NFL London team vs. Premier League club in U.S.?

[glenn1]

Keep hearing about how the NFL would like to put a team in London, why doesn't it work the other way? Barclays Premier League could put a team in NYC or somewhere and maybe finally establish a beachhead to get soccer popular in the U.S. I have no doubt you could sell out a match of Arsenal or Man U vs. USA.

 

[darkewaffle]

The American masses just don't care for soccer enough for them to see it as a worthwhile prospect imo. And historically I think the US tends to export more culture than it imports - I can see why they may have a 'If we build it, they will come' mentality.

 

[Pantoot]

I think a premier league team in the northeast would sell out, but I think the difference would be travelling across the atlantic for 8 games a regular season and 19 times.

 

[smackababy]

There already is a soccer league in the US. Why would they have a team here (in a city with two teams already) play in a different league and fly out every week to England? That would be ridiculous.

They already do big preseason tournaments with the big teams j the US anyway. I saw PSG vs Man U last year in Chicago.

And, the BPL doesn't need another team.

 

[edro]

Because the Brits are content with their market share.
The NFL, on the other hand, are power hungry and want to invade Europe.

 

[tynopik]

fewer games in season (16 vs 38)
no other competition
nfl makes more money
more money over fewer games = more money per game = extra travel costs less important

 

[Banana]

NFL games have better ads. That's where I get the bestest promo codes for Draft Duels or Fan Kings whatever.

 

[maddogchen]

Horrible idea!

Anyway, Soccer clubs already play pre-season exhibition matches in the US anyway. They play to sell out crowds in LA all the time.