“I know that the clubs have not been wild about that in Europe but I’d love to think that it would happen. You would have Barcelona playing Real Madrid in New Jersey at some point in a regular season or in a Champions League game. I would love that. I would just appeal either to the Champions League, if that’s UEFA, and play a game here. I can say unequivocally, we would die to have a real competitive game anywhere in America. If it was in New York/New Jersey, you wouldn’t get near that game. It would be overwhelming. To have a Champions League game, you wouldn’t be able to get near it.”

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