Written by Phillip Bupp at Bloguin
While there have been years and years of talk in the English Premier League about playing regular season games around the world and in the United States, the Scottish Premier League may be the first to do just that.
Advanced talks have taken place between Dundee United and Celtic to play a Scottish Premier League game somewhere in the United States, possibly Boston or Philadelphia. It’s unknown when this game will happen (if it does), but it likely won’t happen this season. Dundee host Celtic December 30 and there isn’t enough time to plan out the entire game and sell tickets within five weeks of the game.
Previously, there have only been friendlies played among European teams in the United States with the exception of the 2012 French Trophée des Champions in Harrison, NJ and the annual International Champions Cup, which are essentially friendlies with a trophy attached.
Celtic has been very interested in entering the American soccer market, even going as far as wanting to create a NASL team in the future. And now that Dundee United is under American ownership, both are finding ways to tap into the American soccer market, similar to the National Football League’s idea to have regular season games in London and all over England to make the game more popular in England and Europe.
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