Barcelona and Villarreal's LaLiga clash in United States moving closer
🚨 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
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.
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.
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