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The Star
17 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Barca-Villarreal LaLiga match in Miami moves closer after RFEF approval
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - LaLiga - FC Barcelona v Villarreal - Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain - May 18, 2025 FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal in action with Villarreal's Sergi Cardona REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish football could finally cross the Atlantic after the Royal Spanish Football Federation approved a request for Barcelona and Villarreal to play their December LaLiga match in Miami – a move nearly a decade in the making. The RFEF board gave the green light on Monday for the teams' matchday 17 game to be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on December 20 in the first step towards the competition playing an official match abroad for the first time in its history. The proposal now heads to European soccer's governing body UEFA before requiring final approval from FIFA – the last hurdle in LaLiga President Javier Tebas' American dream. "At its meeting on 11 August 2025, the RFEF Board of Directors received a request from Villarreal CF and FC Barcelona to play their match on matchday 17 of the first division in the United States," RFEF said in a statement. "... the Royal Spanish Football Federation will submit the request to UEFA to begin the process for subsequent authorisation by FIFA for the match to be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on 20 December 2025 ..." LaLiga has been pursuing their transatlantic vision for almost a decade, emulating the strategy employed by the NFL and NBA to establish themselves in other markets. Tebas' first attempt came in the 2018-19 season with a proposed Girona-Barca match in the U.S. that never materialised. A planned Villarreal-Atletico fixture for 2019-20 also fell through, with the matter ending up in the courts after the RFEF refused authorisation. The courts sided with the Spanish Federation, then under Luis Rubiales, who was sacked in 2023 for kissing team player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth celebrating Spain's women's World Cup victory in Sydney. There was another near-miss last season, with a Barcelona-Atletico match almost proceeding before LaLiga pulled back at the last minute to better structure the project. Now, with regulatory barriers cleared and internal conflicts resolved, the Villarreal-Barca clash appears poised to finally deliver Spanish football's long-awaited American adventure. (Reporting by Fernando Kallas; Editing by Ken Ferris)
USA Today
04-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Sergi Cardona vs. Espanyol – Player props & odds to score a goal on March 3
Sergi Cardona vs. Espanyol – Player props & odds to score a goal on March 3 [gambcom-standard rankid="4130" ] When Villarreal CF plays Espanyol on Monday, March 3 at 3:00 PM ET, will Sergi Cardona find the back of the net? Continue reading for updated stats and anytime goalscorer odds for this match. Villarreal's last game was a 1-0 victory away from home against Rayo Vallecano, taking nine shots and outshooting Rayo Vallecano by four. Keep up with LaLiga action this season on Fubo! Sergi Cardona's Odds to Score a Goal vs. Espanyol Odds to score a goal next game: +1300 Soccer player prop odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 12:39 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. [gambcom-standard rankid="4142" ] Sergi Cardona's 2024-25 Stats Comparing Cardona's expected goals total (1.1) to his actual total (one), you see those numbers are quite close. In terms of assists, he has tallied one in two of the 24 matches he has appeared in this season. So far in the 2024-25 season, he has attempted 13 shots, averaging 0.5 per game. Villarreal CF vs. Espanyol Scoring Insights Villarreal has scored 48 goals in 25 games this season (third in LaLiga), and Espanyol has allowed 36 goals in 25 games (11th in league). In LaLiga, Espanyol has put up 24 goals in 25 games (16th in league), and Villarreal has given up 35 in 25 games (10th). With 48 goals scored and 35 conceded, Villarreal is fifth in LaLiga in goal differential. Espanyol has been outscored 36-24, and its -12 goal differential is 16th in LaLiga. Villarreal CF vs. Espanyol Match Info Matchup: Villarreal vs. Espanyol Villarreal vs. Espanyol Time: 3:00 PM ET 3:00 PM ET Date: March 3, 2025 March 3, 2025 Venue: Estadio de la Ceramica More Player Props: [gambcom-standard rankid="4338" ]
