Overview

• Football Supporters Europe, joined by more than 400 club groups, called on global and European governing bodies to reject relocating domestic fixtures overseas.
• The Spanish federation has approved Barcelona vs. Villarreal for Miami in December, and Italy’s FIGC has cleared AC Milan vs. Como for Perth in February, pending UEFA and FIFA sign-off.
• UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said he is unhappy with the idea and indicated UEFA currently has limited legal power to stop such games without FIFA consultation.
• Relevent, the promotions firm co-founded by Stephen Ross, is tied to the proposed Miami match at Hard Rock Stadium following FIFA’s withdrawal from a related New York case last year.
• EU sports commissioner Glenn Micallef denounced the moves as a threat to sporting integrity, Germany’s DFL leader vowed no Bundesliga matches abroad, and LaLiga’s Javier Tebas and Serie A defended the proposals.