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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Premier League is considering playing competitive matches abroad and also is open to formalizing and extending its pre-season Asia Trophy, reports the BBC.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Six years ago, the league rejected the idea of playing a 39th game after it was universally panned by fans and officials.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the report, the clubs could possibly discuss playing an existing match overseas, while still keeping the league\u2019s schedule at 38 games per club.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FIFA vice president Jim Boyce said they would prefer that leagues play in countries where they are based.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;GLOCKNER&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;Baul sale haul paying dividends for Tottenham&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"It is something that needs some serious thinking and the views of FIFA&amp;nbsp;and UEFA must be sought,\u201D Boyce said.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Premier League has seen American sports leagues enjoying success across the pond, such as the National Football League holding its annual International Series in London.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This summer, 109,318 spectators packed Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor to watch a friendly between Manchester United and Real Madrid, which was the largest crowd to ever see a soccer match in the United States.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manchester United's U.S. tour this summer also included games against Roma at Sports Authority Field in Denver and Inter Milan at FedExField in Landover, Maryland.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Donovan to captain USA, play 30 minutes in sendoff\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;em&gt;Scooby Axson&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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