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Hearts want to play a Scottish Premier League match in Australia next season.
The SPL confirmed it is considering a proposal from the Edinburgh side to stage a match in Melbourne.
Celtic have not confirmed they could be the Jambos' preferred opponents in the scheme to spread the gospel of Scottish football Down Under.
A Jambos' spokesman said: "It is a terrific opportunity that everybody is excited about, if it does come about it could take Hearts to a new level."
The cash-strapped Hearts propose to sell their Tynecastle home to slash their debts.
They would play the majority of their home games at Murrayfield, home of Scottish Rugby Union.
The Jambos insist they are keen to play one home game 12,000 miles away.
A spokesman told the club's website: "The chance to go to Australia presents us with an opportunity to widen the awareness of Hearts and market our brand in a new area of the world.
Melbourne's Colonial Stadium is a possible venue
"Supporters should be assured that the club will adjust season ticket packages accordingly and no fan in Scotland will lose out financially because of this venture.
"How we go about ensuring this remains to be seen, but there are a number of options."
The proposal has the backing of Hearts manager Craig Levein, who said: "It is something that we would welcome as an experience more than anything else.
"I think that there are a lot of ex-pats in Australia, and I would see it as a life experience and it could help the club."
An SPL spokesman said the league was keeping an open mind on the plans.
He said: "We received the proposal yesterday and we are giving it due consideration."
The practice of playing home games abroad is not uncommon in American sport.
Major League Baseball gave its full backing in 1999 when the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies opened the season in Mexico.
Since then teams have raised the baseball season curtain in Japan, and the NFL also have plans to play games in Europe.
The SPL confirmed it is considering a proposal from the Edinburgh side to stage a match in Melbourne.
Celtic have not confirmed they could be the Jambos' preferred opponents in the scheme to spread the gospel of Scottish football Down Under.
A Jambos' spokesman said: "It is a terrific opportunity that everybody is excited about, if it does come about it could take Hearts to a new level."
The cash-strapped Hearts propose to sell their Tynecastle home to slash their debts.
They would play the majority of their home games at Murrayfield, home of Scottish Rugby Union.
The Jambos insist they are keen to play one home game 12,000 miles away.
A spokesman told the club's website: "The chance to go to Australia presents us with an opportunity to widen the awareness of Hearts and market our brand in a new area of the world.
Melbourne's Colonial Stadium is a possible venue
"Supporters should be assured that the club will adjust season ticket packages accordingly and no fan in Scotland will lose out financially because of this venture.
"How we go about ensuring this remains to be seen, but there are a number of options."
The proposal has the backing of Hearts manager Craig Levein, who said: "It is something that we would welcome as an experience more than anything else.
"I think that there are a lot of ex-pats in Australia, and I would see it as a life experience and it could help the club."
An SPL spokesman said the league was keeping an open mind on the plans.
He said: "We received the proposal yesterday and we are giving it due consideration."
The practice of playing home games abroad is not uncommon in American sport.
Major League Baseball gave its full backing in 1999 when the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies opened the season in Mexico.
Since then teams have raised the baseball season curtain in Japan, and the NFL also have plans to play games in Europe.