Bournemouth owner Bill Foley would not support any plan to play Premier League games outside England.

In an exclusive chat with BBC Sport in Santa Barbara during his club’s pre-season tour of the United States, Foley said he was too respectful of the game and its fans to think it was a good idea.

In May, world governing body Fifa said it was setting up a working group to assess the potential impact of competitive domestic matches being played overseas.

The Premier League has previously said it had no plans to get involved, although Spain’s La Liga is hopeful of staging games in the United States in the 2025-26 season.

Bournemouth are one of 10 Premier League teams playing pre-season games in the United States this summer.

“I believe what we are doing today – and there are other pre-season games – is what we should be doing,” said Foley.

“In terms of playing actual Premier League matches in America? We should play in the UK. That is where they belong. I am very respectful of our fans and the whole system. I wouldn’t want to be involved in changing any of that. I believe if you talk to our fans at Bournemouth, they think Foley actually respects our system and respects our heritage. And I do.

“Premier League games in America? No.”

Foley reportedly paid £120m for Bournemouth in December 2022.

He took the controversial decision to sack manager Gary O’Neil in June 2023 despite the club finishing 15th. He was rewarded with a 12th-placed finish last season under Andoni Iraola.

Bournemouth are part of a multi-club ownership model that also includes Foley’s Black Knights Sports and Entertainment group holding significant stakes in French club Lorient, A League outfit Auckland FC and Scottish Premiership side Hibernian.

Foley also spoke to BBC Sport about Bournemouth’s European ambitions and striker Dominic Solanke’s future after his 19-goal Premier League campaign last term.