mean they already BOUGHT the World Cup.

@peterelworthy4601 15 күн бұрын

There are many disturbing things about this. One of the most is Relevent Sports pursuing this through the US Courts. How and why they seem to think US law is applicable to the English Premier League is beyond me.

@Merugaf 6 сағат бұрын

Americans sue like they breathe Heavily

@shifty220 15 күн бұрын

Love the game, hate the sport, absolutely rotten if this goes ahead

@davidday2373 7 күн бұрын

Why?

@kylec10 15 күн бұрын

As an Arsenal fan in the US for a decade, I’m completely opposed to this.

@TheLincolnshireGunner 15 күн бұрын

I would cry

@davidday2373 7 күн бұрын

You make no sense.

@ezedinhothethird 15 күн бұрын

I simply can't see this happening, the fan backlash would be similar if not even more fierce than to the Super League.

@nicestoriesnottherealstori3006 15 күн бұрын

No, the Super League was much bigger than American games. I mean, American and Australian leagues already are doing infrequent foreign games.

@davidday2373 7 күн бұрын

Why the overreaction?

@chrisa2090 15 күн бұрын

Anyone else just sick of the greed in football now. "You could charge whatever" they just want to bleed us dry, they would take every last penny you have

@PR-li3xm 15 күн бұрын

I am not from England but I will still go mad Premier League match should and always should be done in home territory

@CPB24421 15 күн бұрын

VAR and financial doping have pushed me to the edge.. this would push me over it.

@bobbywrtm 15 күн бұрын

Premier League: We are against the creation of Super League with their elitism commercialization Also Premier League: Hey, let's create our own elite league and play in USA or Saudi for the moneyyyyyyy

@Kanbei11 14 күн бұрын

Premier League: We have conveniently forgotten that we are the breakaway league solely created for obscene profit.

@AM2K2 15 күн бұрын

I can't see it happening in England - the protests over the super league would be tame compared to this...that resulted in the Chelsea team bus being blocked from entering the stadium and Chelsea quickly pulled out of the super league

@CR0SSJ 15 күн бұрын

Can't wait till Neville trying to justify why it's a great thing for PL matches to go to the US.

@dargoid 15 күн бұрын

The fact that it could, doesn't mean that it should.

@kevinmalley619 15 күн бұрын

It's been very noticeable this season how poor the atmospheres have been at EPL games. Its because genuine punters/fans are getting priced out, too many plastic fans! It's absolutely pish this is just another Slap in the face to proper fans!

@royemmer3703 15 күн бұрын

Y’all say that it’s terrible if this were to happen… and you would be right, even though I love the prem it shouldn’t go to the US. It happened to the nfl and I hate it, we are losing are identity for greed and money not to spread the game. Also it defeats the purpose of the mls and takes fans away from what we are trying to build. What yall think?

@pazma1 15 күн бұрын

I don't think it's the same thing. The NFL was always a competition that franchises bought in on. Teams can just relocate to a new city. There's no deep history like with soccer clubs. I think a better equivalent would be if college sports started doing this. There's a lot more attachments to college teams, the history is there, the pride is there. I'm not saying NFL fans don't support their teams, but it's a different type of connection than with European soccer clubs. Correct me if I'm wrong, please. I'm not American, so my knowledge of this is limited.

@royemmer3703 15 күн бұрын

@@pazma1 that’s right and wrong at the same time, your right about how teams could get transferred or relocated to different cities, but that’s only some teams and those are the ones in poverty and a bad location. Like the raiders. That had everything to do with profit, but there is a lot of rich history within the nfl with a lot of teams and those teams will never move like the packers or Chicago bears. Like if you live in Green Bay where the packers are located, if you are not a packers fan you will be socially outcasted, not kidding. That’s the cities whole personality. But you are right in the college thing, can’t imagine my team playing in Europe or something😭

@kymanihall3174 14 күн бұрын

@@royemmer3703 They already do it with some college games - I'm not super plugged into the details but when I went to Georgia Tech I remember our team playing games in Ireland every other year or so. I think since they're a lot of people of Irish decent here they wanted some sort of event to tie the 'homeland' to the diaspora or something idk. Not that GT has many Irish ties but usually our opponent would be a school from the Northeast that would. Heh its usually a season opener too lol. Not supporting nor opposing the Prem coming here, I'm just saying in all facets of American sports it is done even the more "community focused" college level.

