It had to happen eventually: the English FA has put plans for a 39th league game "on hold" after pressure from FIFA, the Asian Football Confederation, MADD and NAMBLA (amongst others). This 39th game would have been played outside of England in an attempt to globalize the Premier League's brand. Not only would this have upset the perfect balance of every PL team playing every other team twice, but due to the outrage over grown men playing an extra game of soccer on a piece of land far away from their usual patches, it's safe to assume this 39th match would have caused the return of the Black Death, spontaneous nuclear explosions and the collapse of the U.S. housing market.
Wait, that last one happened? Well, only kinda. But it would have completely fallen apart had this game gone on. Trust me.
I agree the 39th game was nothing more than a desperate money grab by the FA and I'm glad it's not going to happen, but Sepp Blatter needs to calm his shit down. Threatening to blackball England from hosting the 2018 World Cup? That's a bit extreme and just a smidge outside his scope of power. Worry about building the infrastructure in South Africa to make sure the next World Cup actually happens before squawking about the leagues. Thanks.
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