This summer, the Premier League will be making its way to America with nine out of the eleven teams that have announced their pre-season tours heading Stateside. Exciting fixtures include Liverpool facing Arsenal in Philadelphia and Manchester City taking on Chelsea in Ohio. Notably, Tottenham Hotspur is traveling to Japan and Australia and has not yet revealed any pre-season fixtures in the United States.
The possibility of regular Premier League games being held in the United States has been brought to the forefront following a recent announcement by FIFA. The FIFA Council has agreed to establish a working group to assess the impact of leagues hosting matches abroad. Factors under consideration include fairness to fans, the balance of home and away fixtures, sporting equity in the fixture schedule, as well as player and fan welfare and safety.
