Among other commercial incentives, the rationale for touring America lies in attempting to replicate the Premier League to a certain degree.
The names here this month are stellar, the International Champions Cup is as competitive as managers could wish for in pre-season.
But it became all too real for Tottenham in New Jersey on Tuesday night. Their friendly against Roma was ruined by an official who, quite frankly, lost control.
So much authority had escaped Hilario Grajeda's grasp that he actually tried and failed to send off Mauricio Pochettino's first team coach Miguel D'Agostino as this boiled over.