Liverpool fan groups have reacted with fury after chairman Tom Werner said he wants to see Premier League games played in New York City – and envisaged a day where English matches are played across the world with staggered kick-offs to fit global time zones.
In last year’s Premier League, 10 of 20 teams were at least part-owned by American firms, which would have been more if not for Everton’s doomed takeover by Miami-based 777 Partners. It has long been a desire to play English matches overseas.
And Liverpool chairman Werner has now publicly thrown his weight behind the movement.