@TheHabsification 14 күн бұрын

@@royemmer3703 Football clubs in England and Wales were built, supported and played by working class people in their local area. Many of these teams have existed since the mid to late 1800's and have intergenerational support, they've been there for the good times and the bad times. A modern example is Wrexham, the fans have supported the team since 1864 and when the team was about to go bust or couldn't pay the wages the fans took over club and raised money for it to save them and if they didn't have money, they provided volunteer support especially when they were playing in the national league. They were doing almost anything to save to their local club. And it just so happens Rob and Ryan found a club they wanted to buy and support and Wrexham happen to fit the bill. Now Wrexham is going through a juggernaut type of renaissance with ambitions to get in to the Premier League and I believe they will get there and they have fans all around the world especially the USA, but it was the local fans that kept that club going. And if Wrexham isn't the team you care for, look at Luton Town as an example.

@CKW10001 15 күн бұрын

It is why people are turning away from the Premier League in Europe. I don't watch the EPL anymore, I am a UEFA A license coach and only watch LOI and sometimes other leagues that wouldn't have much press coverage here in western Europe.

@michaelclarke8367 15 күн бұрын

You like Bundesliga?

@CKW10001 15 күн бұрын

@@michaelclarke8367 I do, but we don't get enough access to it.

@BobBobberon 13 күн бұрын

Everyone cried to high heavens when VAR was being talked about This will happen, there’s too much money to be made 💰

@whattomdrank 15 күн бұрын

Just keep diluting the game until there's nothing left

@davidday2373 7 күн бұрын

What does that even mean?

@EarlSquirrelsonn 15 күн бұрын

European football in Azerbaijan was crazy. Absolutely no justification for playing in New York. M

@FisayoRun 15 күн бұрын

The community shield is the most viable match to export to the US. It’s a competitive game, not a friendly like all over games during pre season, so there are actual stakes to play for. It’s also neutrally hosted, so fans in UK won’t feel cheated out of a home game. Finally, Spain & Italy are already hosting their equivalent competition abroad, England can take ideas from them such as reformatting to 2 semi finals and a final between the previous seasons Top 4 or FA Cup finalists and Top 2. This would ultimately appease the global fan market and also generate increased revenue for the English football.

@dennisgoatimer1079 15 күн бұрын

No we will keep it as it's thanks for the suggestion but no thanks. I'm in favour of making the semi final of the FA Cup to a different neutral to save Wembley for the final like we used to but that would be to a different English stadium like back in the day Hillsborough Stadium and Villa Park are the most memorable ones.

@theskankingpigeon965 15 күн бұрын

Community Shield is the most viable for sure, but it's also the most pointless from a financial perspective. It's an FA competition for a start, not Premier League. All the revenue and gate receipts are distributed by the FA to charities and community projects, and so there wouldn't be a direct financial benefit to the Premier League or even to English football. I am personally fine with pimping out the top teams for one or two games to benefit community projects in this country. An alternative could be some kind of end of season All Stars match, like they have in US sports.

@dennisgoatimer1079 15 күн бұрын

@@theskankingpigeon965 Not all only a fraction of it hence they lost the title of it being known as the Charity Shield.

@NauarchosHere 15 күн бұрын

Oh yes, that makes perfect sense regarding scheduling and home advantage! First of all it would be pointless to have matches without the big 6 teams in the US, who funnily enough, may also have Champions / Europa /Conference league matches during the week. Players would get destroyed by having to fly to the US and back and play another match withing a couple of days. Also, which team would volunteer to lose their home advantage to play in the US?

@BiltzBoi 14 күн бұрын

This is why it is inevitable that 🏈 will one day overtake ⚽️. The NFL had no issue when setting up their international series.

@HarvesterYT 14 күн бұрын

@@BiltzBoiBecause it is already an Americanised sport. American sports fans are used to the closed nature of the league. European fans find the same system atrocious. NFL will never overtake football, at least in popularity terms.

@BurnzOfficial 15 күн бұрын

The summer series is one thing. As a die hard Chelsea fan living in the us, I don’t want to see no prem games in the states. I rather fly to London

@davidday2373 7 күн бұрын

That makes no sense.

