US EditionUEFA 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 approved a LaLiga match between Barcelona and Villarreal to be held in Miami in late December, confirming this on Monday.
- AC Milan will play a Serie A match against Como in Perth, Australia, due to the unavailability of their stadium for the Winter Olympics.
- UEFA's Executive Committee approved these matches as an exception, stating that it opposes such events in principle.
- UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin emphasized that this decision should not set a precedent, highlighting their commitment to protect national leagues.
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The Villarreal-Barcelona and AC Milan-Côme matches will be played respectively in Miami and Perth. However, the UEFA announces that the authorization granted should not "be considered as a precedent".
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.
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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