The Premier League‘s chief soccer officer, Tony Scholes, has insisted there are “no conversations happening to” play matches within the USA.
With half of the 20 Premier League golf equipment now owned by majority shareholders whose wealth comes from America, there have been fears rumbling on that there could possibly be an effort to take video games over the Atlantic.
These worries had been furthered when Premier League CEO Richard Masters stated that whereas “it isn’t a part of” their present plans, “the door seems to be ajar for matches overseas.”
President of acquisitions and partnerships at NBC, who personal TV rights for the Premier League in America, John Miller instructed the Athletic: “It is a level that we’ve had conversations with the Premier League and so they’ve been very open and receptive to listening to me.
“Sooner or later sooner or later, I’d like to see a few Premier League video games open the season right here in massive stadiums on our opening weekend.
“I do know that’s one thing that we’ll proceed to push for as a result of I believe that there’s an American viewers right here that want to see common season video games.”
Fortunately, the Premier League‘s chief soccer officer, Scholes, has now tried to allay fears, saying (h/t SportsPro) : “Over the past couple of years we’ve got performed quite a lot of pre-season video games within the US.
“We’ve got a superb broadcast companion within the US and viewing figures are sturdy there.
“So, I’d personally say I don’t see a necessity to try this and I might completely say there’s no conversations happening to do it.”
Liverpool’s stance on Premier League matches overseas
Liverpool chairman Tom Werner triggered a stir in final June when he instructed the Monetary Instances that he’s “decided at some point to have a Premier League sport be performed in New York Metropolis.”
A month later, Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan rejected that stance.
“In that case, Tom was talking personally,” Hogan instructed the Athletic, reflecting on Werner’s feedback.
“I believe not too far after that John was quoted as saying that’s not one thing we’re actively taking a look at or pursuing.”
Requested whether or not he sees the state of affairs heading in direction of fixtures being performed within the US, Hogan replied: “No, I don’t consider so.
“From our perspective, finally, that’s not a Liverpool choice and our homeowners have stated that’s not one thing we’re concerned with.”