@xandretti574 15 күн бұрын

The Dollar really is the devil 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 selling the soul of football.

@wifi961 15 күн бұрын

This is being pushed you lousy European globalists.

@uviweboyana8936 15 күн бұрын

"You could charge whatever " is the most American thing ever

@eX1st4132 14 күн бұрын

It's the most FIFA thing ever

@philipsjr.3849 15 күн бұрын

where have you guys been? I've missed you😭 need videos to get ready in the morning

@jack1906 15 күн бұрын

American investors don't care about fans. I was in Lisbon for Sporting's celebration of their league win. It was 10.30pm on a Sunday night,when they were confirmed as champions,by 11.30 there were thousands of fans heading into the city centre. There were men, women, children, whole families,there was a 104 year old woman up front of the barriers!! The team arrived about 2am ,there was a party,light show, fireworks,that went on until 4am on a Sunday night. This is never happening in America, this is family, community, tradition, the corner stones of football. Fans need to fight side by side to defend it from the sharks who want to take it away from us.

@wifi961 15 күн бұрын

American investors? Like who lol? The one dude from the NFL?

@jack1906 15 күн бұрын

@@wifi961 check how many premier League and EFL clubs are owned or part owned by American investors.

@wifi961 14 күн бұрын

@jack1906 Yeah, I noticed. Still, there are others owned by Saudi groups like Manchester city.

@carnifex2005 14 күн бұрын

Yeah, sporting celebrations never happen in the US. Moronic statement.

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 14 күн бұрын

@@wifi961they are an exception. Americans own shitloads of clubs in England.

@samhill3063 13 күн бұрын

The day the premier league plays a competitive match in the USA is the day it dies.

@mrt445 13 күн бұрын

The sad thing is this would have happened years ago if football was popular in America and it eventually will be. There's far too much money involved for this not to happen, its unfortunate but we have to get used to it.

@rhino7735 15 күн бұрын

The game can go do one if that happens

@Urlocallordandsavior 15 күн бұрын

It would be nice to see the MLS develop, so I'm a bit hesitant.

@davidday2373 7 күн бұрын

They saw the potential of MLS and had to change the rule to head them off.

@wej4life 14 күн бұрын

Just because the NFL sends Jags vs Bills to London once a year and they do great business doesn't mean the US fans will care if EPL sends Brighton vs Forest to Chicago or something similar. On the flip side, taking something like one of the league Merseyside derby games out of England would likely draw well but would be insanity and domestic suicide for the local fanbase. League games don't need to played offshore. I can almost be ok with a UCL final or something like that, as there is already precedence for a club competition cup final to be played offshore, it's a one-off game with plenty of hype leading in, and should feature at least one if not two big clubs with global appeal. That makes way more sense to me than some random domestic league matches.

@hasan3502 12 күн бұрын

"You could charge whatever" thats exactly whats wrong with American Sports ...

@lholman4632 9 күн бұрын

No American is paying endless money to watch a soccer match I can guarantee you that. And we don't pay anymore than half of y'all do to see your teams play live. The Super Bowl is the only exception

@greenman9123 14 күн бұрын

The usa is the future of the sport. Period.

@davidday2373 7 күн бұрын

They see MLS as a (future) threat.

@JCNL871 15 күн бұрын

English culture is for sale to the highest bidder

@paulschneider2123 14 күн бұрын

Selling England, by the pound.

@ludoviclemaignen9432 15 күн бұрын

(not) surprisingly there is no mention of the Bundesliga in this piece. It's it because of the 50+1 rule that ensures the clubs are owned by the fans?

@jammypatient8649 14 күн бұрын

Football league fixtures being described as 'regular season' feels disgusting

@Blood_Video_company 12 күн бұрын

As to differentiate them from pre-season

@caio5987 15 күн бұрын

Yes let’s just send top European matches to the USA why not? Might as well get the whole league set up there whilst we’re at it Sounds great

@HarvesterYT 14 күн бұрын

Welcome back to the big one on Sky Sports tonight, from Soldier Field, it's the Liverbird Reds vs the Citizen Blues!

