Have your say about Villarreal-Barcelona being moved to the U.S.
On Sunday, The Athletic reported that La Liga held preliminary discussions to relocate December's La Liga fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona to Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. A day later, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) approved the move and said it would submit a request to Europe's governing body UEFA to initiate the procedures for FIFA to grant authorisation.
The main representative of Spanish football supporters' groups soon responded, describing the plan as 'shameful' and calling on Spain's High Sports Council, a governmental body, to intervene.
'Moving a Spanish league match abroad undermines the integrity of the competition and violates the rights of local season ticket holders who have paid to watch all the matches at their stadium,' read a statement from FASFE, the Federation of Shareholders and Members of Spanish Football.
But what do you think about the idea to hold a Spanish league match in the U.S.? Do you think other European competitions should follow suit? And, if you are against the plans, do you have any suggestions for how it could be improved?
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