Overview

• La Liga is pursuing Villarreal vs. Barcelona in Miami on December 20, and Serie A plans AC Milan vs. Como in Perth in February 2026 due to San Siro’s Olympic closure.
• More than 400 fan groups from at least 25 countries signed a joint declaration opposing the relocations and warning of irreversible consequences.
• UEFA’s Executive Committee will take up the issue on September 11, with President Aleksander Čeferin reiterating that European teams should play in Europe.
• DFL boss Hans-Joachim Watzke said no obligatory Bundesliga match will be staged abroad while he is in charge and he will carry that view into UEFA forums.
• EU Sport Commissioner Glenn Micallef denounced the plans as a betrayal, Football Supporters Europe called overseas ‘home’ games unaffordable and environmentally irresponsible, and FIFA has convened a working group to update out‑of‑territory match rules.