@Wilkostorm_RL 15 күн бұрын

Please god no

@decb 12 күн бұрын

Why do some Americans think their domestic laws apply elsewhere? It's weird how Relevent Sports are questioning FIFA and UEFA over the points they are whilst somehow dismissing that the US sports leagues doing likewise are ok

@nathanjm000 12 күн бұрын

American sports don’t have balanced schedules so it’s a lot more justifiable

@DRAGONBLOODX 13 күн бұрын

We need people who actually care about real football and fans in charge

@augustkuuskvere79 15 күн бұрын

As I am American I can speak to how NFL games being played in the UK has absolutely destroyed the league, the sport, and my personal trust in the inherent goodness of man. No, I don’t think I’m overreacting

@MSKDATNIGHT 15 күн бұрын

How so?

@gbalph4 15 күн бұрын

I thought NFL fans didn’t mind that much. Since we were always made fun of for our sport being almost exclusive to the US, I thought we’d be cool with showcasing it so that we could grow the game outside the US.

@carnifex2005 14 күн бұрын

That's an idiotic statement. It's had no effect at all other than being able to watch football in the early morning (which is nice). Can't wait for a team in London!

@BiltzBoi 14 күн бұрын

Bro, the Kansas City Chiefs played in Frankfurt last season and won the Super Bowl! 😭

@gbalph4 14 күн бұрын

@@BiltzBoi Frankfurt but yes they won and it proves there is no effect.

@TiltEV 15 күн бұрын

Yank here, which franchise should I support? I was thinking Manchester Reds but they're not looking hot at 8th

@acchery8910 15 күн бұрын

A team you think plays good football regardless of their position

@TheHabsification 14 күн бұрын

There are a few things clear up and to avoid confusion. These football teams are not franchises, they're clubs, the multiple tiers that football teams play in are not owned by a league and they can get promoted or relegated from a league and that depends on performance. If your talking about Manchester United? They're not called Manchester Reds, that's like calling the Philadelphia Eagles; the Philadelphia Eagles Birds, because Eagles fans say "Go Birds!" Now in terms of supporting a team? Well supporting Manchester United? is quite easy, they're a well established team in the EPL(English Premier League). However my suggestion is supporting a team in the EFL(English Football League) that have hopes and ambitions to get promoted into the EPL.

@bentob1ox 14 күн бұрын

Or maybe America should improve their domestic league

@soledieairvideos5974 12 күн бұрын

I’m an America and would love to see a Premier Lesgue game close to home, but at the same time I could see why the British fans would not be okay with that, I don’t want to take away their club games.

@DenDave_ 15 күн бұрын

The day a domestic competition is played outside that competition's country, is the day i stop watching that competition. Don't care that in the US or wherever there are also fans of our clubs. It is the English Premier League, notably the peak of the English football league system. Same goes for the Spanish La Liga, the German Bundesliga, and every other domestic competition. They should only be played domestically.

@liesideways 15 күн бұрын

Is there anything capitalism hasn't ruined?

@N17Stu 15 күн бұрын

This isn’t capatalism, it’s just a bad idea.

@liesideways 15 күн бұрын

@@N17Stu driven by the pursuit of endless profit

@N17Stu 15 күн бұрын

@@liesideways capitalism made football what it is today. This is just a bad idea.

@mark76533 15 күн бұрын

@@N17Stuwhere do you think this idea based of?

@N17Stu 15 күн бұрын

@@mark76533 first of all before we dissect this, are you calling for a communist western world?

@arby456 7 күн бұрын

Scrap the league cup and introduce a mini cup tournament (2 weeks) midway through season. Every pl club participates, games every day. All played in the US.

@cosmiclyrics2307 Күн бұрын

As an international fan, it makes ZERO sense to have a PL game between two English clubs in the US! These clubs were built by the local fans and should be accessible to the locals before anyone else!

@firstnamesurname2210 15 күн бұрын

Imagine the North London Derby being played in Miami

@SFledz 15 күн бұрын

Robbing both sets of fans of a huge London derby. This idea is horrible.

@andrew_l1900 15 күн бұрын

Don’t worry they’ll just move the “franchise”….im sure you won’t mind supporting the Miami gunners right 😂 how about the New York spurs. Americans always have the worst ideas

@iron6015 15 күн бұрын

Then you’ll have a bunch of plastic fans on both sides. The Red Gunning Cannons vs The Hotspur Whites…

@ads74555 15 күн бұрын

You could have summed it up in 1 word. MONEY

@davidday2373 7 күн бұрын

Inter Miami vs LAFC in Spain 2025! -- Messi, Alba, Busquet, Suarez VS Lloris, Giroud, Bouanga, Griezman, Vela.

