Dundee have announced that the proposed Premiership match against Celtic in America will “not go ahead at this time”.
The ambitious plan would have seen a Scottish league fixture being played abroad for the first time with Philadelphia being mooted as the city that would stage the game.
However, Dundee have now confirmed the ground-breaking match in the States will not be happening.
They did not reveal exactly why the idea has been shelved but the Dark Blues’ fixture with Celtic will now go ahead at Dens on Sunday, March 19.
In a statement, the club said: “With today’s fixture amendments release including the upcoming home match against Celtic we would like to address the situation regarding discussions which have been ongoing with the possibility of playing a fixture in the United States of America.
“A lot of positive conversations have taken place regarding this over the period since the initial discussions took place about playing this fixture in America but unfortunately it will not go ahead at this time.
“Some of those conversations which have taken place over the past few months have branched off to other areas of discussion which the club are actively pursuing for the future.
“We will continue to look into any and every avenue which we feel can benefit Dundee Football Club.”
The statement added: “As with a number of projects like this, for various reasons, we are unable to give all the information and we appreciate our supporters’ patience around this subject.
“The club are always looking at new initiative ways to take the club forward and we have been heartened by the support we received from our fans about this potential project.
“We will be making no further comment at this time.”
