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Millwall chief Ambler says Football League should play games abroad

Millwall chief executive Andy Ambler wants the Football League to consider playing fixtures abroad.

Ambler, voted on to the Football League board a year ago, feels teams outside the Premier League can also benefit from the huge interest in the English game from overseas.

He told the Football League Paper: "At Championship level in particular, I think we need to realise that our product is exceptional.

"In the play-off final we have arguably the most talked-about game anywhere - certainly the richest game going.

"I just wonder if there is an argument to take the Football League around the world. Why not? The Premier League couldn't get acceptance for a 39th game - it's a radical idea and fans perhaps wouldn't like it. However, we now have owners from all around the world. It has to be worth exploring."

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