@geordiedog1749 14 күн бұрын

Fascinating.

@Alec_Reaper 15 күн бұрын

No. This is a Terrible idea. Premier League is British. They should appeal to British fans and international fans should come here not the other way around

@maherhamadouch2005 15 күн бұрын

This should be illegal

@morganadamo4706 15 күн бұрын

As an America trying to charge me a game to a sport I occasionally watch like it was the Super Bowl is not a good idea

@jonashh1952 15 күн бұрын

Great video. I've always hoped that PL/EFL games will never move across the Atlantic but y'know, it's probably on the horizon.

@techshrek2827 15 күн бұрын

Money ruining everything

@thisissolidsnake97 15 күн бұрын

Greed too

@ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici 15 күн бұрын

Breaking News: football is now called soccer.

@messifcb101 12 күн бұрын

At this point, it’s no longer football. It’s just entertainment

@CharlieyT95 6 күн бұрын

The first couple of matches as an expedition in August fair enough. Pissing about trying to cross the Atlantic mid-season absolutely not.

@jmull91 15 күн бұрын

This is wrong on so many levels

@thisIsFunnyLolz 14 күн бұрын

Who paid y’all to make this video🤨 I live in America and don’t want this. This is fundamentally wrong.

@1bert719 15 күн бұрын

Why could we see league games in the US? = MONEY. End of video.

@TheGeorgeous 13 күн бұрын

If the game has to go international. This has to happen

@militant_pacifist 13 күн бұрын

Unless every season ticket holder gets flights and accommodation paid: no.

@kiroolioneaver8532 15 күн бұрын

MLB, NHL, NFL, and NBA have all played regular season games in Europe lol

@thisissolidsnake97 15 күн бұрын

Yeah they’re all Franchises not clubs with over 100 years of history

@jjg7552 15 күн бұрын

American clubs who change cities every few years. There is no comparison.

@dennisgoatimer1079 15 күн бұрын

Yea the whole franchise nature of US sports as long as it makes them money they don't care US fans don't even baulk when they move to a different city just look at MK over here we hate them for being a franchise club.

@InfinteIdeas 15 күн бұрын

@@thisissolidsnake97"no history" is such a tired, lazy, and incorrect argument. Plenty of franchises as old if not older than many of the European giants in Soccer.

@thisissolidsnake97 15 күн бұрын

@@InfinteIdeas Just because they’re is is a few old arse baseball teams doesn’t mean US sports has history like Football

@davidbowie5023 15 күн бұрын

Americanisation must stop. A total embarrassment.

@Matthew-bu7fg 14 күн бұрын

Fans over here won't have it. There's absolutely zero chance a game gets played there. Fans got the ESL shut down after a couple of days.

@formerlyknownasmousecopp4367 14 күн бұрын

Just like the NFL playing abroad, I think it is logistically a horrible idea especially in a sport run by people that already ask WAY too much of its players. And this is coming from an American!

@DavidLimofLimReport 15 күн бұрын

Your employers clearly wanted you to do this

@EvilKicksMoney 15 күн бұрын

No one cares about soccer in usa

@insidiatori9148 15 күн бұрын

Just like we dont care about your weird sports, this video is just a guy yapping bs

@SenuraKumara-ii5rq 20 сағат бұрын

Nobody cares about cricket outside of South Asia 😂

@SenuraKumara-ii5rq 20 сағат бұрын

Cricket is losing popularity rapidly

@RedCharLang Күн бұрын

If the premier league was to have matches in the US, then it could no longer be considered a domestic competition and would loose the status as England's top flight and a new league would have to be organised to replace it.

@tomleggosaurus1 14 күн бұрын

To bring up something else, let's say hypothetically every team has to play 1 fixture in the US due to some league contract. Sure, that Man U Vs Liverpool game will be massive, but I'm intrigued how many people will show up to Brentford Vs Fulham, or some other bottom half match. Are the clubs really going to want that long flight for give or take the same number of fans in the stadium? Can only speculate but it's interesting to consider imo, because the top 6-8 teams can't play there every week.