<P> Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, cautioned that football should "not forget its roots". Gordon Taylor of the Professional Footballers' Association expressed concern about increased pressure on players . The FA on 15 February expressed "serious reservations" that the proposal might damage England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup . An FA board meeting on 21 February concluded that the plan was "unsustainable in its current format". </P> <P> The proposal was condemned by Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, who said it brought the game into disrepute and would adversely affect England's bid for the 2018 World Cup . He also said "Football cannot be like the Harlem Globetrotters or a circus". Michel Platini of the sport's European governing body, UEFA, called it a "nonsense idea". Strong reservations were expressed by the Korean FA, and the Japanese FA opposed the plan . Middle - eastern FAs were reportedly more positive . In February 2008 AFC president Mohammed Bin Hammam said he would "vote strongly against" the proposal; in June he was prepared to reconsider if the plan had FA support; in October he said he would welcome it if the League shared revenue with the AFC . The Hong Kong FA said it was "very interested" in hosting games . Football Federation Australia said it would oppose it if it impacted its own A-League . Ivan Gazidis, deputy commissioner of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States, said that MLS would welcome the plan if it had FIFA approval . Sunil Gulati, the president of the US Soccer Federation, said the USSF would be guided by FIFA about approving any matches . </P>

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