Rupert Murdoch is planning a summer football competition for 16 top clubs to start from 2015. Matches would be held in a variety of ‘world city’ venues such as Los Angeles and Shanghai.
One motivation for Murdoch may be the loss of the US Premier League contract by Fox to NBC. It also represents a further step in the globalisation of football with overseas summer tours assuming a greater importance in terms of selling merchandise and gaining sponsorship.
Rupert Murdoch is planning a summer football competition for 16 top clubs to start from 2015. Matches would be held in a variety of ‘world city’ venues such as Los Angeles and Shanghai.
One motivation for Murdoch may be the loss of the US Premier League contract by Fox to NBC. It also represents a further step in the globalisation of football with overseas summer tours assuming a greater importance in terms of selling merchandise and gaining sponsorship.