High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Game 39" or the international round is a proposed extra round of matches in the Premier League to be played at neutral venues outside England. The top football league in England, the Premier League is currently played on a double round robin basis, with each team playing the other 19 home and away, giving a total of 38 games. The international round was proposed at a meeting of the 20 Premier League clubs on 7 February 2008, with a view to being introduced for the 2010–11 season, when a new television broadcasting rights contract would be in place. The proposed start date was later put back to 2013–14. The proposal was reportedly endorsed by the chairmen of a number of Premier League clubs, but several club managers expressed their opposition. The proposal also met with strong condemnation from supporters` organisations, who saw it as solely motivated by money to the detriment of fans. Sepp Blatter, president of the sport`s global governing body, expressed a negative opinion of the proposal and stated that it could affect England`s bid to host the 2018 World Cup, and the football authorities in a number of the areas suggested as possible venues for the matches were also opposed.