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Masters said he did not envisage Premier League matches being played in foreign countries, although other leagues are considering the possibility.

In May, FIFA said it Create a working group To assess the potential impact of competitive domestic matches being played abroad.

La Liga is looking to play some of its matches in the United States in the 2025-26 season.

“It’s not really clear what’s happening at FIFA,” Masters said. “We know there’s a court case in the US, but what that means in terms of the regulatory change that’s happening at FIFA, and whether or not it’s allowed to play games abroad, I don’t know.

“What I know is that there are no plans to play matches abroad.”

With the new season approaching, concerns about player fatigue have come to the fore again, and Masters said he wanted the interests of domestic football to be taken into account when any changes to the international fixture schedule were made.

In July, Europe’s major leagues – including the Premier League – and global players’ union FIFPro announced file a lawsuit against FIFA for “abusing his dominance” in the game.

But FIFA has accused some leagues of “commercial interest” and “hypocrisy”, noting that most players worldwide do not play football much.

Masters said the Premier League had reached a point where it felt “enough was enough”.

“With FIFA, there is no consultation on the big issues related to the global calendar with the leagues, and I know that a number of players’ unions feel the same way,” he added.

“We want to consult on the future of the international match calendar, we want the interests of domestic football to be represented as part of that system, and we want to make the right decisions for the future of the whole game.”

FIFA has rejected claims that there has been no consultation regarding the league fixtures, addressing the issue in a letter to the Premier League on 10 May.