Overview

• DFL managing director Marc Lenz said staging Bundesliga fixtures abroad is "not an option" and does not fit the league’s social grounding.
• Lenz estimated exports would generate only a double‑digit million euro sum per league, leaving roughly €1 million per club, and questioned the competitive benefit.
• UEFA this week reluctantly cleared Barcelona vs Villarreal in Miami on December 20 and AC Milan vs Como in Perth on February 8.
• Player pushback has grown, with Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong opposing the Miami move and Milan’s Adrien Rabiot calling the Perth game "totally crazy," prompting a rebuke from Serie A chief Luigi De Siervo.
• LaLiga said Villarreal season‑ticket holders get free travel to Miami or a 30% season‑ticket discount if they do not travel, while DFL chair Hans‑Joachim Watzke reiterated there will be no Bundesliga match abroad.