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La Liga's plan to play matches in the U.S. isn't going to ruin football -- it's smart business
Relevent Sports chairman Charlie Stillitano explains his vision to build and promote the La Liga brand through games played in the U.S.
When the notion of playing a 39th game was first raised about a decade ago, it turned into one of the few times Premier League boss Richard Scudamore badly misjudged public opinion. Such was the opposition that you would have thought Scudamore wanted clubs not just to play an extra game abroad, but to do so while clad in baby seal fur.
The idea was so toxic that only one owner -- David Gold (then at Birmingham, now at West Ham) - was willing to speak out in favour of the idea. Everybody else...
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