Fans oppose overseas Premier League plans

The idea of a '39th game' was originally suggested in 2008, whereby an extra fixture would be added to the Premier League schedule and staged overseas, but the concept was shelved after fierce criticism.

However, reports in the British media have suggested that the notion of playing one of the regular 38 games outside of Britain is being considered by clubs.

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