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UEFA approves Villarreal-Barcelona game in Miami
UEFA approved two domestic league matches abroad due to unclear FIFA regulations despite opposition, with the Barcelona-Villarreal game marking the first LaLiga fixture outside Spain.
- Uefa has confirmed that Barcelona will play Villarreal in Miami and AC Milan will play Como in Perth after receiving requests from LaLiga and Serie A, which were reluctantly approved due to a vague FIFA framework.
- Uefa president Alexander Ceferin stated that the decision is exceptional and will not set a precedent for future matches, despite expressing opposition to staging domestic league games abroad.
- Football Supporters Europe welcomed Uefa's opposition to domestic games overseas but criticized the approval for these two matches, asserting it could harm European football.
- The final decision on the matches rests with FIFA, which is currently finalizing new regulations regarding the staging of domestic league matches outside their home countries.
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Among other things, the FC Barcelona is supposed to play a league game more than 7000 kilometers away from home, the UEFA finds the thought unpleasant. However, by referring to the regulations of the world association one waved through two encounters in quite foreign place. The UEFA boss finds clear words.
UEFA reluctantly allows Barcelona to play league game in US and face Milan in Australia
Amid fierce opposition from fan groups across the continent, UEFA consent was a key step for La Liga’s plan to stage Villarreal vs. Barcelona in Miami on Dec. 20 and Serie A’s AC Milan vs Como in Perth in February.
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Although the European body does not agree with the fact that league parties are competing outside the country concerned, it approved it as an exception
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