The Liga of Thebes It is close to fulfilling the objective that has been chasing for years. Has the approval of the Royal Spanish Football Federation and if UEFA y FIFA They do not say otherwise, the Villarreal-Barcelona It will be played abroad. Specifically in Miami. In the absence of official, the league day outside the Spanish borders is practically made. “It's a disrespect,” he considers Unai Simonplayer of the Athletic.
Criticism apart, the truth is that it is a measure that has been on the table for years. Both in the Spanish and in that of other important leagues. It is no longer about the Premier League, the best world championship, which has ruled out the «need to take a day abroad, despite the approach for decades. Richard MastersExecutive Director of the Premier, he argues.
He affirms that the need for the competition to play parties abroad to increase its global attractiveness has been “dissipated” since the first time in 2008 was the idea of playing a 39th day beyond the English borders. When the League and the Serie A Italian opens the possibility to play a party in USA and another in Australiarespectively, the CEO The Premier League has been against this position in the English League.
“The fact that (the proposals described above) are carried out has not changed our vision on the parties abroad,” Masters told Sky Sports News. «In his day we already studied the 39th day, with a lot of controversy. Our goal when we think about it was to help growth of the Premier League worldwide, ”he continued.
He clarified that They have “achieved by different media”as retransmission associations, through digital technology, or investing in other areas, such as the Summer Series tournament in the United States. The executive manager said that “billions of people will tune the Premier League,” so they have “achieved that goal by other means”, and the “need to play games abroad has dissipated.”
