5 h. ago Serie A should be next to ditch overseas match – Football Supporters Europe

La Liga announced on Tuesday evening it had abandoned plans to stage the Villarreal v Barcelona fixture in Miami in December.

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6 h. ago Tebas vows La Liga will try again after plug pulled on Villarreal v Barcelona in Miami

La Liga president laments promoters’ decision to cancelTebas criticises Real Madrid and players’ unionJavier Tebas has vowed that La Liga would try again after plans to take a game abroad fell through when promoters announced they were cancelling Villarreal’s meeting with Barcelona in Miami on 20 December.The league had been informed of the decision on Tuesday, with an announcement made at half-time of Villarreal’s Champions League game against Manchester City at the Estadio de la Cerámica, where they will face Barcelona, instead of at the Hard Rock Stadium. The timing of the announcement was described as “a complete lack of respect” by the Villarreal coach, Marcelino García Toral. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Javier Tebas: LaLiga has ‘lost opportunity to advance’ by cancelling Miami game

The plan for the league match in December had come in for heavy criticism and was shelved on Tuesday.

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20 h. ago LaLiga cancels controversial game abroad after protests and fierce criticism

Barcelona and Villarreal were due to play a league match in Miami in December but the plan faced huge opposition

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21 h. ago Game off: Spanish league cancels plans for Barcelona to play regular

The Spanish league says plans for Barcelona to play a regular-season game against Villarreal in Miami in December have been called off

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27 h. ago Thibaut Courtois says La Liga plan for match in Miami ‘distorts the competition’

Courtois: ‘La Liga does whatever it wants because it suits them’Protests from players have been ignored in official broadcastsReal Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has launched a scathing attack on La Liga, criticising the league’s decision to stage Barcelona’s away match against Villarreal in Miami on 20 December, saying it “distorts the competition”.The fixture, which is set to take place at the Hard Rock Stadium, would be the first La Liga fixture held outside Spain and the first European league match staged abroad. While Uefa has “reluctantly” approved the plan, Real Madrid and other teams in Spain’s top flight have expressed their opposition. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Norwegian Jewel emergency as 'passenger goes overboard' on cruise carrying Brits

An emergency has been declared on the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship en route from Barcelona to Miami after tourists say a 'passenger went overboard'

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30 h. ago Dani Carvajal: Playing matches overseas strips LaLiga of fairness

Barcelona are set to face Villarreal in Miami in December, pending final approval from FIFA.

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4 d. ago La Liga players stage protest over USA fixture as live TV broadcast cuts away from match

All 22 players who started Real Oviedo's clash vs Espanyol on Friday paused for 15 seconds at the beginning of the match to protest the decision to play La Liga fixtures abroad.

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9 d. ago Como claim Serie A fixture in Australia is essential for ‘survival of the league’

Como insist relocating Milan game ‘not a matter of greed’Italian side highlight gulf in revenues to Premier LeagueThe Italian club Como have released a statement on their potential Serie A match against Milan in Australia, claiming that taking games abroad is about “ensuring survival” for the league.Uefa has reluctantly given approval for the match – a home league fixture for Milan – to take place in Perth next February. In addition, Villarreal’s La Liga match against Barcelona in December is set to take place in Miami, Florida. Continue reading...

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1 week ago FIFA wants to BAN league games staged overseas after Barcelona decision

Barcelona’s La Liga clash with Villarreal in December is set to make history as the first league game to be played abroad, but it appears that the game’s organisers are not too pleased

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1 week ago Fifa seeks advice over banning league games staged overseas amid regulations redraft

Rules could be updated for the first time since 2014La Liga and Serie A set to play in Miami and PerthFifa has begun redrafting its regulations on staging domestic league games in foreign countries and is seeking legal advice over whether it can ban them. World football’s governing body would like to outlaw the practice but will be guided by legal opinion in its first review of the relevant regulations for 11 years.A source involved in the process said Fifa was working towards making its rulebook more robust with a view to new regulations being ready early next year. This week Uefa blamed the “relevant Fifa regulatory framework” for its decision to allow Villarreal v Barcelona to take place in Miami in December and Milan v Como to go ahead in Perth in February. That is understood to have caused considerable irritation at Fifa because under existing regulations it is not their decision to make. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Guardian view on AC Milan playing a ‘home’ game in Perth: the clue should be in the name | Editorial

Famous European football clubs should not be shunted around the globe in search of sports promoters with deep pocketsFootball clubs are community assets, possessing a value, history and meaning which cannot be captured on a balance sheet. They belong to the cities and towns that have sustained them over the decades. For the vast majority of supporters, the sense of identity and matchgoing rituals associated with following their team are worth as much as the occasional trophy or glorious victory.That culture becomes harder to maintain, however, if your club’s next game is taking place 5,000 miles away. European football’s governing body, Uefa, this week announced that it will allow a Spanish league fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona to take place closer to Cuba than Catalonia, in Miami’s Hard Rock stadium. This will be followed, in February, by the relocation to Australia of an Italian Serie A match between Milan and Como. Global sports promoters, rubbing their hands ...

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1 week ago Barcelona star hits out at prospect of playing La Liga game in USA

La Liga have confirmed that Barcelona’s clash with Villarreal will become the first-ever Spanish top-flight game to be played abroad - but the decision has not gone down well

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1 week ago Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong adds to player criticism of overseas games

Barcelona will play Villarreal in Miami this December, with the Dutch international saying he did not like the idea

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2 w. ago UEFA boss Aleksander Ceferin warns overseas league games risk ‘breaking’ football

UEFA has allowed one LaLiga and one Serie A match will be played overseas

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2 w. ago Uefa confirms LaLiga and Serie A matches will be played abroad on one condition

The landmark ruling to play a Barcelona match in Miami and an AC Milan game in Australia will not set a ‘precedent’, according to Uefa

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2 w. ago Uefa gives ‘reluctant’ approval for domestic games to be played abroad this season

Governing body says go-ahead shouldn’t set precedentBarcelona poised to play in US and Milan in AustraliaUefa has given its “reluctant” approval to Serie A and La Liga each playing a domestic game abroad this season. The decision clears a path for Barcelona and Villarreal to meet in Miami in December and for Milan and Como to play in Perth, Australia, in February. Uefa said in a statement that it had “reiterated its clear opposition to domestic league matches being played outside their home country” but that because “the relevant Fifa regulatory framework – currently under review – is not clear and detailed enough, the Uefa Executive Committee has reluctantly taken the decision to approve, on an exceptional basis, the two requests referred to it”.The move comes after the Italian and Spanish football federations applied for those matches to be played abroad. Uefa said its national associations had agreed to engage with it before submitting any future requests. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Legend of iconic Barcelona team retires aged 37 after nine LaLiga titles, three Champions Leagues and even the World Cup

SERGIO BUSQUETS is set to retire from professional football aged 37. The Barcelona legend, now of Inter Miami, has announced that he will hang up his boots at the end of the MLS season. Busquets began his career with the Catalan giants, playing a starring role between 2008 and 2023 alongside the likes of Lionel...

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