UEFA announced on Monday that it has exceptionally approved the relocation of two European domestic league matches. The La Liga match between Villarreal and FC Barcelona , scheduled for December 21, will be held in Miami, USA, while the Serie A match between AC Milan and Como will take place the same day in Perth, Australia. These decisions follow requests from the Spanish La Liga and the Italian La Liga, respectively, to promote their leagues internationally. However, the European organization insisted on reiterating its firm opposition to holding domestic league matches outside their home countries.
“ UEFA reiterated today its clear opposition to domestic league matches being played outside their home countries. Following its Executive Committee meeting in Tirana last month, UEFA undertook additional consultations with stakeholders to assess the full implications of this issue, following requests received from the Spanish and Italian national football associations. This consultation confirmed the lack of widespread support that had already been expressed by fans, other leagues, clubs, players, and European institutions regarding the concept of relocating domestic league matches abroad. However, given that the relevant FIFA regulatory framework – currently under review – is not sufficiently clear and detailed, the UEFA Executive Committee reluctantly took the decision to approve, on an exceptional basis, the two requests submitted to it.” "UEFA will actively contribute to the ongoing work carried out by FIFA to ensure that future rules preserve the integrity of domestic competitions and the close connection between clubs, their supporters and local communities ," the organisation chaired by Aleksander Čeferin said .
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