Football: Adidas Boss Predicts Overseas Bundesliga Games

BERLIN, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -21st Sept,2016) - Herbert Hainer, boss of German sportswear giants Adidas and a member of Bayern Munich's advisory board, says future Bundesliga matches could take place overseas, especially in China.

"Of course that could happen," Hainer told German magazine Sport Bild when asked about future Bundesliga matches being hosted by Chinese cities. "We have already seen in US sports that the so-called Season Opener has more often taken place in other countries, so why not? "We're talking about future vision and whoever starts it first, whether that is the Premier League or the Bundesliga.

"You can never ignore the national factor, but as a highlight, the icing on the cake, it could be a reality." North America's MLB baseball league has played season opening games in Mexico, Tokyo, Porto Rico and Sydney in recent years.

Since 2007, American Football's National Football League (NFL) has staged matches outside of the United States, mainly at London's Wembley Stadium. This year's Top 14 final, France's leading rugby union competition, was played at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium, while in March, London Irish and Saracens played the first English Premiership rugby match abroad when they met in New Jersey.