Liverpool chairman Tom Werner ‘determined’ to stage Premier League games abroad

Werner told the Financial Times: “I’m determined one day to have a Premier League game be played in New York City

Liverpool chairman Tom Werner wants the club to play a Premier League match in New York

Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has said he is “determined” to see a Premier League match staged in New York.

The concept of playing regular-season games abroad has been contentious ever since proposals for a ’39th game’ were floated – and abandoned amid fierce opposition – in 2008.