Spanish Fa Approves Plans For La Liga Match In Usa

Villarreal's La Liga lucifer against Barcelona successful December could go nan first European convention fixture to beryllium played overseas aft nan Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) approved plans to big nan crippled successful nan United States.

The RFEF will now activity support from Fifa and Uefa to move nan crippled to nan Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami, which is scheduled to big 7 matches astatine nan 2026 World Cup.

The crippled is presently scheduled to beryllium played astatine Villarreal's Estadio de la Ceramica connected 21 December.

"At its gathering connected 11 August 2025, nan RFEF committee of board received a petition from Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona to play their lucifer connected matchday 17 of nan first section successful nan United States," nan RFEF said.

"The Royal Spanish Football Federation will taxable nan petition to Uefa to statesman nan process for consequent authorisation by Fifa for nan lucifer to beryllium played astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami connected 20 December 2025."

Other one-off matches, specified arsenic nan Italian Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup, person been held overseas successful caller years.

AC Milan are besides hoping to play their Serie A lucifer against Como successful Perth, Australia successful February, arsenic nan fixture clashes pinch their San Siro stadium hosting nan opening ceremonial of nan Winter Olympics.

However, nan plans person yet to person support from Fifa, Uefa, Football Australia and nan Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Fifa's rules presently do not let home convention matches to beryllium played abroad, but past twelvemonth it set up a moving group to look into nan matter.

Last year, La Liga said it wanted to clasp Barcelona v Atletico Madrid successful Miami earlier dropping nan thought because of clip constraints.

In 2019, Barcelona besides planned to shape a convention lucifer against Girona successful Miami, but nan thought was scrapped aft guidance from nan RFEF and its players' union.

The Premier League has antecedently said it has nary plans to play games overseas.

In 2008, past Premier League main executive Richard Scudamore projected playing an other information of fixtures abroad, but nan plans were shelved aft criticism from fans and nan media.