Barcelona and Villarreal's LaLiga clash in United States moving closer
The federation said in a statement: 'After receiving and checking the documentation received, and after the approval of the board of directors, the RFEF will submit to UEFA the request to begin the procedures for the subsequent authorisation by FIFA for the match to be played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on December 20, 2025, in accordance with the FIFA international match regulations and the implementing rules approved by the RFEF.'
If LaLiga is successful, it will become the first of Europe's 'Big Five' leagues to stage one of its matches outside its own territory.
🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 | La RFEF dará traslado a UEFA y FIFA de la solicitud para la disputa de un partido de Primera División en Miami
➡️ La Junta Directiva de la RFEF ha dado su visto bueno a la tramitación de la solicitud realizada por @FCBarcelona y @VillarrealCF para la… pic.twitter.com/e9O2B5XVfa
— RFEF (@rfef) August 11, 2025
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said in April last year his competition had no plans to move matches overseas but accepted FIFA moves to review the rules meant the 'door was ajar' for other leagues to do so.
FIFA first said it was considering changing its authorisation rules on such matches in a statement following a settlement it agreed with Relevent Sports in a court case in the United States in April 2024.
The following month, FIFA said it was forming a working group to 'consider a revised legal framework' governing the authorisation of matches played overseas.
Supporter groups associated with Barcelona and Villarreal issued a post on social media alongside the Spanish football supporters' association (FASFE), saying they wanted to 'express our absolute, total and firm opposition' to playing the match overseas.
They urged the Spanish football federation and the national sports council (CSD) to 'stop this madness'.
The fan groups' statement concluded by warning that, if the project went ahead, they would 'take appropriate legal action to prevent it'.
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