US EditionFan groups urge Fifa to block overseas LaLiga and Serie A matches
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Fan organizations, such as Football Supporters Europe (FSE), as well as the Federation of Shareholders and Members of Spanish Football (FASFE), have asked FIFA to refuse to move local league matches outside the country of origin, such as Villarreal vs. Barcelona in Miami, United States.
Football fans federations have asked FIFA to reject any attempt to move national league matches abroad, such as the Villarreal-Barcelona of LaLiga EA Sports Day, as its celebration in Miami (USA) contradicts its rules of international matches. The entry Fan federations ask FIFA to reject national matches abroad was first published in Digital Process.
Fan groups urge Fifa to block overseas LaLiga and Serie A matches
Fifa has been urged to block plans for domestic leagues to play in-season matches overseas. Supporters’ groups say that “relocating domestic league matches abroad would set a dangerous precedent” amid news that both the Italian Serie A and Spanish LaLiga are working on staging matches overseas. AC Milan and Como are looking to play one of their Serie A matches in Australia, while Barcelona and Villarreal want to play their LaLiga match in Miami …
STATEMENT: SUPPORTERS GROUPS CALL ON FIFA TO BLOCK DOMESTIC LEAGUE MATCHES ABROAD - Football Supporters Europe
Last week, Football Supporters Europe (FSE), the Independent Supporters Council (ISC), Football Supporters Association Australia (FSA Australia), and FASFE – Accionistas y Socios del Fútbol Español have written to FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström expressing our strong opposition to proposals that would see competitive domestic league matches staged abroad. The letter highlighted serious concerns with recent plans by La Liga and Serie A …
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