The Premier League is working to bring the Summer Series friendly competition back in 2025, but it faces major hurdles. In the summer of 2023, the competition debuted with six Premier League teams each playing three friendlies in the United States. However, for the summer of 2025, no Premier League teams have committed to the Summer Series. As a result, there is concern within the league that top teams would be unwilling to commit to the competition.
The issues facing the Premier League Summer Series come from three areas. To start, some major teams are simply unavailable. Chelsea and Manchester City will play in the 2025 Club World Cup. That new-look tournament from FIFA, which is also in the United States, happens around one month before friendlies like the Summer Series. Given their participation in that tournament, players will need rest. Additionally, teams would unlikely want to spend their entire summers in one location, even if it is rife with potential like the United States.
The other top Premier League clubs outside of the Club World Cup may not want to compete. For example, Manchester United and Liverpool believe they can field better financial offers away from the Premier League. This was the case in 2023 during the debut of the Premier League Summer Series. Manchester United and Arsenal played friendlies in the United States, but it was part of the Soccer Champions Tour. That preseason competition also included Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus and AC Milan.
That contributes to the matter of interest. In 2023, the Summer Series featured Chelsea, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Brighton. Each of those four teams is either popular in the United States or they had on-field success in recent seasons. A Premier League Summer Series without top clubs will struggle.
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Author : Kyle Fansler
Publish date : 2024-10-21 14:52:34
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